July 2026

Buc-ee's has broken ground on its first North Carolina travel center in Mebane, a new 74,000-square-foot store slated to open in late 2027.

Johnson C. Smith University has begun demolishing Liston Hall after 64 years, removing adjacent West Trade Street buildings as part of campus renewal plans.

Octapharma will build a $1.5B biomedical campus in Rock Hill, creating 1,500 high-paying jobs and new U.S. manufacturing and administrative center by mid-2030s.

A family business tied to Cam Newton sues LaMelo Ball and his manager, alleging over $250,000 in unpaid rent and HOA fees for uptown Charlotte units.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department placed Officer Seth Elliott on unpaid administrative leave Monday, two days before he was arrested.

Kitchen Social plans a Cotswold debut, The Cheesecake Factory heads to Concord Mills and Buxton earns top U.S. dolphin-watching honors.

Need a last-minute summer escape? Explore direct flights out of CLT to New Orleans, Dublin, Seattle, Bermuda and Abu Dhabi with sample dates and fare reminders.

The Carolina Panthers had a nice rhythm in the passing game on Wednesday, as Bryce Young, Kenny Pickett and Haynes King made the most of their workout reps.

Dear Charlotte, a garden-inspired rooftop bar in Steele Creek, opens late fall with botanical cocktails, artisan pizzas, greenhouse seating and private event spaces.

A California woman says the brother of legendary NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson owes her at least $80,000 after failing to restore a 1950 Chevy 3100 pickup truck.