August 2026
‘I wanna go fast!’ Ricky Bobby ‘Talladega Nights’ car lands in NC body shop.
The Garage Shop in Newton is restoring the Ricky Bobby “Talladega Nights” car for the International Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
Rare tornado hit popular fishing lake in the North Carolina mountains, NWS says
For only the second time in recorded history, a tornado hit Graham County in the North Carolina mountains, a National Weather Service storm team confirmed.
Woman arrested on a murder charge in killing of a man in Charlotte, police say
Police charged a woman with first-degree murder in the killing of 33-year-old Corey Barnard in Charlotte. She is accused of assisting a man in the shooting.
NC woman hopes to become Mrs. Harry Jowsey on new Netflix reality show
Debralee Tomberlin, a 26-year-old medical device sales rep from Kings Mountain, competes on Netflix’s Let’s Marry Harry as Harry Jowsey searches for a wife.
Belk to open new retail concept in a Charlotte mall after it debuted out-of-state
Belk Market opens Aug. 8 inside its Northlake Mall store in north Charlotte, offering apparel, shoes, accessories, home décor and national and private labels.
Will Clemson football add players after major NCAA court ruling? What Dabo said
Despite the Wisne v. NCAA ruling allowing some class of 2022 players a fifth year, Dabo Swinney says Clemson football won’t pursue additions as it preps for LSU.
This weekend in Charlotte: A Netflix romance, an historic hike & top camping sites
A Kings Mountain woman competes for love on Netflix, plus the story behind Rock Hill's Carhartt Mansion ruins and a top-ranked NC campsite near Charlotte.
A deadly, ‘superbug’ fungus is spreading in NC — again. What’s Candida auris?
Drug-resistant Candida auris is spreading health care facilities in NC and other states, risking invasive infection in vulnerable patients, CDC says.
Rock Hill projects: New dorm at Winthrop and revamp of former movie theater
Winthrop University will build a 4-story dorm at 701 Oakland Ave as part of a multi-phase replacement, while Rock Hill reviews multiple redevelopment proposals.
Man arrested for punching woman on Dilworth sidewalk in unprovoked attack
A man filmed himself hitting a woman on a Dilworth sidewalk near Paper Skyscraper on East Boulevard; CMPD arrested Di-Quan Schafar Hunt after a day-long search.