Celebrate America’s 250th with Krispy Kreme: wear red, white and blue on July 4 to get a free original glazed doughnut at participating locations.

Malcolm Graham, who represent District 2 on Charlotte City Council, said he will either run for Charlotte mayor next year or won’t run for office at all.

It underscores the challenges of facing an opponent who North Carolina voters already know and trust.

PopUp Bagels opens soon at the Commonwealth in Plaza Midwood, Charlotte, serving hot bagels, rotating cream cheeses and a limited-time “Good Good Schmear.”

12-year-old dies while playing in notoriously hazardous creek in North Carolina mountains, Caldwell County officials say. The boy did not know how to swim.

Negotiations ongoing at Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center after a group of prisoners seized control of the site, NC State Bureau of Investigation says.

Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse has permanently closed its University City restaurant in Charlotte. The reason is unclear, though its other area locations remain open.

From Bordeaux to boutique stores, SouthPark in Charlotte offers quality dining, elegant events and convenient services like the SouthPark Skipper shuttle.

U.S. postal worker kidnapped and killed while delivering mail in rural North Carolina, State Bureau of Investigation says. Suspect arrested.

I spent my 31st collecting birthday freebies in Charlotte — Starbucks, Baskin-Robbins, Culver's, Nothing Bundt Cakes and 7-Eleven left me incredibly full.