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Banning hemp won’t shrink the cannabis market. It will expand it, pushing more consumers toward unregulated products and increasing the very risks lawmakers say they want to address.

Avelo Airlines will continue eight nonstop routes from Concord-Padgett Regional Airport through Jan. 5, offering expanded service for Charlotte-area travelers.

Palisades football is aiming higher after two straight 8-4 seasons. QB Cole Hough and coach Jonathan Simmons say a conference title and deep run are the standard.

NASCAR Cup Series driver, former champion Kyle Busch will miss Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in NC because of severe illness, his family said.

Battle to save one of last privately owned, undeveloped tracts on North Carolina barrier island ends with state assuming ownership of Topsail Nature Preserve.

Katherine Legge will try to be first woman to complete Indy 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 in same day. Its logistics resemble military, like Kyle Larson.

CMPD investigating early morning homicide in the 3200 block of North Davidson Street, which is a popular gathering place in the NoDa community.

Town of Coats police officer arrested at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in connection with shooting of a suspect at store, North Carolina SBI says.

Concert review: Rock band Journey with Arnel Pineda and Neal Schon brings Final Frontier tour show to Spectrum Center arena in Charlotte NC. With setlist.

SmartAsset study lists Chapel Hill, Concord, Mooresville and Cary among the Top 75 safest midsize U.S. cities based on crime, auto fatalities and disaster risk.