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ABC stores in NC will close or have limited hours on 4th of July. Here are stores where you can buy alcohol in Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.

Convenience store argument turns potentially deadly when woman points gas hose through truck window and sprays driver, North Carolina sheriff says.

The long-overdue spending plan actually has some good stuff in it, but it comes far too late. | Opinion

Publix could open in Charlotte in University area at The Commons at Chancellor Park, relocating Dollar Tree and redeveloping the 8101 University City Blvd. site

A York County magistrate judge jailed Justin Bennett for not paying court fines. Bennett claims he was stopped by police because he is a Democratic candidate.

Elon University now officially controls Queens University of Charlotte after accreditor approval, beginning integration and federal review this summer.

Two parcels in Brooklyn Village, uptown Charlotte, sold to First & Early for $24.3M amid ownership shifts and ongoing delays for the long-stalled redevelopment.

The Meat Center in Lancaster, SC, near Rock Hill draws shoppers from nearby towns with Certified Angus Beef, weekly bundle deals and low per‑pound prices.

From data centers to the I-77 expansion, Harrington will inherit a list of generational decisions from Mayor Vi Lyles as she heads into an early retirement.

North Carolina budget packages school funding with policy shifts including weekly religious instruction release, K-8 license expansion, increased teacher supplements.