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North Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill to ban sale and possession of hemp- and kratom-derived consumables for anyone under 21, with penalties and ID checks proposed.

Big Papa’s Empanadas opens in West End Charlotte this summer, serving half-pound empanadas, tacos, wings and meal prep options.

Rarely witnessed mass swarming of fiddler crabs recorded at Rachel Carson Reserve on North Carolina coast. Thousands of crabs participated, experts say.

Post Malone and Jelly Roll kicked off their 2026 Big Ass Stadium Tour in Charlotte on Tuesday. Here’s every song each artist played at Bank of America Stadium.

Read the exact remarks DeCarlos Brown Jr. made about Trump, the FBI and pressing charges during his competency hearing in uptown Charlotte federal court.

Read the exact remarks DeCarlos Brown Jr. made about Trump, the FBI and pressing charges during his competency hearing in uptown Charlotte federal court.

Théoden Janes’s inbox filled with notes from parents, students, mental-health experts and readers who saw something familiar in the story.

Fist fight at Huntersville home turns terrifying for neighborhood when two men pull guns and send stray bullets flying at nearby homes, police say.

Two ormer Lake Norman-area teachers, now in their 70s, are about to head to their 9th straight World Cup, sharing travel tales and a lifelong soccer passion.

Charlotte Hornets can begin negotiating with pending free agent Coby White one day after NBA Finals between New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs ends