10 burning questions as NC football practice opens: Stars, champs, flag, forecasts
Football practice officially opens Wednesday in North Carolina ahead of the Aug. 21 season start. Here are 10 burning questions on top players, last year’s champs, new coaches, flag football and title picks.
One killed, one wounded by shots fired at 2 am in apartment community, CMPD says
Gunshots fired at 2 am killed one person and wounded another in the County Club Heights area of east Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say.
Thomas Müller vs. FaZe Rug? MLS Skills Challenge showcases league’s star power
Tuesday’s MLS All-Star Skills Challenge in Charlotte had plenty of help from social media celebrities as it sought to draw the casual soccer fan to the sport.
This NC beach town is the best in the US for dolphin-watching, study says
A BoatBooker analysis of 243,809 sightings ranks Buxton, Outer Banks as the top U.S. destination to see wild bottlenose dolphins near Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
NC GOP lawmaker says she’ll propose law to restrict attire for trans teachers
A Wake County Republican lawmaker proposes legislation restricting attire for public school employees after hiring of a transgender music teacher.
NCDOT pushes $300 million in community benefits if I-77 tolls project restored
NCDOT says up to $300 million in community investments could be unlocked if the I-77 South toll lane project in Charlotte moves forward, supporting jobs and small businesses.
New subpoenas target Nolan Wells’ social media, location-tracking accounts
Subpoenas seek Snapchat, WhatsApp, TikTok, Meta and Life360 records in the investigation into Nolan Wells’ death after his Horn Island trip.
Fists, a helmet and Jonathon Brooks fly in first Carolina Panthers padded practice
Carolina Panthers training camp practice breaks out into a fight Tuesday. Dave Canales says it’s not “up to standard.” Jonathon Brooks looks really fast, good.
NC quietly ends decades of tracking racial disparities in policing
North Carolina budget repealed a decades-old law requiring police agencies to report traffic stops, searches, arrests and uses of force.
American Airlines flights delayed, canceled at CLT Airport after systemwide outage
American Airlines flights at CLT Airport resumed after a systemwide IT outage led the FAA to issue a temporary ground stop, delaying Charlotte departures.