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Our endorsement: A stark choice for North Carolina in the US Senate race
Who does the Charlotte Observer and Raleigh News & Observer editorial board support: Michael Whatley or Roy Cooper?
CMPD releases names of 6 police officers accused of sending racist messages
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released names of officers tied to racist messages; FBI investigating potential civil rights violations after resignations.
Trump rallies NC for Republicans as money dries up, ratings favor Democrats
At a Greenville, North Carolina, rally, Trump urged voters to elect Republicans, and tied $5,000 payments and Camp Lejeune settlements to election outcomes.
Review: KATSEYE had Charlotte screaming. But was the show worth all that noise?
Review: KATSEYE brought four members, 19 songs and a dazzling spectacle to Charlotte’s Spectrum Center. But the screaming fans may have stolen the show.
NASCAR Hall of Famer diagnosed with CTE, first known case in racecar driver
NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen has been diagnosed posthumously with Stage 3 CTE, the first known case in a driver. Comes weeks after Darrell Waltrip news.
How a $3.5M downtown Rock Hill property sale could be tied to a Charlotte hospital
A $3.5M Comporium sale to an Atrium-linked entity could bring a new medical site near downtown Rock Hill on a four-acre parcel bounded by Dave Lyle Boulevard.
These are metro Charlotte’s best public K-8 schools for 2027, US News says
U.S. News 2027 rankings list Metro Charlotte’s top K-8 schools, led by Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy and top scorers in Monroe and Waxhaw.
NC Children’s Hospital secures $100 million grant, will break ground in 2027
NC Children’s, a UNC Health and Duke Health collaboration, secured $100 million and state funds to build a 500-bed Apex hospital opening in the early 2030s.
Traffic concerns prompt Lake Norman area board to delay vote on dozens of townhomes
Traffic concerns prompted the Mooresville Town Board to delay ruling on a planned community of 50 townhomes by national builder DR Horton near Interstate 77.
‘Chatty Hatty,’ North Carolina’s first Black woman radio broadcaster, dies at 98
Hattie “Chatty Hatty” Leeper, Charlotte’s pioneering Black female broadcaster and educator, died at 98, leaving a legacy in radio and community mentorship.