Playa Bowls has inked a multi‑unit franchise deal to bring several shops to the Charlotte area, with the first shop slated for Tega Cay. Local operator Coleen Jeter will lead development across the region.

Nourish Up opened a 10,000‑square‑foot Home Court Kitchen at its west Charlotte Hunger Hub, finishing a multi‑year build and boosting Meals on Wheels capacity for homebound neighbors.

Kannapolis approved annexation of roughly 20 acres for a Trackhouse facility that will support research, development, maintenance and training for the racing organization.

Charlotte Douglas expects heavy Fourth of July crowds and will pilot facial‑matching e‑gates at Checkpoint 2 to help ease security during the holiday rush.

Sunny and 91°F today in Charlotte; storms return Friday and heat will climb into the 90s this weekend.

A 77-year-old man was struck by a windshield that detached from a rolling Piney Grove fire engine north of Kernersville. Two firefighters and the homeowner were hospitalized and the Highway Patrol is investigating.

Medical‑office availability in Charlotte has fallen to a record low as population growth and hospital expansion outpace new construction. Independent practices are feeling the squeeze.

Two people were hospitalized and three people were rescued after two residential fires in Salisbury on Saturday, the fire department said.

City council approved adding a 0.244‑acre "Triangle Parcel" to land for an 89,000‑sq‑ft Tepper/Live Nation music venue next to Bank of America Stadium after a tense vote.

CMPD says three people were arrested Tuesday in a homicide cold case that went unsolved for nine years. Detectives tied the arrests to renewed forensic work.

A midday shooting at the Infinity260 complex on New Paradise Drive left one person seriously injured and hospitalized.

Longtime residents left Forest Park this weekend after a vacate deadline passed as a developer's rezoning moves ahead. Advocates say relocation aid doesn't cover moving costs.

TurboTenant’s 2026 ranking names North Carolina among eight top states for rental investors. We break down what the list means for Charlotte‑area buyers and what to watch.