A Beechcraft tied to a North Carolina flight school crashed near a Lancaster scrap yard early Thursday; flight records show it flew from Laredo with a stop in Mississippi.

Yardi Matrix's June tally moved Charlotte to third as Austin and New York surged ahead; vacancy hovers near 24% while demand concentrates in premium space.

Laura D. Baker was honored at the Charlotte Memory Gala for leading U.S. POINTER, which found lifestyle changes can improve cognition in older adults.

A Thomasville man was arrested after officers found flamethrowers, crossbows and hundreds of rounds in his truck outside Wesley Memorial Church in High Point. Authorities say no one was hurt.

PopUp Bagels will open a second Charlotte location on July 10 in Plaza Midwood's Commonwealth development, following its Ballantyne debut last fall.

Rowan County posted an alert saying Walter Adam Willis, wanted by Lee County, Alabama, was last seen near Bringle Ferry Road in Salisbury. Officials said not to approach him and to contact law enforcement.

A person was shot near the Great Falls Nature Trail off Ridgeway Road; deputies say investigators are on scene and there is no active threat.

U.S. Marshals raised the reward to $6,000 as the search continues for a man accused in a March 29, 2024 Shelby homicide.

Sunny and muggy today with a high near 93. A multi-day heat spike — upper 90s to near 100s — builds into the July Fourth holiday weekend.

Patchy fog this morning, then a 50% chance of afternoon storms. Heat builds into the 90s with triple‑digit heat by midweek.

Mecklenburg’s 2025 community health assessment finds 40% of Latino residents lack a regular primary care doctor and nearly 70,000 are uninsured.

DaBaby’s No Knife Chicken & Waffles is slated to open mid‑July at 700 Atando Ave in north Charlotte, promising chicken-and-waffles, a full bar and late-night hours.

Myers Park Baptist has voted to remove “Baptist” from its name — the congregation will now be known as Myers Park Covenant Church, leaders say.