Uptown Charlotte’s Truist Field will host an America250 July 4 celebration with the Charlotte Symphony, Team USA and the WBT SkyShow. Tickets start at $25 and go on sale Friday at noon.

Mecklenburg County inspectors gave Dean's Italian Steakhouse an 87% (B) on April 10, citing handwashing lapses, soiled equipment and improper meat storage. The full itemized report is posted on the county portal.

Sunny, hot Friday with highs near 90°F and a statewide burn ban in effect. Cooler, showery Sunday for the mountains.

Anchor Health paid $59.5M for the Azalea Building at 6324 Fairview Road, a Novant‑anchored medical office in SouthPark, signaling continued investor interest in MOBs.

Atrium Health will brand the Panthers’ new 101,400-sq-ft Uptown fieldhouse. Construction has moved into the vertical phase and the team expects it ready before 2027 camp.

A Morganton woman was sentenced to nearly a decade after pleading guilty to shooting into an occupied home; investigators say a firearm and illegal drugs were found at arrest.

Iredell Water and local towns have ordered mandatory conservation as the county endures an "extreme drought." Bans include home car washes and pool fills; lawn watering is limited to one overnight per week.

The Oxbow, a 389-unit project in Charlotte's Optimist Park, is wrapping up construction with ground-floor retail and upgraded amenities.

More than 6,500 volunteers from Charlotte companies are building beds non‑stop at the convention center, with organizers aiming to assemble up to 10,000 beds for kids in need.

Mecklenburg’s new housing report finds more than 52,000 eviction filings in FY25 and a rise in first‑time homelessness even as the county’s on‑the‑ground count ticked down. Leaders and nonprofits are pushing for flexible subsidies, landlord incentives and expanded legal help.

City Council completed Charlotte's 2040 neighborhood blueprints by adopting the remaining community area plans to guide local development and investments.

Police and Ramapo College are raising funds to exhume a 1932 John Doe at Elmwood Cemetery and use genetic genealogy to try to identify the "Boxcar Boy".

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a man was seriously injured in a random shooting on I-85 south; detectives are searching for the shooter. Tips can be phoned to CMPD.