Technical problems stalled online end-of-grade exams for a second day in parts of CMS. District and state officials are working to reschedule affected students.

Living Spaces paid $7M for a 21‑acre Tyvola site and filed plans for a 165,000‑sq‑ft showroom and café — its first North Carolina location. The move turns a long‑vacant lot into a major retail prospect for South Charlotte.

The FAA awarded Charlotte Douglas $46.9M to expand apron space. The money is part of a $523M national grant round to modernize airports.

York County dive and patrol units searched Lake Wylie after a person jumped from a boat near Little Allison Creek and did not resurface. The call follows a deadly recovery on the lake last week.

York County deputies are investigating at least 10 vehicle break‑ins in Clover's Mill Creek Falls neighborhood after residents shared surveillance showing suspects prowling cars. Police are asking for tips.

Pizza Hut’s 'Classic' program names 155 retro sites nationwide — and one of them is the Monroe restaurant on Highway 74, which will get the red cups, booths and red roof.

Phoenix-born Postino WineCafe will open a 4,113-square-foot location at Commonwealth in Plaza Midwood later this summer, bringing 30 wines by the glass and shareable boards.

A lakeside dinner turned tragic when a wind‑lifted patio umbrella struck and killed a 56‑year‑old woman at Driftwood Grill on Lake Marion. Officials say high gusts likely sent the umbrella airborne; an autopsy is pending.

CMS launched an "intent to ride" bus pre-registration for 2026-27 with a June 5 cutoff; families should sign up soon so students are counted in route planning.

CMPD says it joined the FBI on the 4900 block of Reagan Drive for a federal court-authorized operation; one person was treated for minor injuries.

A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in a drive-by outside a Lancaster home late Sunday. Deputies are asking witnesses and anyone with video to contact the sheriff's office.

CMS approved an option to lease seven acres next to Garinger for a roughly 100‑unit educator community under a 99‑year lease and a nominal rent.

Charlotte set aside $100,000 after November Border Patrol sweeps; six months later the city says none of the money was spent and nonprofits stepped in.