Nearly 30,000 Duke Energy customers were without power in Charlotte on Sunday, with outages concentrated around the University City area.

Leaders met Thursday as Rutherford County schools plan for a roughly $2 million drop in state funding; safety is being protected while repairs and expansions are deferred.

FBI and Lumberton police renewed an appeal Saturday and increased the reward to $75,000 for tips in the 2017 deaths of three Lumberton women.

NCDEQ has declared a Code Orange ozone alert for Mecklenburg and Union counties through 8 p.m.; sensitive groups should limit outdoor activity and avoid burning.

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.