Jacksonville's Southern Grounds & Co. has picked Charlotte for its first location outside Florida. Neighborhood and opening date remain undisclosed.

An SMBC‑linked buyer picked up the Monroe FedEx distribution center as part of a $300M, six‑property sale across the Southeast, leaving FedEx in place under long‑term leases.

Long wait lists and high tuition are squeezing Charlotte families. Experts propose steady public funding, higher pay for early educators and employer partnerships to ease the crunch.

BankUnited opened an Uptown Charlotte office at One Independence Center and reports roughly $250M in early deals as it builds a Carolinas base.

Mac's Speed Shop closed its Matthews restaurant after lease negotiations collapsed, even as the chain moves ahead with a Fort Mill opening this summer.

Cloudy, muggy start with a 40% midday storm chance and pockets of heavy rain possible. Heat returns later in the week.

Corning and Amazon struck a multiyear deal expected to create about 1,000 jobs across the Charlotte area and North Carolina, with training and factory expansions tied to the pact.

A five-year-old boy was struck and later died after a hit-and-run in High Point; police are searching for a gray Ford Focus or Fiesta from about 2012–2018. Tips can be reported to High Point PD or Crime Stoppers.

Hot, mostly dry Sunday with highs near 90 and a Code Orange air-quality alert for Mecklenburg County. Sensitive residents should limit outdoor exertion; storms return early next week.

Belmont’s Vision Zero program says it won a statewide safety award and secured federal SS4A funding to remake school routes and downtown corridors.

Curtis Beatty pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and will serve 7.5–10 years for the 2020 killing of Andre "AJ" Boyd in north Charlotte.

One person was seriously injured in a Friday night shooting on the 3500 block of Statesville Avenue in north Charlotte; authorities have released few details.

A state video shows Division of Marine Fisheries staff scattering the cremated remains of 116 unclaimed people at sea. State rules require ashes be held for three years before disposal.