The Kannapolis Youth Council is holding a toiletry drive for foster care teens, collecting items at city hall until May 16, including hygiene products and bedding.

The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded NJR Group, Inc. a $3.2 million contract for road improvements in Cabarrus County, covering nearly seven miles of renovations.

Deputy Johnathan Carter was named '2024 Caught in the Act Employee of the Year' in Union County for his exceptional service and commitment as a School Resource Officer at Prospect Elementary School.

A virtual town hall on urban sustainability focusing on trees will be hosted by Indian Trail on April 10, featuring TreesUnion leaders and encouraging public participation.

The Carolina Panthers signed former basketball player Colin Granger as a tight end, hoping to repeat past successes of athletes transitioning from college hoops to NFL stardom.

Charlotte Deputy Fire Chief Pete Skeris joins the Fire Service Executive Development Institute to enhance leadership skills, one of 28 selected amid nearly 300 applicants.

Charlotte firefighter Neil Peterson dons a pink wig to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer, supporting Carolina Breast Friends and The Pink House.

REBEL, a recommerce platform, has expanded to a 279,000 sq ft facility in Kannapolis, NC, focusing on selling discounted home goods while promoting sustainability to address retail's return crisis.

Mecklenburg County is set to increase its affordable housing stock by joining the second cohort of Counties for Housing Solutions, focusing on expanding affordable home supplies. A team will develop a strategy on this initiative until June.

Law enforcement authorities conducted search warrants related to the decades-old case of Asha Degree's disappearance, focusing on a property in Lincoln County.

Kannapolis introduces a free weekend shuttle service, the West Avenue Express, to ease downtown parking stress, with routes including Cannon Baller games. The service is ADA accessible and runs Fridays and Saturdays from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Three individuals involved in a burglary in Weddington's Highgate were caught by coordinated law enforcement efforts, and are linked to a transnational crime group.

Charlotte's weather forecast predicts a mostly sunny weekend with rising temps, high near 88°F, and windy conditions. Showers likely by Sunday afternoon.