Charlotte's 2025 Urban Design Awards (Urbies) honored outstanding urban design projects and community contributors, including Great Development Near Transit and Great Suburban Design winners.

Efforts to find missing kayaker Pablo Benitez Neri continue after his kayak overturned on the Catawba River. Severe weather hindered the initial search, but with advanced equipment like sonar, drones, and cadaver dogs, the rescue teams persist.

Concord residents will experience a utility bill payment system outage from October 24 to 26 due to system upgrades. Alternative payment methods are available, but autopay services will remain unaffected. Other online city payments are not impacted.

One person was found dead after firefighters put out a house fire in Rowan County, as reported by the Town of Landis and multiple news outlets. An investigation is underway.

Jordan Hawk, a former Kannapolis teacher, was arrested in Florida on child sex crime charges including four felony counts of indecent liberties with a minor.

Matthew Bixler has been named Mecklenburg County's new Fire Marshal, bringing over 20 years of fire service experience to the position previously held in different emergency service roles.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested four individuals, seized firearms, including a modified Glock 19, and substantial narcotics following a loitering complaint in Charlotte.

A teen is critically injured after a vehicle struck their electric scooter in Monroe. The incident is under investigation and no charges have been filed.

SoFi Technologies is expanding its presence in Charlotte, NC, by investing $3 million to create 225 jobs, contributing to the community and offering diverse employment opportunities.

An AWS outage affected online systems in the northeastern US, causing disruption for local governments and businesses, including Iredell County's permit system.

Kenneth Locklear of Charlotte won $1 million from a lottery scratch-off ticket and chose a $600,000 lump sum payout, resulting in $430,508 after taxes.

Salisbury Police invite youth to their Cadet Program Interest Meeting, introducing them to law enforcement careers with hands-on experience and leadership training.

Charlotte FC beats Philadelphia Union 2-0, securing a top-four playoff seed, with Zaha and Vargas scoring. Zaha's red card will sideline him for the playoff opener.