Seth Jarvis scored on the power play in overtime to lift the Hurricanes to a 4-3 win and even the Stanley Cup Final at 1-1 after a furious third-period comeback.

A Concord resident scratched a $100,000 Cash Payday ticket and walked away with about $72,018 after taxes. The $30 ticket was sold at a Harris Teeter in northeast Charlotte.

A West Charlotte woman told WCNC she was struck and strangled by her child's father at their home in front of her children; she refused medical treatment.

Dank Bowls opened an Uptown counter at Latta Arcade, offering hot protein bowls weekdays and frozen meal‑prep subscriptions for regular restocks.

City staff wants Northlake Mall and nearby tracts nominated as Opportunity Zones to attract redevelopment after the mall's steep decline and a troubled sale.

A Mecklenburg County civil trial begins June 15 after a family sued LaMelo Ball, alleging he ran over their son’s foot outside Spectrum Center; courts have ordered discovery.

A state appeals panel overturned the relay disqualification that cost Mallard Creek a state track title, restoring the Charlotte school as co‑champions with C.E. Jordan.

A 17-year-old was hurt in a shooting Tuesday on Baxter Street near Queens Road in Charlotte’s Cherry neighborhood. Police say detectives are canvassing the area for witnesses.

Council took straw votes Monday to decide which FY 2027 budget amendments will advance. Final adoption is scheduled for June 8.

A jury convicted Emmanuel Collins in the 2020 east Charlotte killing of Jessie Hurley; a judge sentenced him to life without parole.

A traffic stop in Rutherford County turned into a crash and the seizure of more than four pounds of fentanyl. A Charlotte man remains in custody as authorities investigate.

New data show Americans added roughly $93 billion in credit‑card debt in 2025; North Carolina households averaged $7,329 and South Carolina $6,723. Here’s what that means locally.

From pill production in the Triangle to a brief Medicaid U‑turn, North Carolina is now the center of debates over access, cost and safety for GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs.