A new sixth-floor bar and restaurant is bringing botanical cocktails, pizza, DJs and a greenhouse to Steele Creek this fall.

North Carolina’s first confirmed yellow-legged hornets were found near Charlotte, triggering a 200-trap response around a Union County home.

Somerset Court of Cherryville agreed to pay $1,000 and require staff discharge training after state regulators found serious neglect tied to the alleged 'dumping' of a resident.

Burke County deputies arrested 43‑year‑old Wendell Sherwood Osborne after a July 26 Connelly Springs shooting. Warrants charge him with first‑degree burglary and assault; he is held without bond.

Cabarrus and Rowan leaders say childcare shortages are costing the local economy about $149.1M a year and are lining up state funding and local programs to stabilize care.

Mecklenburg County has confirmed Cyclospora cases as North Carolina joins a multi‑state outbreak. Officials urge careful washing of produce and prompt medical attention for persistent diarrhea.

MEDIC says one person suffered life-threatening injuries after a shooting near Eastway Drive and North Tryon in northeast Charlotte Sunday evening.

About 100 people gathered in First Ward Park to mourn two men killed during separate ICE operations and to press for independent investigations and accountability. Activists also raised alarms about a planned 1,400‑bed detention center in Hertford County.

One person died and two were injured in a July 2 crash on I-485 northbound near Albemarle Road, adding to a summer run of serious collisions on the loop.

A Gastonia woman who bought her first scratch-off won $100,000 and will take home roughly $71,000 after taxes.

Union County deputies and ATF say they seized about 11.5 pounds of suspected fentanyl bound for Monroe. A man was arrested and is being held on a $1 million bond.

Neva Helms resigned after weeks of staffing and security complaints; the N.C. State Board of Elections has opened a review and sent staff to assist.

Video shows a tow operator hauling a car with two women inside at a Mount Holly gas station; the driver faces felony counts and a habitual‑felon indictment.