Statesville bought the Boys & Girls Club campus on Cochran Street and will lease Bentley Community Center so after-school and summer services keep running.

A Maysville man claimed an $8M North Carolina scratch-off and chose a $4.8M lump sum, walking away with about $3.46M after taxes. The ticket was bought at a Denver D‑Mart.

A runaway sheep that wandered into an east Charlotte park Friday was rounded up by CMPD officers and is now being housed at the city animal shelter. Officials say the animal had no microchip.

A Charlotte veteran says he was evicted despite paying rent to a housing middleman. Reporting shows the company handled grant funds and faces multiple eviction filings.

The Humane Society of Catawba County has hired Doug Rae as executive director. Neighbors and former staff point to past inspections and want transparency.

A North Carolina autopsy found a 0.14% blood‑alcohol level and THC in LendingTree founder Doug Lebda after his Oct. 12 ATV crash; the examiner listed the death as accidental.

UNC Asheville expanded Access Asheville to guarantee tuition relief for qualifying NC families and cap out‑of‑state tuition at $10,000 for nearby states.

Charlotte households saw winter Piedmont Natural Gas bills jump about 20%. We break down the causes and list help and complaint options.

A Charlotte man collapsed and died while celebrating his 39th birthday. Authorities say the death is under review and no foul play is suspected.

A promised grocery in north Charlotte collapsed when Spangler's pulled out, leaving residents—especially older neighbors—without closer options for fresh food.

After losing her son to fentanyl, Terica Carter turned grief into Hajee House — a west-side harm-reduction hub handing out naloxone, meals and outreach.

State regulators ordered Silfab Solar to halt operations after two chemical leaks near Flint Hill Elementary. Parents and officials want answers as SCDES and federal investigators probe.

A Charlotte family held a silent protest at Levine Children's after filing a malpractice suit alleging an improperly placed catheter caused their daughter's stroke.