Laura D. Baker was honored at the Charlotte Memory Gala for leading U.S. POINTER, which found lifestyle changes can improve cognition in older adults.

Gaston County bought roughly 562 acres at Catawba Cove to preserve wetlands and build a future park with trails and lake access.

Developer Brixmor asked Charlotte for a conceptual review to add a 47,000‑sq‑ft Publix at The Commons at Chancellor Park, a move that would reshuffle tenants and fill vacancies.

Upper-90s heat and 100°F+ heat indexes will bake Charlotte through July 4. Plan ahead and check local cooling options.

An American Airlines flight from San Juan to Charlotte was diverted to Miami International Airport after turbulence injured one passenger; Miami‑Dade crews treated the person on the tarmac.

Duke Energy will relinquish the Carolina Long Bay offshore wind lease and redeploy about $129 million into generation and grid upgrades across the Carolinas. The move pauses a major coastal project and shifts planning inland.

A Clarendon man was arrested in South Carolina after allegedly wrecking a stolen patrol vehicle near Green Sea. He faces several South Carolina charges and is being held on a North Carolina fugitive warrant.

Multiple downtown streets will be closed and parking restricted ahead of this Friday’s Red, White & Belmont concert and fireworks. Expect staged closures, routed parking and no‑parking zones.

A welfare check in Lexington turned into a homicide investigation after two people were found dead. A Winston‑Salem man has been arrested and charged with murder and burglary.

Lawmakers' draft budget includes millions for PFAS testing and mitigation around fire stations, funding tests, temporary water and gear‑cleaning pilots to protect firefighters.

A Richmond County man turned a $10 scratch-off into a seven-figure prize and chose a six-figure cash option; after withholdings he took home about $432,063. He says he’ll help family and his church.

Sen. Ted Budd and several North Carolina lawmakers say they may block the White House’s $87.6B supplemental unless Congress adds new Helene recovery money. Gov. Josh Stein has asked for roughly $10–$10.2B to finish rebuilding western North Carolina.

A former Kannapolis City Schools employee was arrested after investigators say AI-generated child sexual images were seized during a search of his home.