CMS launched an "intent to ride" bus pre-registration for 2026-27 with a June 5 cutoff; families should sign up soon so students are counted in route planning.

Less than a month before Mayor Vi Lyles leaves office, councilmembers led by Renee Perkins Johnson are pushing to lower the vote threshold for adding agenda items and ease same‑night unanimity.

CMPD says it joined the FBI on the 4900 block of Reagan Drive for a federal court-authorized operation; one person was treated for minor injuries.

CEOs at a May 26 forum in Charlotte warned that the data‑center construction boom is deepening shortages of electricians and HVAC technicians. Business and education leaders pushed partnerships and training to catch up.

Helene’s flooding has pushed storm maps and insurance costs to the top of North Carolina buyers’ checklists. Agents and planners are adapting to new climate data and rising premiums.

An 80-year-old man, identified as Salvatore Noto, died in a house fire on McAllister Road in Catawba. York County investigators say autopsy and toxicology tests are pending.

A Rowan County deputy was hurt after a patrol car collided with another vehicle and caught fire near N.C. Highway 152; troopers are investigating.

Republican bills would cut North Carolina’s 17‑day early voting window to as few as 10 days, prompting warnings from election officials and voting‑rights advocates.

A vehicle smashed through the side of 5Line apartments in Charlotte's Lower South End, leaving a hole in the facade but no confirmed serious injuries.

UNC researchers mapped 78 flood events and found 43% of flooded buildings in North Carolina lay outside FEMA’s floodplains, revealing insurance and planning gaps.

Part of the 17-acre Brooklyn Village site in Uptown Charlotte was returned to its lender after a foreclosure notice, putting the $700 million redevelopment in doubt. The move hands title to two Phase I parcels that had been graded but never built.

A 9-foot alligator wandered through Southport lawns and driveways on Memorial Day before specially trained officers captured and relocated it to a less-populated area.

An early-morning blaze damaged a Matthews home during renovations; no injuries were reported and investigators are probing the cause.