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.

A Charlotte man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 64–89 months after a Feb. 10, 2024 crash in east Charlotte that killed a passenger. Prosecutors cited impairment and forensic evidence.

Toronto-based INKAS is planning a 200,000-square-foot Charlotte manufacturing site as part of a three-location North American expansion to serve government and defense customers.

MUSC celebrated a topping‑out at its Indian Land campus Tuesday as steel rises on a 51‑bed hospital and 62,000‑sq‑ft medical pavilion.

Symphony Park's $21M makeover in SouthPark has been pushed back and faces a higher cost, developers say.

A new review maps lymphatic networks along the spine and connects spinal tissues to brain clearance and inflammation. Simple five‑minute moves may help support flow.

A Thomasville man was arrested after officers found flamethrowers, crossbows and hundreds of rounds in his truck outside Wesley Memorial Church in High Point. Authorities say no one was hurt.

Holiday travel is set to surge while pump prices sit in the mid‑$3s — AAA says millions will drive and local averages are leaving long trips pricier than a year ago.