Wendell Roberts received Union County's Lifesaver Award for performing the Heimlich maneuver to save a choking person, adding to his history of emergency intervention.

Lincoln County urges water conservation as the Catawba-Wateree River Basin enters a Stage 0 drought watch, calling for voluntary measures to prevent future shortages.

A Harding University High School teacher was arrested for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a student following an investigation by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

Charlotte will have a warm, partly cloudy day with potential evening gusts, followed by rain and thunderstorms over the weekend and showers into Monday. Conditions improve with sunny skies by Tuesday.

After a house fire in Rock Hill, the bodies of a man and a girl were found, with the cause under investigation.

Mecklenburg County is set to increase its affordable housing stock by joining the second cohort of Counties for Housing Solutions, focusing on expanding affordable home supplies. A team will develop a strategy on this initiative until June.

Concord celebrates graduates from its Citizen Public Safety Academy, reinforcing community engagement in safety with diverse participants and city leaders present.

Law enforcement authorities conducted search warrants related to the decades-old case of Asha Degree's disappearance, focusing on a property in Lincoln County.

Lincoln County is experiencing a vendor-related internet and phone outage that affects most government departments. Services are disrupted, with efforts underway to restore connectivity.

Charlotte to host the 2027 World Military Games, the first in the US, expecting 10,000 athletes from 100+ nations, which may significantly boost the local economy.

A school bus crash in Steele Creek led to seven non-life-threatening injuries. Initial reports on the number of students varied, but were corrected to five. A "minor fender bender" was how the school district described the incident.

Concord's Buildings and Grounds Department is starting spring cleaning in local cemeteries on April 7, requesting residents to remove personal items by April 7 to avoid their disposal.

Kannapolis introduces a free weekend shuttle service, the West Avenue Express, to ease downtown parking stress, with routes including Cannon Baller games. The service is ADA accessible and runs Fridays and Saturdays from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.