Playa Bowls has inked a multi‑unit franchise deal to bring several shops to the Charlotte area, with the first shop slated for Tega Cay. Local operator Coleen Jeter will lead development across the region.

Nourish Up opened a 10,000‑square‑foot Home Court Kitchen at its west Charlotte Hunger Hub, finishing a multi‑year build and boosting Meals on Wheels capacity for homebound neighbors.

Kannapolis approved annexation of roughly 20 acres for a Trackhouse facility that will support research, development, maintenance and training for the racing organization.

New South Properties paid $10M for Hickory Grove Market at 7008 E. W.T. Harris Blvd and plans capital improvements starting late 2026. The purchase signals more investor interest in refreshing older neighborhood shopping centers.

A juvenile from North Carolina’s barn-owl live cam was killed after a great horned owl attacked; officials captured rare footage and say predation is part of wild life.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 28 months and three years supervised release after admitting he conspired to create and trade videos showing monkey torture, prosecutors say.

A construction group announced new Charlotte jobs at an I‑85/I‑485 event and urged state and federal leaders to expand highway funding to support growth.

Sources say the Hornets fielded draft‑night offers for LaMelo Ball, with Minnesota and Toronto among reported suitors. Charlotte faces a sell‑high roster decision.

Greenville Mayor P.J. Connelly issued a blunt social-media warning and a temporary juvenile curfew after weekend teen takeovers disrupted downtown. Charlotte police also made arrests in a separate Uptown gathering.

A masked man assaulted hikers on the Bicentennial Greenway near Gibson Park in High Point; two women were treated for non‑life‑threatening injuries and police are searching.

CENTCOM says a June 19 strike killed senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al‑‘Ulaywi; Sen. Ted Budd praised the operation on X.

A Hubbard Road traffic stop in Alexander County turned up roughly 201 grams of meth; two people are jailed on $500,000 secured bonds.

Two absences and a newly seated Republican allowed House Republicans to narrowly override Gov. Josh Stein's vetoes, enacting DEI bans and an immigration bill.