After drawing 500,000-plus visitors over three years, the Charlotte International Arts Festival is officially retired as Blumenthal Arts turns to Blume Studios.

A wrong turn near Chimney Gap left a hiker stranded overnight without food, water, or a way out — until rescuers bushwhacked in at dawn.

Two separate ballot measures would fund open space and affordable housing, building on a 2022 bond that leveraged $322 million in outside money.

Michael Ackermann lost his home and belongings to a trash pile fire — now he juggles insurance calls and a hotel stay with his service dog.

Atrium, Duke, Novant and an independent oncology group are racing for state approval of a single cancer-detecting scanner near Lake Norman.

A frozen $7.25 wage and no public-sector bargaining rights keep North Carolina at the bottom of Oxfam's worker rankings.

No injuries reported after a food truck flipped near Plaza-Midwood, but the cause is still unknown.

Charlotte gets a sunny, rain-free Tuesday before a steady warmup pushes highs into the 90s. Thunderstorm chances return Friday and rise further Saturday.

Lisa Wilson gave up her dog Eddie after Hurricane Helene wrecked Spruce Pine's rental market. Hundreds of strangers refused to let it stay that way.

Vision To Learn is expanding into Raleigh-Durham and Greenville-Spartanburg with mobile eye clinics and Panthers-backed school assemblies this month.

The new Main Street shop stocks rubber chickens, plush pigs and a full baby boutique in a space that once housed an art gallery.

Uptown Charlotte's restored movie palace goes full horror this October, with a psychic, a Rocky Horror legend and a prom-style Carrie screening.

Charlotte gets a cooler Labor Day after a stormy weekend, but the heat returns quickly. Storm chances rise again late this week.