Angie Myers, promoted after 15 months as interim chief, says her finance background will steady the system through its biggest project yet.

A 5-2 ruling lets the Turpins sue Charlotte Latin over their kids' expulsion, splitting justices along party lines.

Robert Propst says his Charlotte supervisor asked if he was the oldest leader on her team before he was forced into early retirement.

The Charlotte bank says its 18-month push will fund everything from solar farms to computer chip factories.

Charlotte imams rallied downtown after Mooresville residents branded Islam an evil ideology at a town meeting.

Ball Corp.'s can plant at The Grounds at Concord fell short of hiring goals, and now its state tax break is gone entirely.

Three incumbents face two challengers as candidates race to file before the Aug. 17 deadline for four at-large trustee seats.

Roughly 3,600 Mecklenburg County households had no air conditioning in 2023, fueling a push for a citywide cooling mandate.

A two‑line budget change removed North Carolina's decades‑old traffic‑stop reporting law, wiping out the statewide dataset researchers used to document racial disparities.

A proposal to convert a shuttered Mecklenburg County prison into a dedicated ICE detention center — filed with county managers — would create space for several hundred detainees and trigger public review.

Neva Helms resigned after weeks of staffing and security complaints; the N.C. State Board of Elections has opened a review and sent staff to assist.

A new budget provision directs NC's DEQ to join the federal FAST‑41 fast‑track for nuclear and gas projects, prompting warnings from environmental groups about rushed reviews.

State lawmakers canceled Kannapolis’ 2027 municipal election, extended current officials’ terms and moved future mayor and council races to partisan, even‑year ballots.