[ad_1] KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com Charlotte City Council committed to vote on a 60-day pause on the Interstate 77 toll lane project as a raucous…
[ad_1] Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has launched an effort to provide affordable housing for educators, including a recent announcement that developers are setting aside up to…
[ad_1] Police arrested a longtime suspect Thursday in the 1990 killing of Kim Thomas in her Charlotte home. Thomas’ murder has been a cold…
[ad_1] NBA star LaMelo Ball crashed his custom vehicle Wednesday. The Charlotte Hornets guard was in his easy-to-distinguish Hummer when the collision happened. Ball…
[ad_1] The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who died Tuesday at 84, had deep Charlotte and North Carolina ties. Jackson often passed…
[ad_1] Wolfspeed’s new materials factory near Siler City, North Carolina, in December 2025. The company is currently meeting its demand through other facilities. Brian…
[ad_1] In a letter sent this week, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis pushed for more information about U.S. Border Patrol agents’ operation in Charlotte last…
[ad_1] The Catawba Indians plan to expand their gaming operations with a $120 million thoroughbred racing track beside their $1 billion North Carolina casino,…
[ad_1] Sammy Boyd’s hometown of Morehead City doesn’t have a fleet of plows, so his waterfront restaurant, Southern Salt, closed down like nearly every…
[ad_1] People navigate an icy Lake Wheeler Road by S. Saunders Street in Raleigh in this 2025 file photo. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com Louise Specht…
[ad_1] Politics & Government By Diamond Vences Updated January 28, 2026 6:55 PM Four candidates for Mecklenburg County sheriff will take the stage at…
[ad_1] A mural in memory of Iryna Zarutska was painted at the Taoh Outdoor Gallery in Charlotte following her killing in 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH…
[ad_1] Dr. Lauren Siewny, Emergency Department medical director at Duke University Hospital, has a failsafe forecast around winter weather: When freezing rain falls, so…
[ad_1] A procession of Buddhist monks walks along snow-covered Raleigh Boulevard in Raleigh on Sunday morning, Jan. 25, 2026. The monks are making a…
[ad_1] Indian students were threatened because of their race in 2024 at a NoDa pizza shop. Google Maps Eight Indian graduate students gathered inside…
[ad_1] Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Dr. Raynard Washington is leaving to lead New Jersey’s health department. Jeff Siner jsiner@charlotteobserver.com Mecklenburg County’s chief public…
[ad_1] John Mellencamp — a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer responsible for ’80s smashes like “Jack & Diane,” “Pink Houses” and “Small Town”…
[ad_1] For the second time since the show in 2015 that he proclaimed would be the “one last time” he’d perform in Charlotte, Barry…
[ad_1] READ MORE Cary under scrutiny The town of Cary has been in the spotlight since late November, when Town Manager Sean Stegall was…
[ad_1] The 9th Street Station stop along the LYNX Blue Line in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, December 8, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com The head…