Charlotte NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history drags on, families relying on federal housing assistance in Charlotte are facing mounting anxiety about whether they'll be able to keep their homes. For many low-income residents, Section 8 housing vouchers are the only barrier between stability...

A $9 million project for a new mosque is expected to be completed next year in Charlotte. Pillars Mosque will serve the city’s growing population and diverse Muslim community, which includes an increasing number of converts. The project is led by John Ederer — the mosque’s imam — who is white and also a convert. In a...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the federal government shutdown becomes the longest in U.S. history, Charlotte-area churches are reporting a surge in families seeking emergency assistance for food and basic necessities. Local faith leaders say they're fielding increasing calls from people struggling with unpaid bills and empty...

On October 27, 2025, the Charlotte City Council unanimously approved funding to restore and redevelop the Excelsior Club, a historic site on Beatties Ford Road. The city and Mecklenburg County will each provide $1.5 million for the $8.3 million project. The remaining $5.3 million will come from private and...

The CEO of the Second Harvest Food Bank said she’s led the organization through multiple disasters — the 2007 financial crisis, COVID-19, and Hurricane Helene — but SNAP benefits going unfunded is something entirely new. “It’s a disaster of a different kind,” Kay Carter said at a press conference in Charlotte on...

Two people were arrested, accused of leading Cabarrus County deputies on a chase into Charlotte on Tuesday night.

Irene Gates of Indian Trail won a $494,109 jackpot on the Jurassic Park™ Fast Play game on Monday.

A Charlotte woman's unborn baby died after her boyfriend physically assaulted her, resulting in charges of Assault on a Female, Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence, Battery of Unborn Child, Assault by Strangulation, and Murder of an Unborn Child against the boyfriend.

A new business opened recently at the Metropolitan in Midtown Charlotte, and a young Black woman is in charge. Lauryn Taylor, 23, is the newest — and youngest — franchisee of Palm Berries, a customizable acai bowl concept that was founded in her hometown of Denver, N.C. Taylor...

A person was injured in a stabbing on a CATS bus near North Tryon and Ashby Thursday afternoon.