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FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) - Progress is being made on a long-abandoned tower in York County that could finally be torn down. Heritage Tower in Fort Mill has stood empty and unfinished for decades but that could soon change thanks to pending agreements between its new owners and the county.

The rooster crow is probably better associated with farmland than suburban Charlotte, but a couple of Charlotte Observer staffers insist they have heard roosters crow in their neighborhoods in recent months. Should they have? Some towns and cities have rules regarding livestock living within city limits. In Charlotte,

A man had been found guilty of brutally assaulting a woman three years ago, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg District Attorney's Office reports.

Jamil Jaaber was convicted Monday in Mecklenburg County of assaulting a woman, capping a disturbing case that started inside an event space on Wilkinson Boulevard on March 18, 2023. Judge Karen Eady-Williams handed down a 150-day jail sentence on the assault on a female charge, while jurors also found Jaaber guilty of

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Part of a busy south Charlotte road was closed on Monday afternoon due to a sink hole, police report. As of 5 p.m. on Monday, June 15, Selwyn Avenue was closed at Colony Road -- near a shopping center in the Barclay Downs area, according to Charlotte police. The closure was reportedly caused by

Crews are still working to repair a water main break that opened up on Selwyn Avenue late Monday afternoon.

The Charlotte City Council heard from more than 20 interim mayor applicants during a candidate forum Monday. A small handful of finalists will advance to public interviews Thursday, with a final decision set for next week. Leading candidates touched on several common themes, including affordability, infrastructure and

A 16-year-old Myers Park High School student is facing charges for a shooting over the weekend in Uptown Charlotte, according to court documents.

Nobody warned the WBTV reporter. DaBaby, the Charlotte-bred rapper, walked straight into a live television weather segment near the Route 29 Pavilion in Concord on June 13 — right in the middle of a heat advisory broadcast — and turned the whole thing into an impromptu festival promo. The clip, shared by XXL Magazine o

Coaches like to talk about getting the right fit and that includes everything from game plans to starter to recruits. A fit is looking like part of the plan for Temple in the high school recruiting department as the Owls picked up the New York City championship game MVP (Ameir Morrow) last year and the D.C. Championshi