CMPD school resource officer surprised with new SUV as Hyundai Hometown Hero
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Inside the auditorium at Olympic High School, seniors celebrated their final days before graduation, a milestone marking a major life change. But, in the back of the room, another life was about to change as well. During the ceremony, Principal Casey Jones called school resource officer...
Atrium Health Moves Forward With $450M Fort Mill Hospital After Land Annexation
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority filed to annex nearly 11 acres at Interstate 77 and Sutton Road into Fort Mill. This marks the site for a $450 million hospital project. The Charlotte-based health system purchased the land in March for $5 million, adding to more than 80 acres it controls in the area.
Charlotte mom outraged after daughter with Down syndrome left out of yearbook
A Charlotte mother says she’s frustrated and heartbroken after discovering that her daughter, and several other students with intellectual disabilities, were left out of the Julius Chambers High School yearbook.
“Reclaim the classroom,” Union County charter school implementing screen time restrictions
With this initiative, Union Day School will become the first charter school in North Carolina to implement such a mandate.
Journalism veteran returns to NC to lead Charlotte Observer newsroom
Matt Leclercq, a longtime North Carolina journalist whose career began covering rural communities near Fayetteville, has been named the new editor of The Charlotte Observer at a pivotal moment for both the newspaper and the local news industry. Leclercq, who most recently helped oversee coverage and newsroom strategy a
Charlotte Transit Board Kills I-77 Express Lanes, Sending $700M to Other Parts of State
The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization voted Wednesday night to yank its backing for express lanes on Interstate 77. This ends a project that was decades in the making. It sends $700 million to other parts of North Carolina. The corridor will stay unchanged for at least another decade. A...
Wine bar plots long-awaited Huntersville return
The business has kicked off construction on its 1,800-square-foot space.
Suspect charged in west Charlotte stabbing, police say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 22-year old woman is under arrest, charged in the stabbing of a man in west Charlotte Sunday night. Lyn'Da D'Asia Ervin was taken into custody on Monday. She's being held at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center on a $5,000 bond. The stabbing happened at an...
An Italian restaurant is closing in Dilworth. Here’s what will take its place.
Change is coming to a familiar Italian restaurant in Dilworth. What was once Capishe is shifting into Ardente Kitchen, a new concept from the owners of Mano Bella Artisan Foods. Madison and Raffaele Patrizi have been in the space for a while and are closing the doors on Capishe’s story on Sunday, May 31. Then, they’ll
Welfare check leads to homicide investigation in Charlotte
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred near North Poplar Street, where an unresponsive victim was found and the autopsy report determined the manner of death was homicide.
