Mecklenburg County’s longest serving judge is retiring from the bench
Superior Court Judge Louis Trosch, Jr. will not seek reelection in 2026.
Nonprofit eyes Charlotte hotel for veteran housing
A national non-profit wants to convert a hotel in Charlotte into housing for veterans.
Nurse stops to help after crash on I-77, ends up in armed confrontation
A Concord woman says she stopped to help someone who had just been in a car crash, but the encounter ended in her own car almost being stolen and a man threatening her and her son with a gun.
15 Charlotte, North Carolina Soul Food Spots That Locals Say Even Grandma Would Approve...
You know that feeling: a Sunday afternoon, a kitchen buzzing with love, and Grandma’s cooking filling the air. That’s the gold standard, isn’t it? While replicating her magic is tough, Charlotte, North Carolina, comes surprisingly close. We’ve scoured the Queen City, talked to the folks who know...
Charlotte leaders press for answers on Atrium Health’s housing commitments
City and county leaders in Charlotte said they are pressing for answers after a Charlotte Ledger/NC Health News article last week highlighted slow progress on affordable housing tied to the city’s new medical innovation district, The Pearl. Some are also asking why the city’s contract with Atrium Health doesn’t...
Developers seek support to bring new life to historic Excelsior Club in west Charlotte
On the table is a request for $1.5 million from the county to help redevelop the site of the historic Excelsior Club, a once-thriving hub of Black life in Charlotte that has since fallen into disrepair.
Student seeks to revive coercion claims against Virginia cops at Fourth Circuit
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — A student argued before a Fourth Circuit panel Tuesday that her case against a sheriff’s department should be allowed to proceed because a lower court should not have used an interview recording to dismiss her case. Dyanie Bermeo, a 23-year-old student from Charlotte, says...
Charlotte Observer endorsements: Our choices for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
November’s elections for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education aren’t quite as contentious as they have been in the recent past. Though it’s a crowded ballot, it’s not really a heated one. That’s in part a testament to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which has reached a state of relative stability under a new...
Charlotte picks 12 houses of worship to build affordable housing on their own land
More affordable housing is coming to Charlotte, specifically, to the backyards of faith-based organizations . A dozen houses of worship across the city were selected to receive training, assistance and funding to build affordable housing on their land, according to a Monday news release from the city. The selection...
Community advocates want Charlotte leaders to focus on ‘root cause’ of crime
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Four men were killed in homicides in Charlotte over a 24 hour period days after police released new data showing a decline in overall crime this year. In separate incidents between Saturday and Sunday, three men were shot and killed and another man was beat to death.

















