DTNA to boost Mount Holly plant staffing after 2025 layoffs
Daimler Truck North America plans to restore 400 jobs and hire 200 more at its Mount Holly, N.C., Freightliner plant by the end of 2026. The move signals a freight market rebound, with Class 8 orders up 231% year over year in June and sustained monthly increases in truck production.
North Carolina Man Says Popular Tattoo Artist Took His $350 Deposit, Canceled, Never Did...
A man in Charlotte, North Carolina, accused a popular tattoo artist of ghosting him, canceling appointments multiple times, failing to give him his requested tattoo, and ultimately blocking him. He had paid a $350 deposit, which has yet to be returned. @justanothapoet. Mind you, it’s July now and she blocked...
Severe Storms With Damaging Winds and Frequent Lightning Threaten Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta and Charleston...
NORTH CAROLINA — Severe storms are possible later today across a broad stretch of the Southeast, with the highest chance arriving late this afternoon into the early evening between 3 and 9 p.m. Not everyone will see a storm, but any storm that develops could become strong to severe, with strong damaging winds and frequ
New video shows woman violently attacked, knocked unconscious on CATS bus in Charlotte
Newly released video shows the terrifying moments a woman was violently attacked and knocked unconscious on a CATS bus earlier this year.
Rare firefly found in Mecklenburg County park could be new species
A rare blue-glowing firefly discovered by educators at a Mecklenburg County park could be an entirely new species, researchers said. The insect is being examined by an N.C. State University expert to determine whether it is a known species found in a new area or a previously unidentified firefly.
Southern Living, Charlotte pitmaster team up for local barbecue event
Earlier this year, Southern Living put a spotlight on five pitmasters shaping barbecue in the South. Now, they’re coming together to show off their food just outside of Charlotte. It all started when the magazine’s contributing barbecue editor Robert Moss posed the question: Who are the pitmasters people will still be
Charlotte’s Pearl innovation district reports $224 million economic impact in first year
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WWAY) — One year after opening, Charlotte’s Pearl innovation district has generated an estimated $224 million in economic impact, according to Atrium Health and Wexford Science & Technology. The Pearl, developed through a public-private partnership between the two organizations, combines education, hea
State and local police to target reckless driving, behavior on Charlotte interstates
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Charlotte drivers on the area’s busiest interstates will see an increased law enforcement presence beginning Friday, kicking off a new law enforcement operation aimed at curbing reckless driving. It’s called Operation Queen City Overwatch, and includes local and state law enforcement including
NC Highway Patrol launches new crackdown on Charlotte street takeovers
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is launching a new enforcement initiative aimed at cracking down on street takeovers, reckless driving and other criminal activity on interstates across the Charlotte metro area. The operation, called Operation Queen City Overwatch, co
‘It’s unbelievably loud’: Uptown Charlotte residents fed up with noisy cars
Charlotte City Council and state lawmakers are working to address the issue of loud cars in Uptown Charlotte, with the help of noise cameras and increased police enforcement of noise ordinances.

















