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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire early Thursday morning near Birkdale Commons Parkway in Huntersville. According to the Huntersville Fire Department, crews were called to the 16620 block of Birkdale Commons Parkway just after 6:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find a Toyota

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Severe weather potential will shift toward the southern Mid Atlantic on Friday, September 4, with Max Velocity Weather outlining a Slight Risk, level 2 of 5, stretching from near Washington DC through Richmond and Charlotte, as a series of upper level disturbances track across a warm front, trigger

Mecklenburg County has just raised its minimum wage to $25.53 per hour for government employees – up 27% from its previous rate of $20 per hour. County commissioners approved the increase as part of an effort to provide employees with a more livable wage. For a full-time employee working...

DaBaby is opening a chicken-and-waffle restaurant in Charlotte this weekend, turning the rapper's "No Knife" food brand from a social media following into a storefront. No Knife Chicken & Waffles opens at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, during Labor Day weekend at 700 Atando Ave, less than two miles from both Camp North End a

A single DUI conviction adds an average of 74.5% to a driver’s car insurance premium, […]

FORT MILL, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Fort Mill neighborhood has turned itself into a beacon of support for several health causes. It’s hard to miss the colored bows tied to mailboxes in Baxter Village. Libby Kern has a box full of gold ones to give away. In exchange, she collects donations for Cookies […]

Some residents in Matthews have taken to social media to express concern over the condition of an early 1900s landmark barn. It’s the oldest and only remaining barn of its kind in Mecklenburg County. But the barn’s owner and the county’s historic landmark commission had a reassuring message: the over 100-year-old struc

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MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Mecklenburg County has approved a $5‑an‑hour increase to its minimum wage, raising the base pay for county workers from $20 to $25 an hour in what leaders describe as a step toward a livable wage. New Mecklenburg County government employees are set to receive a $25.53 base p

A South Carolina man is suing the owners of an uptown Charlotte nightclub and its affiliates after he says an assault by club security left him bloodied and unconscious, and in need of facial reconstruction surgery. It’s the third lawsuit against Tequila House and its owner, Fifth Street Management, in two years. A sui