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Aaron Keers, of Fort Mill, won a $1.03 million jackpot playing a digital instant lottery game on Jan. 22, N.C. Education Lottery officials said. Keers won the top-level “Grand Fortune” prize while playing the Monopoly game online.

Less than a month after moving in, a Mint Hill family of seven watched in horror as their home went up in flames.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. North Carolina — Cold air stings cheeks this morning as clear skies give way to thickening clouds across the Charlotte metro. Headlights reflect off dry pavement now, but that changes quickly as a midweek...

CHARLOTTE, N.C – Two dogs left abandoned in the snow over the weekend are now safe and warm at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Control. Multiple people called 311 about the dogs and officers went to check. The dogs were chained up and did not have food, water or shelter. They were seized, and checked out by vets....

Original Chicken & Ribs, a landmark of Charlotte’s West End and the city’s oldest Black-owned restaurant, is expanding its reach with the launch of a new food truck, The Hustlin’ Hen. First opened in 1952 by Otis and Lucinda Blackmon, the restaurant served as a vital community...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Raleigh, North Carolina – Winter may linger a bit longer across North Carolina, but signs still point toward a milder path into spring compared to much of the country. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow...

While Charlotte, North Carolina, may be known for its skyscrapers, NASCAR Hall of Fame, and the Fourth Ward neighborhood, filled with historic homes and secret gardens, it also happens to be a great food town. When it comes to local cuisine, barbecue definitely rules the roost, though you will also find dishes...

Add another humongous stadium show to the spring concert schedule: Post Malone and Jelly Roll will bring their co-headlining tour to Bank of America Stadium on Tuesday, June 9, Live Nation announced Monday morning. The artists — who both create music that fuses country, rap, rock, and soul — were last in Charlotte in...

Former Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, according to a document filed in federal court Thursday. Brown, who was elected in 2023, was the first formerly incarcerated person on the council. That stemmed from a fraud conviction in the 1990s. In...

A shooting took place in north Charlotte Monday morning, MEDIC said.