NASCAR
Felix Sabates to retire from NASCAR ownership
CHARLOTTE — In his den overlooking the 14th hole at Quail Hollow, there are a handful of reminders of Felix Sabates’ 30 years in NASCAR — a photo of the team owner at one of […]
Mecklenburg County
News
ICE arrests man released by Meck Co sheriff
MECKLENBURG — Federal agents have arrested an illegal immigrant from Mexico who was released from custody by Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office after being convicted of felony death by motor vehicle in a drunken-driving incident. Jose […]
News
Char-Meck school superintendent suspended with pay
CHARLOTTE — North Carolina’s second largest school system has suspended its superintendent with pay but without saying why. A statement from Charlotte-Mecklenburg School on Monday confirmed that Superintendent Clayton Wilcox was suspended, but the statement […]
News
Hurricane fund distribution broke law
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Public Safety broke the law and didn’t follow legislative directives when distributing $9 million of state money after Hurricane Matthew hit in 2016, according to a report Monday from […]
News
House passes bill to allow alcohol sales in college stadiums
RALEIGH — The N.C. House passed a bill Tuesday that would increase the number of breweries allowed to distribute their own beer without using a wholesaler. The bill, H.B. 363, increases the cap on self-distributing […]
Article
Old immigration policy becomes a new problem ahead of midterm elections
CONCORD/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican congressional candidates are carefully watching the media frenzy surrounding the arrests and detainment of illegal immigrant parents, trying to call for change without being too distant from President Donald Trump ahead […]
Article
Ex-49ers great Clark, Kinston native famous for ‘The Catch,’ dies at 61
Dwight Clark, the San Francisco 49ers great made famous by “The Catch” of a pass from Joe Montana that beat the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game in 1982, died Monday at age 61 […]
Article
Nine lawmakers request audit of I-77 toll road project
RALEIGH — N.C. State Sen. Jeff Tarte (R-Mecklenburg) says the I-77 project to add toll lanes outside of Charlotte is a “catastrophic mess.” Traffic accidents have increased 55 percent since the construction started two years […]
Opinion
UNC System making progress but there’s more work to do
It was nearly 60 years ago that leaders from Charlotte College hosted the first official gathering on their new campus. Just as the big kickoff began, the weather turned and rain forced everyone to find […]
Article
Headlines from Murphy to Manteo
Grandfather Mountain records high wind gusts Avery County Grandfather Mountain hit 101.9 mph wind gusts on Friday morning, according to the North Carolina Climate Office and Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research. The gust is the highest […]