Meet 9 trailblazing ‘hidden figures’ of Black history from across the Charlotte region
Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...
Do I need a tuberculosis vaccine in NC? What to know as cases spike in the Charlotte area
However, most people get infected with TB don’t get sick, according to NCDHSS. That’s because their bodies can fight the germs, a condition known as latent TB infection (LTBI). People with LTBI cannot ...
NCDOT sets new date for reopening I-40 in Western North Carolina after Helene
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pledges federal support to fully rebuild the highway through the Pigeon River Gorge ...
North Carolina under a winter weather advisory Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the NWS
On Monday at 2:14 p.m. the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a winter weather advisory valid from Tuesday 1 a.m. until ...
Argument over $40 leaves man stabbed to death in North Dakota, feds say. ‘Senseless’
A North Dakota man was sentenced to prison after officials said he stabbed a man to death over $40. Austin Cody Littlewind, ...
Think being a tourist won’t do anything to help Helene-ravaged Asheville? Think again | Opinion
The Asheville-area still needs our help and you can provide that by being a generous tourist or packing some work gloves. | ...
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Northampton County’s Burgwyn to be honored with highway marker
Mebane Holoman Burgwyn’s actions always centered on empowering young people. That’s the impression historian Rodney D. Pierce ...
Boyfriend makes up woman’s trip to Jamaica to hide brutal killing, Florida cops say
Stacy Ann Powell, 48, had been reported missing Feb. 6, and it was her boyfriend, Andrew Alan Ridgeway, who said she was in Jamaica, the Auburndale Police Department said in a Feb. 7 news release.
Seminole-Rattler Wrestling Invitational Brings Top Teams to HBCU
Watch FAMU’s club wrestling team compete with Alabama, LSU, and Florida State on their campus for the annual Seminole-Rattler Wrestling Invitational.
Sleet & freezing rain in Raleigh, central NC forecast. Here’s when & where we could see it
As of Monday, Feb. 10, forecasters said it looks increasingly likely there will be a brief burst of sleet Tuesday morning in ...
HBCU becomes home to Black Sportswriters Hall of Fame
Inductees include William C. Rhoden, columnist for ESPN’s Andscape, former New York Times sports columnist; Claire Smith, and Mike Wilbon, co-host of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption.
Grandfather scores ‘unreal’ $1 million lottery win after ‘persistence paid off’ in NC
Graham lives in Belmont, a roughly 15-mile drive west from uptown Charlotte. He chose to take his prize as a lump sum of $600,000, which came out to $430,500 after taxes. In addition to helping his ...