Charlotte

Alex Murdaugh has been found guilty on all counts in the murders of his wife and son. The jurors told the clerk of court they had a verdict at 6:41 p.m. The verdict was read shortly after 7 p.m., after about three hours of deliberations. Sentencing has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday. Murdaugh, 54, faces […]

Mecklenburg County officials plan to reopen the former Latta Plantation with an emphasis on educating visitors on slavery. The Huntersville plantation was closed in 2021 after the nonprofit that operated the site made a racist post about Juneteenth. Since then, county officials worked with advocates, historians and others and visited other plantations throughout the South […]

Guard, LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets is out indefinitely following an ankle fracture during the game against the Pistons.

Lifestyle

There’s a new list of the DIRTIEST cities in America, which takes into account things like pollution . . . living conditions and rodents . . . infrastructure, including landfills . . . and consumer satisfaction, like greenery and parks. They considered 152 cities, and the one that ranks the dirtiest is:  Houston. Newark, New […]

Outdoors

A 395 pound great white shark named ‘Jekyll’ was reported off the coast of Myrtle Beach Tuesday morning. He was pinged about 50 miles off the coast posing no danger to any humans who might have been brave enough to swim in the cold January waters. It’s interesting to see the movements of Jekyll, the […]

Carolina Panthers have a major hurdle to jump following the commencing of the regular football season. After Matt Rhule was fired in the heat of the season, many were left wondering the direction of Panther Nation. Interim HC Steve Wilks has done an outstanding job with the team. The way we played wasn’t our best, […]

High winds along with cold temperatures rolled through Charlotte on Friday wreaking havoc on the power grid. Downed trees and massive power outages were reported throughout the Queen City with wind gusts as high as 62 mph. More than 160,000 Duke Energy customers reported outages and temperatures are expected to drop into the single digits […]

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools were granted $2.8M to increase safety in schools.

Google searches revealed that apple pie was the most-searched pie for North Carolina residents.

Sam Darnold rushed for a touchdown and threw for one as the Carolina Panthers pick up a win against Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos. Darnold had been sidelined since the beginning of the season with a high ankle sprain and with subpar performances from Baker Mayfield was thrust into action. Charlotte native and Interim […]