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Animal Care and Control in Charlotte is asking the community for help after more than 80 dogs arrived at the shelter in the last two days. Our very own Holly Haze is a volunteer and foster through Animal Care and Control. She has been spearheading the Furry Friday feature for almost a year and has […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it won’t be necessary to isolate for five days if you test positive for COVID-19. Instead, the CDC advises those who test positive and who show symptoms just to stay home until their fever has disappeared for at least 24 hours without the use of medication. […]
Carowinds’ popular roller coaster, formerly named Intimidator after Dale Earnhardt, has been renamed Thunder Striker, sparking mixed reactions among fans. The park’s partnership with Dale Earnhardt Inc. for the coaster’s name ended, with no explanation provided by Carowinds. The coaster first debuted at Carowinds in 2010. While some fans expressed disappointment over the change, others […]
A family visiting Asheville, North Carolina fell in love with a shelter dog named Grover and decided to adopt him, canceling their flight and renting a car to take him home to Massachusetts. Grover, a stray who had been taken in by the Asheville Humane Society, found his forever home after a chance meeting during […]
Want to live a happier life? Head to California. Four California cities made WalletHub’s list of the top ten happiest cities in America. Cities were ranked by factors such as income, environment, depression rates, and leisure time. Fremont, CA topped the list, followed by Overland Park, KS, San Jose, CA, Madison, WI, and Irvine, CA. […]
Former Carolina Panthers star QB Cam Newton made headlines after a video surfaced of him involved in a brawl during a 7-on-7 football tournament in Atlanta. The video, posted on X by user @vanman_1000, shows Newton in the middle of the altercation. Newton, who is the founder of C1N, a professional sports organization, has not […]
The Lovin’ Life Music Fest has released its official lineup. The event will make its debut in Uptown Charlotte this year from May 3 to May 5. The Avett Brothers, The Fray, Allen Stone, Ripe, Lily Fitts, Holly Humberstone, Ax & the Hatchetmen, Weston Estate, The Aces, Anees, Infinity Song, Nightly, and Artikal Sound System were […]
It’s National Walk Your Dog Day . . . so if you only do it once a year, today’s the day. (???) Seriously though, here’s why getting lazy and skipping those walks might be a bigger deal than you think. “The Washington Post” just did a big story about how skipping walks can “significantly affect your dog’s emotional and […]
If you are waking up to an SOS mode on your cell phone, you’re not alone. According to Downdetector.com, over 30,000 outage incidents were reported with AT&T’s service around 4:30 a.m. ET. Impacted cities included Charlotte, Honolulu, San Francisco, Houston and Chicago, the website showed. Large swathes of the U.S. were hit by a cellular […]
NASA is looking for volunteers to sign up as a ‘Martian Astronaut’. You won’t actually be going to Mars, but instead spend a year inside a simulated Mars colony. Volunteers will be part of a four-person crew living inside a 1,700-square foot habitat inside Houston’s Johnson Space Center, where you’d carry out various tasks meant […]