The aging hydroelectric Craggy Dam on the French Broad River is one of several Western NC structures targeted for possible removal.

Sports betting marketers are wooing females, pitching their gambling as inclusive, empowering and a way to connect with friends.

Senate leader Phil Berger is calling for a second recount in his close Republican primary race with Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. A machine recount wrapped up Thursday without changing Page's 23-vote lead. But state law allows Berger to seek a hand-to-eye recount of randomly selected ballots, a process that would likely begin next week.

Alexander Silbiger is the keynote speaker for a Holocaust remembrance event hosted by the Forsyth Tech Foundation, MUSE Winston-Salem, Temple Emanuel and the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust.

The Charlotte Symphony is bringing Disney's "Encanto" to the Belk Theater in uptown Charlotte this weekend, performing the score live as the movie plays on screen.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing to block a proposed 6.2 billion merger between two of the nation’s largest TV broadcasters — Nexstar and Tegna.

Hundreds of Winthrop University upperclassmen are facing an uncertain housing situation heading into the fall 2026 semester after the university demolished two aging residence halls and redirected what on-campus housing remains toward freshmen and sophomores.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is moving toward adopting its 2026-27 budget, even as the lack of a statewide spending plan continues to create uncertainty.

The Charlotte Hornets strengthened their playoff hopes Thursday night with a 130-111 win over the Orlando Magic — one of the teams they are chasing in the Eastern Conference standings. Coby White led Charlotte with 27 points off the bench.