Prominent NASCAR figure Ray Evernham donated $250,000 Wednesday to the effort to build a Ronald McDonald House in Charlotte, saying a personal experience has made him a firm believer in the cause. Full Story »
The Charlotte Convention Center could have a more casual feel Friday, with sweatsuits replacing business suits as the apparel of choice for the Race Expo, a preliminary event to Saturday's annual Thunder Road Marathon. Full Story »
Longleaf pine forests that once blanketed the Southeast but have been reduced to remnants could play a key role in combating climate change, conservationists and academics said today. Full Story »
A 53-year-old woman was unconscious this morning when firefighters rescued her from a burning house Full Story »
Two Cleveland County men have been charged with shooting another man in what detectives say was a drug-related incident Wednesday night. Full Story »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A 22-year-old father was arrested and charged with abusing his own 5-month-old child. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police tell us that Steven Darnell Martin, who lives on Elmhurst Road, faces two counts of child abuse-inflicting serious injury. Martin is accused of hurting 5-month-old Sanai Taliya Martin. We still don't know how she was injured. The baby is believed to be in very ... Full Story »
MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- A 33-year-old insurance salesman has been arrested and charged with sexual battery after police say he forced a woman to grope him. The alleged incident happened Friday, Dec. 4 in Mooresville. Police say Matthew Strickland went to a woman's home to tell her insurance. While he was there, police say Strickland made her grope him. He turned himself in to the Mooresville ... Full Story »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America Corp. is unlikely to name a new chief executive until next week, because of a stipulation in the securities offering the Charlotte bank used to pay back government aid. According to a securities filing, the bank must wait five business days from Wednesday before any event occurs that would make previous disclosures related to the offering "untrue." Naming a new ... Full Story »
LINCOLNTON, N.C. – An 18-year-old died Wednesday night after she lost control of her truck while being chased by a trooper, the Highway Patrol confirms. The accident happened around 9'45 p.m. on Bess Chapel Road. A trooper tried to pull Michelle Taylor Platt over for speeding on N.C. 279 near Cherryville, but the Highway Patrol says she refused to stop. The Ford F-150 continued west and turned ... Full Story »
CORNELIUS, N.C. -- Water bills you have to see to believe! Bills that were once 40 bucks are now as high as $500. Angry customers took their concerns straight to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department Wednesday night for some answers. Debbie Barteldt is still sticker shocked. "The bill was $240," she said. Debbie's Charlotte Mecklenburg water bill went from an average of $45 to over $200 ... Full Story »
If you need a battery, a new store in Rock Hill wants to help.Batteries Plus, a national company t Full Story »
Two armed men attempted to rob the Clover Bojangles, but ran from the store before they had a chance Full Story »
The man police say robbed Rock Hill’s Walgreen’s last week was hospitalized sh Full Story »
A 53-year-old woman was unconscious this morning when firefighters rescued her from a burning house in Rock Hill. Full Story »
The rate of gang violence in South Carolina rose nearly 1,000 percent over the past decade with rural Colleton County topping the list of the most hard-hit areas in the state, according to a study released Wednesday. Full Story »
A Camp Lejeune Marine has died from wounds he suffered in combat four months ago in Afghanistan. Corp. Xhacob Latorre, 21, from Connecticut was injured Aug. 10 in Helmand Province. He died Tuesday. Full Story »
The special prosecutor in charge of the campaign violation case against former Gov. Mike Easley says it might take until the spring before it's determined if charges will be filed. Full Story »
Police are investigating a number of robberies that happened Wednesday night into Thursday morning. They don't think the incidents are connected but say the amount is unusual. Full Story »
Toys for Tots, Secret Santas and Angel Trees. With two weeks left until Christmas, area nonprofits are increasing their efforts to collect new toys to make the season bright for kids in need. But kids aren't the only ones at risk this year. Full Story »
Gov. Perdue will visit the Triad on Thursday to attend the groundbreaking for the new Tanger Outlets in Mebane, N.C. The new outlet center is expected to employ more than 500 people. Full Story »
Police have identified the couple accused of stealing from the Tiffany & Co. jewelry store at SouthPark mall. Full Story »
Federal prosecutors say they have charged a South Carolina man accused of holding cockfighting contests on his property. Full Story »
A Lincolnton teenager was killed in a car accident Wednesday night. Full Story »
Two children were killed and a woman was injured when a passenger train hit a sport utility vehicle stopped on the tracks in central North Carolina. Full Story »
A judge has appointed a new attorney for the North Carolina man charged with the murder of a 5-year-old girl. Full Story »
U.S. News and World Report just completed its list of the top 100 high schools in America. Not a single Charlotte Mecklenburg High School made the magazine's list. Full Story »
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he still wants to reconcile with first lady Jenny Sanford and doesn't begrudge her for speaking out in a nationally televised interview. Full Story »
A bill to protect reporters' confidential sources in federal court has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. Full Story »
Some former co-workers of a man accused of killing an employee and wounding five others at an Orlando engineering firm feared he might seek revenge after he was fired two years ago. Full Story »
Police pursuing a suspect in Times Square shot and killed the man after he fired on them in an areabusy with holiday shoppers and passersby. Full Story »
Staff report A Cleveland man is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center on four counts of statutory rape. Aaron Bradley Doby, 22, 2645 Phifer Road, was charged Wednesday after an investigation by the Rowan County Sheriff's Office. Capt. Jo ... Full Story »
Staff report LANDIS â A tree toppled by the wind may have damaged a Landis home more than $40,000. Rudy Wise, 503 W. 5th Street arranged for a crew with a crane to come on site today and get the large white pine off the house. The tree smashed in ... Full Story »
Staff report A flatbed truck delivering building supplies overturned on Sherrills Ford Road early today, causing a traffic backup. The driver, Charles W. Raines, 144 Carrigan Road, Troutman, was transported to Rowan Regional Medical Center. Troo ... Full Story »
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will host H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics Dec. 14 and 15. The clinics are open to students, employees and the public. The Dec. 14 clinic will be held 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the North Campus Student Center at I-85 ... Full Story »
The Rowan County Health Department is holding an H1N1 vaccination clinic on Tuesday. It is open to the general public. The clinic is from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at the health department, 1811 E. Innes St. The vaccine is provided free. No appointments will b ... Full Story »
ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Salvation Army bell ringer in North Carolina stole the kettle he was using to collect money, saying he needed the money to pay court fees. Multiple media outlets report that authorities say Francis Murray... Full Story »
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The same storm system that brought blizzards to the Midwest generated wind gusts of up to 101 miles an hour in the North Carolina mountains and caused a death in the foothills. Multiple media reported Thursday that gusty... Full Story »
BOILING SPRINGS – Warrants were obtained Wednesday for the arrest of Alonzo Emmanuale Johnson, 24, who police say called 911 to report a man had been shot three times in the chest. The only problem was there was no victim or shooter. Boiling... Full Story »
SHELBY – Nearly one in every five Cleveland County residents lives below the poverty line, according to a report recently released by the N.C. Justice Center. The report, which details social and economic statistics for each county in the state,... Full Story »
An 18-year-old woman was killed Wednesday night when she lost control of a Ford F-150 pickup truck while being chased by the Highway Patrol. Highway Patrol Trooper J.B. Thornburg tried to stop the truck for speeding on N.C. 279 near Cherryville at... Full Story »
Senior Josh Cox was a standout on Mooresville's cross country team even as a freshman, but had to wait his turn. Full Story »
Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Brady Johnson said he was honored to have been in Washington last week as part of an I-SS contingent that visited the nation's capital to receive the vaunted Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which the system actually won in 2008. Full Story »
Statesville goes into full-blown Christmas mode this weekend when two of the city's most popular events will be happening downtown. Full Story »
West Iredell's football season ended Nov. 13 with a 46-8 loss at Asheville in the first round of the 3A state playoffs, but Warriors coach Mark Weycker still has his nose to the grindstone. Full Story »
Police are searching for a man who robbed a local sandwich shop at gunpoint Tuesday night. Full Story »
Lights, camera, action! A team of independent filmmakers has been shooting scenes around Morganton and doesn't expect to stop anytime soon. Full Story »
Officers arrested a man Tuesday after a customer of Belle Farm told the owner someone was trying to swap items similar to ones in the store. Full Story »
The Burke County Health Department is now offering the H1N1 ("swine flu") vaccine to the general public. The first clinic will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday at the Morganton Burke Senior Center, 501 N. Green St. Full Story »
A husband-and-wife team is accused of stealing items from Defeet Inc., 371 Interstate 40 Access Road. Full Story »
Four Burke County Board of Education members on Monday refused to appropriate money for capital outlays until the school district finds a way to start restoring its staff's salaries. Full Story »
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