1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (273+ words) JEROME POWELL: We're not thinking about raising rates. We're not even thinking about thinking about raising rates. POWELL: The risk of higher inflation becoming entrenched has increased. It's certainly increased. I don't think it's high at this moment, but I…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1010+ words) The 10-month saga of the Interstate 77 toll lanes is coming to a conclusion. The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization will vote – again – on Sept. 23 on whether or not to back the controversial project, which would add two toll lanes in…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (307+ words) Marshall Terry: You start off by saying Charlotte lacks a big-city mindset. What do you mean by that? Terry: Give us a thumbnail of your series. What aspects of the city do you focus on beyond the stuff that you've…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (409+ words) “2025 marked the first year on record that air pollution stayed within healthy limits every day,” the report said, adding that the county averaged around five unhealthy air quality days each year. But the report also pointed to some areas for…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (122+ words) 25 years ago, the world changed. On Sept.11, 2001, four planes were hijacked over U.S. soil. Two hit the towers of the World Trade Center, another hit the Pentagon, and a fourth was overtaken by those on the plane before crashing into a…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (267+ words) Davidson commissioners discussed Tuesday whether to change their vote and back the controversial Interstate 77 toll lanes again. The town could be penalized $1.5 million if it doesn’t. Commissioners don’t like the I-77 toll lanes that already run through their town. In…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (489+ words) Updated September 8, 2026 at 10:08 AM EDT LONDON — British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced a ban on imports of goods produced in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday. He called Israeli settlers "terrorists" and accused them of carrying out…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (461+ words) Matthews Mayor John Higdon said the city of Charlotte should offer to pay financial penalties for small towns that stick with their vote to stop the controversial Interstate 77 toll lanes. Higdon’s statement comes as the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1668+ words) Friday, county election boards began sending out absentee ballots to voters across the state. North Carolina will be the first state in the nation to begin mail-in voting in the 2026 general election. Here’s everything you need to know about absentee…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (206+ words) The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board wants the district to review whether its payroll practices comply with state law on teacher pay schedules. Teachers are typically paid on a 10-month salary schedule. However, state law allows them to request their salaries in…...