Only one Republican will remain on Charlotte City Council. That district, too, is in danger of flipping in the future.

The NoDa neighborhood was the No. 1 precinct among those that supported the tax, and support varied widely across the county.

A panel of judges agreed to an expedited schedule in a case that asks them to block the new map from being used.

At the end of September, CMPD had about the same number of vacancies in sworn officer positions that it did a year ago.

Democratic leaders say they saw the same trend on the ground. Wesley Harris, Mecklenburg County Democrats chair, said voters who voted blue in city and county contests carried that energy into the ...

The state program has wiped out billions in debt for millions of North Carolinians. But high deductibles and uncovered services can still leave some owing thousands.

Cannabis beverages — sparkling, citrusy, slightly herbaceous and increasingly easy to find on menus in Charlotte — are quietly changing the way people unwind.

Senior forward Matthew Kulyak’s penalty shot in the first overtime led the Knights past the Sabres in the NCHSAA 8A men’s soccer tournament.

Some top teams are sitting it out, but North Carolina’s prep version of wild-card weekend is full of regular-season rematches ...

It is encouraging to find at the school board level a debate that tries to promote civility, free speech and public comment.

Paige Masten is a deputy opinion editor for the Charlotte Observer and McClatchy’s North Carolina Opinion team.

Three of the four men on trial in the drive-by shooting death of a 13-year-old Union County girl were found guilty by a jury ...