Novant Health hires former state health chief
Rick Brajer, who served as secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services under former Gov. Pat McCrory, has accepted a...
Here’s an early glimpse at what incoming CMS leader says about hottest issues
From student assignment challenges to support for new teachers, incoming Charlotte-Mecklenburg Superintendent Clayton Wilcox tackled an array of big topics in a public Q&A...
New CMS assignment twist: Transfer option could open doors for 27,000 students
Up to 27,000 students in 35 low-performing Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools could get a new path to transfer out, as school board members asked staff to...
So you think you can dance? This choreographer (and her showcase) think so, too
Think of “Loose Leaves” as the Tosco Music Party of dance. You pay a modest $12 admission, and Salena Mable Stamp pulls together a...
Want to judge a Charlotte ‘Top Chef’ event?
It’s been hinted about, but now we have the details: Katsuji Tanabe, the trash-talking L.A. chef from this season’s “Top Chef: Charleston,” will come...
UNC surges ahead in ACC with another standout defensive performance
North Carolina coach Roy Williams wasn’t in a place on Wednesday night to put into perspective what his team has done defensively during...
New-look NASCAR: Will recent changes improve the sport? Time to find out.
NASCAR has made a series of changes for the 2017 season ranging from a new top-series sponsor to how the cars are set...
What one Charlotte neighborhood learned from fighting a new development
People sometimes assume developers in Charlotte hold all the cards and can win approval for anything they want. But a fight over new townhouses...
LendingTree earnings beat analyst expectations
LendingTree Inc., the Charlotte-based operator of LendingTree.com, announced on Thursday that its revenue jumped 28.7 percent in the fourth quarter and earnings beat analyst...
Where will Wells Fargo stage its shareholder meeting? The mystery frustrates some investors
In about two months, Wells Fargo is expected to hold its first shareholder meeting since news of its sales scandal erupted in September. One...
Dakota Access oil pipeline camp cleared of protestesters
Authorities on Thursday cleared a protest camp where opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline had gathered for the better part of a year,...
More than 25,000 of these elephants are gone – the victims of poachers, study...
The population of forest elephants at a key Central African preserve is sharply declining, and poaching is largely to blame, according to a...
North Mecklenburg voters helped defeat Pat McCrory. Will they turn on transit next?
North Mecklenburg residents have paid their share of the hundreds of millions of dollars collected for mass transit since 1998, but to date they’ve...
Pitts: The education gap between left and right
"I love the poorly educated!" -- Donald Trump"Think! It ain't illegal yet." -- FunkadelicIt's time we talked about the most consequential political divide in...
Was I sport to the drunken salesmen?
As soon as the hotel elevator doors close, I realize my mistake. Men surround me on all sides. Drunk men. Drunk salesmen, specifically, with...
An undercurrent of fear in Baltimore's immigrant communities
On Sunday Feb. 12, hundreds of Latino, African-American, white and Asian neighbors marched in Highlandtown to Patterson Park chanting "No hate, no fear, immigrants...
Trump: Making America less safe again
The new immigration policies President Donald Trump's administration released Tuesday make America less humane; they target millions of people who have been in this...
Make the mayor accountable for the schools
It was a strange set of circumstances that led to the joint-governance arrangement between the city and state for Baltimore's public schools. Twenty years...
Alternative fact of the week: Last night in the school bathroom
Strictly by customary fact-checking standards, this week's most egregious "alternative fact" has become so ubiquitous that it can be identified in just four words:...
Under Armour shares plunge on sales and earnings miss
Under Armour's long streak of eye-popping gains in sales ended abruptly during the all-important holiday season, the company reported Tuesday, sending its stock down...
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Chester Railway and Bus Stations Evacuated: Live Updates on Security Alert
Chester Railway and Bus Stations Evacuated: Live Updates on Security AlertBoth Chester railway and bus stations have been evacuated with city center streets cordoned...
