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The regional board that killed the I-77 South toll lanes in May will vote September 23 on bringing them back, under a state budget that told the governments that opposed them to reinstate the project or repay $64 million. The count starts with Charlotte, which controls more of…
Jack Beckett·Jul 16, 2026
The City Council's Safety Committee voted unanimously to send the full council a single 9 p.m. curfew for everyone under 18, replacing the current age-tiered rules. The change still needs a full-council vote, expected in…
Jack Beckett·Jul 15, 2026
Justin Allgaier came from 16th through 13 cautions and three red flags to win the Focused Health 250 at Atlanta, his sixth O'Reilly Series win of the season. He now leads the championship by 240 points.
Jack Beckett·Jul 13, 2026
Ryan Blaney led 171 of 263 laps, kept handing the lead back to the pack, and took it for good in overtime to win a rain-delayed Quaker State 400 at Atlanta's…
Jack Beckett·Jul 13, 2026
"¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues," a bilingual Smithsonian exhibition on Latinos and baseball, opens Saturday at the Charlotte Museum of History in…
Jack Beckett·Jul 13, 2026
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sports·Jul 11, 2026
Charlotte trailed 11-5 heading to the bottom of the ninth, then scored four and put the potential winning run at the…
sports·Jul 10, 2026
Denny Hamlin leads the Cup Series by 44 points with seven races left, but Sunday night the Quaker State 400 visits…
sports·Jul 10, 2026
Austin Hill has five wins at Atlanta, tied with Kevin Harvick for the most in NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series history.…
sports·Jul 10, 2026
The Craftsman Truck Series runs its final road course of the year Saturday at Lime Rock Park, a Connecticut track a 1959…
The Charlotte Knights out-hit the Nashville Sounds 14 to 10 at Truist Field on Saturday and still lost 4-2, handing Nashville its first lead of the series. It…
John Speedway·Jul 12, 2026
The two fastest trucks at Lime Rock did not win the race. Grant Enfinger, who wasn't the fastest, did, passing cleanly for his first road-course win and first…
Jack Beckett·Jul 12, 2026
Crown Legacy FC, Charlotte FC's MLS NEXT Pro development side, sits second in the Eastern Conference at 8-2-6 and has already sent four players up to the First…
Jack Beckett·Jul 11, 2026
For the first time in club history, Charlotte FC will have players in the MLS All-Star Game: Tim Ream, Pep Biel, and Ashley Westwood. Head coach Dean Smith will…
Jack Beckett·Jul 11, 2026
Charlotte's new transit authority gave its interim CEO expanded authority to sign technology contracts without case-by-case board approval, racing a Jan. 1…
Jack Beckett·Jul 11, 2026
government·Jul 10, 2026
A committee of Charlotte's new transit authority voted 5-4 against recommending a West Craighead station for the Red…
sports·Jul 10, 2026
Riley Unroe joined the Charlotte Knights on Wednesday, played shortstop that night, and hit two home runs from right…