Sam Surridge entered for the second half on Saturday at GEODIS Park, scored twice, and walked off tied for the MLS lead in goals. Charlotte FC conceded four for the second straight road match, completing Nashville SC's 2026 sweep of the series. The 2-4 loss drops the Crown to…
Jack Beckett·Apr 27, 2026
Charlotte Water shifted to voluntary water restrictions on Monday, April 20 — the first time since 2023 — after the Catawba-Wateree River Basin moved to Stage 1 of its regional Low Inflow Protocol. A separate citywide…
Jack Beckett·Apr 26, 2026
After losing her March primary to Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler by nearly 48 points, the seven-term Charlotte representative re-registered Unaffiliated on Friday. She has not said whether she will caucus with Republicans.…
Jack Beckett·Apr 25, 2026
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted 9-0 in an emergency meeting to convert May 1 from a student instructional day to a teacher workday, after…
Jack Beckett·Apr 24, 2026
Charlotte closed the AHL regular season with a 4-for-8 power-play clinic and opened the Calder Cup First Round 8-1 over Springfield. One more win on Friday and…
Jack Beckett·Apr 23, 2026
Charlotte FC out-shot Orlando City 15-11 and held more of the ball at Inter&Co Stadium. Orlando put six shots on target and scored four of them. Final 4-1, with…
Jack Beckett·Apr 23, 2026
Council Member LaWana Mayfield built Charlotte's Faith in Housing initiative. Monday night she voted against one of its petitions — and told the chamber from…
Jack Beckett·Apr 23, 2026
Six scoreless innings from Duncan Davitt and Ben Peoples. Five runs in the next two. Nashville 5, Charlotte 1 in the homestand opener.
Jack Beckett·Apr 22, 2026
Council Member LaWana Mayfield, the architect of Charlotte's Faith in Housing initiative, voted against a Faith in Housing petition Monday night. Both rezonings…
Jack Beckett·Apr 22, 2026
An 89th-minute header from Aby Baisden locked in Ascent's second consecutive playoff spot and extended the team's unbeaten run to eight matches.
Jack Beckett·Apr 20, 2026
SMBC Group, the banking arm of one of Japan's three largest financial institutions, has committed to 2,000 jobs in Charlotte over six years in exchange for an…
Jack Beckett·Apr 20, 2026
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sports·Apr 20, 2026
Carlos Pérez drove in four. Aaron McGarity picked up the win. Charlotte hung a six-spot on Jacksonville in the fifth…
sports·Apr 20, 2026
Tyler Reddick has won five of the six races Michael Jordan has attended this season. The one Jordan missed was the one…
sports·Apr 19, 2026
Yaniv Perets's 39 saves gave him his first professional shutout, in his eighth AHL game. Charlotte's third-place…
government·Apr 19, 2026
Chief Estella Patterson reported violent crime down 21 percent and overall crime down 9 percent across…
sports·Apr 19, 2026
Kristijan Kahlina made seven saves, Idan Toklomati broke the deadlock, and Kerwin Vargas came off the bench to finish…
government·Apr 18, 2026
The state funds 78 percent of CMS positions. The county funds 2,707 more. Superintendent Crystal Hill showed the board…