Council convened in special session at 4 p.m. Monday to take up three of Charlotte's biggest active fights — a $4.5 billion budget hearing, a resolution on the I-77 South toll lanes, and the council's first formal floor discussion of data centers. Council Member Malcolm Graham,…
Jack Beckett·May 11, 2026
Charlotte Water escalates to Stage 2 of the Low Inflow Protocol on Friday, May 15 — the first mandatory water restrictions since 2009. The region has reached exceptional drought for the first time since 2008.
Jack Beckett·May 11, 2026
Carolina Ascent FC won 3-0 at Fort Lauderdale on Saturday night. Mackenzie George scored in the 63rd, Mia Corbin in the 77th, Tyler Lussi in the 82nd. Sydney Martinez claimed her seventh clean sheet. The win pushes the…
Jack Beckett·May 10, 2026
Charlotte FC trailed 2-0 at halftime to FC Cincinnati at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night. Idan Toklomati scored in the 51st minute and Pep Biel scored…
Jack Beckett·May 10, 2026
Charlotte trailed 6-0 to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp before scoring five runs in the sixth inning. The tying run never came. The Knights lost 6-5 in front of…
Jack Beckett·May 10, 2026
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sports·May 7, 2026
The Knights took the road-trip opener at VyStar 5-3 on Tuesday behind Shane Murphy and a Triple-A debut from Braden…
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government·May 6, 2026
Kaden Honeycutt won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Friday at Watkins Glen — and did it by beating Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen, the two…
John Speedway·May 10, 2026
The Charlotte Knights scored seven runs in their first five innings and held off a ninth-inning rally to beat Jacksonville 8-5 Friday, putting them up 3-1 in…
Jack Beckett·May 9, 2026
The Charlotte Knights beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 16-1 on Thursday night at VyStar Ballpark, taking the six-game series lead at 2-1. Charlotte racked up…
Jack Beckett·May 9, 2026
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles announced Thursday that she will resign on June 30, ending a tenure that began in 2017. Under North Carolina law, the City Council will…
Jack Beckett·May 9, 2026
Queen City Garage launches its competitive development program at Florence Motor Speedway on Saturday. The Charlotte holding's sister property — NASCAR Sundays…
Jack Beckett·May 8, 2026
At the final public hearing on the Charlotte Area Transit System's Fare Modernization Program, public commenter Carson Cohn told the MTC that CATS had promised…
Jack Beckett·May 8, 2026
CFO Kelly Kluttz told the board the district's $6.6 million salary reserve covers them to about 5 percent — but bills in…
government·May 5, 2026
The rental housing production category of Charlotte's 2024 affordable housing bond is now $5.6 million over its…