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City staff asked Charlotte City Council on Monday to extend the pause on new data centers by almost a year. Two approved hyperscale campuses, allowed up to 5.5 million square feet together, are exempt and can keep building. A vote is expected Oct. 26.
Jack Beckett·Oct 13, 2026
Charlotte City Council voted Monday to take six weeks to review the airport's new airline lease and decide Nov. 23. Mayor Rob Harrington vetoed it on the spot. The lease would run 10½ years and carry an estimated $2.1…
Jack Beckett·Oct 13, 2026
Layne Riggs passed Kaden Honeycutt with seven laps left to win the Ecosave 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, his seventh Truck Series win of the season. He cut Honeycutt's Chase lead from 37 points to 17 with four races…
Jack Beckett·Oct 12, 2026
Corey Day led early, took a pit-road penalty, drove back and won the Blue Cross NC 300 with a three-wide pass 10 laps from the end. He is third in the Chase,…
Jack Beckett·Oct 12, 2026
Chase Briscoe's right front tire was coming apart, and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell closed in, but Briscoe won the Bank of America 400 by 0.029…
Jack Beckett·Oct 12, 2026
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Kirill Gerasimyuk made his first start of the season count, stopping 25 of 26 shots and all three Springfield shooters a day after the Checkers lost 6-2 at…
Jack Beckett·Oct 12, 2026
Charlotte City Council gets its first public presentation Monday on the airport's proposed new lease with five airlines. Its cost, its length and what the…
Jack Beckett·Oct 10, 2026
Charlotte FC signed Premier League veteran Abdoulaye Doucoure and promoted Nathan Richmond and Hugo Mbongue from Crown Legacy before Friday's final roster…
John Speedway·Oct 10, 2026
CATS Micro, the transit system's on-demand shared van service, started a new zone around Wilkinson Boulevard and West Boulevard on Oct. 5. Rides cost $2.20 and…
Jack Beckett·Oct 9, 2026
More than 2,900 people have been killed or seriously injured on Charlotte-area roads since 2021, the city says. A regional survey asking where roads feel unsafe…
Jack Beckett·Oct 9, 2026
Layne Riggs has the most Truck Series wins this season and the worst average finish in the playoff so far. He returns to Charlotte, where he won in May, 37…
Jack Beckett·Oct 9, 2026
Charlotte FC forward Archie Goodwin had foot surgery Tuesday and is expected to be out four to five months, past MLS Cup on Dec. 18. Charlotte hosts FC Dallas…
John Speedway·Oct 9, 2026
The Charlotte Knights show "Shrek" on the Truist Field outfield tonight, Friday, Oct. 9. Gates open at 6:30 p.m., the movie starts at 7:30, tickets are $10 plus…
Jack Beckett·Oct 9, 2026
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Sports·Oct 8, 2026
The Panthers have scored more points through four games than any team in franchise history and reached the bye at 2-2,…
Government·Oct 8, 2026
The 12-page agreement behind the I-77 South toll lanes commits at least $300 million to west Charlotte and makes the…
Sports·Oct 6, 2026
The Checkers fell behind 2-0 in the first period at Hershey on Sunday and lost 3-2, splitting the season-opening series.…
Sports·Oct 6, 2026
Corey Day led 136 of 201 laps from the pole, then had to take the lead back from Carson Kvapil twice in the last 12.…
Sports·Oct 6, 2026
A week after Kyle Larson took Kansas from him late, Chase Briscoe led 175 laps at Las Vegas and held Larson off at the…
Sports·Oct 5, 2026
Tetairoa McMillan caught 14 passes for 192 yards, Chuba Hubbard ran for 122 and two touchdowns, and Detroit settled for…
