A bill in Raleigh, written by Sen. Vickie Sawyer, would require the Charlotte-area governments that voted to kill the I-77 South toll lanes in May to repay the state an estimated $60 million, freeze the decision until 2027, and withhold state highway money until it is paid.…
Jack Beckett·Jun 17, 2026
Hendrick Motorsports has petitioned to rezone 22.89 acres at the Mecklenburg-Cabarrus line from residential to industrial to expand its race-shop campus. City staff say the request is out of alignment with Charlotte's…
Jack Beckett·Jun 17, 2026
The Charlotte Knights came into Buffalo riding a seven-game road winning streak and dropped the series opener 9-5, even after Kyle Teel, Michael Turner, and Nolan Jones all homered. Seven walks allowed and a three-run…
John Speedway·Jun 17, 2026
Mayor Pro Tem James Mitchell Jr. applied for the interim mayor seat the council will fill, and he can vote for himself. Council members raised a conflict; the…
Jack Beckett·Jun 17, 2026
More than 100 people applied to be Charlotte's next mayor, and about 30 made their case in person at a June 15 council forum. The next mayor will be appointed,…
Jack Beckett·Jun 16, 2026
Oklahoma City came into Truist Field and won the first two without much trouble. Then the Charlotte Knights answered, taking three of the last four to split the…
John Speedway·Jun 15, 2026
Denny Hamlin held off Tyler Reddick by 1.678 seconds at Pocono on Sunday for his third straight NASCAR Cup win, a record eighth at the track. The streak cut…
Jack Beckett·Jun 15, 2026
Denny Hamlin was the last man out at Pocono and grabbed the Busch Light Pole by fifty-seven thousandths of a second, his fourth of the season. The bigger story…
John Speedway·Jun 13, 2026
On July 1, the Charlotte Area Transit System stops being a city department and passes to the MPTA, a 27-member appointed board, along with a new one-cent tax…
Jack Beckett·Jun 11, 2026
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted 7-2 to adopt Policy S-SFRS on student free speech. The most substantive speech about the policy came from a…
Jack Beckett·Jun 10, 2026
More than a dozen parents, students, teachers, and health professionals testified against renewing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' iReady contract at Tuesday's…
Jack Beckett·Jun 10, 2026
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government·Jun 9, 2026
Charlotte's city council voted unanimously Monday to pause all new data center and telecommunications facility approvals…
sports·Jun 8, 2026
The Charlotte Knights completed a six-game sweep of the Durham Bulls on Sunday, a 12-5 finale that ran their win streak…
sports·Jun 7, 2026
Denny Hamlin drove from the rear of the field to win the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan for the second straight…
sports·Jun 7, 2026
Denny Hamlin was the last car out at Michigan — an hour after a practice tire failure sent his crew scrambling to…
sports·Jun 5, 2026
Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin have turned 2026 into a two-Toyota title fight — and they're carrying it into Michigan…
sports·Jun 5, 2026
Cleetus McFarland — 4.75 million YouTube subscribers and a real racing résumé — is pulling double duty at Michigan on…