Day-of guide to Charlotte's first mandatory Stage 2 restrictions since 2009: the rules, the five-stage Low Inflow Protocol behind them, the burn ban that arrived with them, and what's enforceable Friday.
Jack Beckett·May 13, 2026
Senate Pres. Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Destin Hall announced a budget framework Tuesday afternoon, ending a ten-month standoff. Teachers get an 8 percent raise and a $48,000 starting floor. Most state…
Jack Beckett·May 13, 2026
Two weeks after rejecting Superintendent Crystal Hill's $2.1 billion budget 8-1, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education unanimously approved her amended version on Tuesday. The same operating envelope now…
Jack Beckett·May 13, 2026
Two weeks after a 5-5 deadlock that required Mayor Vi Lyles to break the tie, Charlotte City Council voted unanimously Monday night to schedule a public hearing…
Jack Beckett·May 13, 2026
Jack Beckett·May 13, 2026
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sports·May 9, 2026
The Charlotte Knights scored seven runs in their first five innings and held off a ninth-inning rally to beat…
sports·May 9, 2026
The Charlotte Knights beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 16-1 on Thursday night at VyStar Ballpark, taking the six-game…
government·May 9, 2026
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles announced Thursday that she will resign on June 30, ending a tenure that began in 2017. Under…
business·May 8, 2026
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…
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…
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…
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
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
Queen City Garage launches its competitive development program at Florence Motor Speedway on Saturday. The Charlotte…
government·May 8, 2026
At the final public hearing on the Charlotte Area Transit System's Fare Modernization Program, public commenter Carson…
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…