Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin have turned 2026 into a two-Toyota title fight — and they're carrying it into Michigan International Speedway, the track Ford has won at 44 times and can't win at now. A FireKeepers Casino 400 preview from John Speedway.
John Speedway·Jun 5, 2026
Cleetus McFarland — 4.75 million YouTube subscribers and a real racing résumé — is pulling double duty at Michigan on Saturday: grand marshal and driver in the No. 4 Niece Motorsports truck. John Speedway on the most fun…
John Speedway·Jun 5, 2026
Mecklenburg County's new budget raised 721 county workers to a living wage but left MEDIC's paramedics and EMTs out — their raise sits in restricted contingency, pending two studies and a second vote. Three commissioners…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
WheelPrice's founders previewed BBS's first-ever truck and SUV wheel for a NASCAR Sundays crowd — the first time the storied German manufacturer has built for…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
WheelPrice, built by college friends, has spent three years making the enthusiast wheel trade less sketchy — bootstrapped, five people, and an industry-first AI…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
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sports·Jun 2, 2026
The Charlotte Knights closed their six-game Truist Field homestand against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp with a Friday…
sports·Jun 2, 2026
Carolina Ascent FC led the first Gainbridge Super League final in club history 1-0 at halftime, but Lexington SC…
sports·Jun 1, 2026
Connor Hall went home to Langley Speedway and held off Niece Motorsports teammate Landen Lewis for a CARS Tour Late…
government·Jun 1, 2026
Mecklenburg County's 2026-27 budget was a foregone conclusion — but adopting it still took the board most of an hour, through nine contract recusals, a failed…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
A Charlotte City Council committee voted 4-1 to keep exploring a criminal-penalty option for repeat street-vending offenders and unanimously advanced citywide…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
At the MTC's final meeting, members praised interim CATS CEO Brent Cagle for steadying an agency in crisis since he arrived in December 2022. The tributes land…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
Charlotte City Council voted 10-1 Monday to direct the city manager to give the Charlotte Fire Department the same 10 percent raise as police, closing a pay gap…
Jack Beckett·Jun 2, 2026
The Metropolitan Transit Commission's final vote adopted the CATS Fare Modernization Program — tap-and-go payments, electronic validation, a new streetcar fare,…
Jack Beckett·Jun 2, 2026
Denny Hamlin won the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville by 0.115 seconds — and the two cars he beat were his own Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, Christopher Bell and…
Jack Beckett·Jun 2, 2026
The Metropolitan Transit Commission held its final meeting May 27 after 27 years, adopting an amended CATS fare policy…
government·May 30, 2026
Charlotte went from a bus-only city to a rail-connected region to an independent transit authority in 27 years. A…
sports·May 29, 2026
Down 5-3 in the nightcap of a weather-made doubleheader, the Knights erupted for eight runs in the fourth — capped by…