Charlotte Area News

For the second year, the Ally Tipoff broke the record for the highest-attended regular season women's basketball game in North Carolina. Which begs the question: Is Charlotte ready to host the Final Four again? Dawn Staley and Jim Phillips agree on the answer.

Under first-year coach Tynesha Lewis, the Bulldogs have become nomadic since Helene, taking up residency in a Charlotte hotel and practicing in whatever gym is available.

The ACC Commissioner, at football media days in Charlotte, spoke with force about the lawsuits and made one thing crystal clear: the ACC will not throw in the towel on this legal battle.

The Copa América soccer tournament semifinal in Charlotte last week was a unifying cultural moment for the region’s growing Colombian population.

The North Carolina General Assembly approved legislation in 2015 asking a congressional committee to eventually approve a likeness of Graham for display. Graham died in 2018 at age 99. Each state gets two statues.

The 39-year-old Lee joins the Hornets after serving as the Boston Celtics top assistant coach. Lee will complete the Celtics’ playoff run before joining the Hornets on a full-time basis. Lee spent five seasons under Mike Budenholzer before joining the Celtics last summer.

North Carolina's Charter School Review Board approved dramatic expansion Monday for two Charlotte charter schools despite low test scores. That wasn't allowed until the law changed last year.

Friends, colleagues and the wife of fallen Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Joshua Eyer are remembering him as a hard-charging outwardly stern cop who also peppered friends with "how's things" texts and showered love on his wife and young son. Thousands packed the sanctuary at Charlotte's First Baptist Church on Friday for Eyer's memorial service.

President Joe Biden has met privately with the families of law enforcement officers shot to death on the job in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The UNC-Chapel Hill product becomes the second quarterback taken in the first round by New England since 2021 and will be its latest attempt to find a franchise quarterback following Tom Brady’s departure after the 2019 season.

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited Raleigh on Friday to announce $18.3 million in funding to support Siemens Energy as the company plans to produce equipment needed to integrate more renewable energy into the grid.

McHenry's decision not to seek reelection is surprising, since in late October he announced he would run for another two-year term. McHenry didn't explain the reversal Tuesday, saying just that “I believe there is a season for everything and — for me — this season has come to an end.”