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Moving from Charlotte or Raleigh to rural North Carolina gives your dog a whole new world to sniff. It also changes familiar habits, from quick potty breaks to trips for veterinary care. Country life can be wonderful for dogs, but open space still needs boundaries and planning. A few steady...
Mecklenburg County is turning to goats to help tackle an invasive plant problem at one of its nature preserves.
Here at WFAE, it should come as no surprise that we think the First Amendment is kind of a big deal. That’s why we’ve created an award honoring First Amendment champions. This year’s recipient of the Ed Williams First Amendment Award is Jon Buchan. He worked as...
LINE: 49ers -7.5; over/under is 129.5. BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte faces Appalachian State after Keyshuan Tillery scored 20 points in Charlotte's 68-62 loss to the Seton Hall Pirates. Charlotte went 17-17 overall with an 11-6 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The 49ers averaged 73.3 points per game while shooting...
Last season, the Golden Bulls defeated Virginia Union 45-21 to secure JCSU’s first CIAA title since 1969.
A major retailer is set to occupy a new space on Charlotte's South Boulevard. The Charlotte Observer reported on Tuesday, Nov. 10, that TJ Maxx will open a 25,570-square-foot store at 5107 South Blvd. in Charlotte at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19. It will anchor the renovated 77,000-square-foot Seneca Square shopping center, according to property manager Foundry Commercial.
A few snow showers or flurries will be possible across the highest elevations of western North Carolina, particularly later Friday and into the evening.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Community advocates and Mecklenburg County leaders are calling on billboard companies to consult with neighbors before cutting down trees to make their signs more visible. The push for change follows tree cutting in Plaza Midwood, where an entire line of trees was removed near a billboard....
Charlotte is considering a major development near the airport, with plans calling for restaurants, hotels, office space and additional parking on 39 acres.
Westcore acquired a 755,000-square-foot Kannapolis warehouse from Trammell Crow, the developer of the project. Westcore paid $80.2 million for the industrial building, which houses one tenant, Momentec, a sports apparel business. Metro63 Logistics Center at 5700 Royce St. was delivered in late 2022. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that the...
A proposed Mecklenburg County air-quality permit would let Digital Realty keep a hyperscale data center on Moores Chapel Road online through a blackout with 242 diesel generators. Together they would total 726 megawatts, a backup fleet that would rival the output of some utility-scale power plants, and the permit would allow more than 100 tons of air pollution a year.
Gastonia, North Carolina driver Glenn Dunaway is a significant figure in LASTCAR history. On June 19, 1949 at the Charlotte Speedway, a tiny dirt track in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dunaway was flagged the winner of NASCAR’s first-ever race after his 1947 Ford beat second-place Jim Roper by three laps. But Dunaway’s car #25 was disqualified hours later for running with altered rear springs, thus violating NASCAR’s rule that every car in the field remain “strictly stock.” Despite a legal challenge, Roper was credited with the victory, and Dunaway was kicked to the 33rd and final spot, becoming NASCAR’s first-ever last-place finisher.
