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Plane returns to Charlotte airport after inflight emergency
An American Airlines flight carrying passengers from Charlotte to Pensacola returned to Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of an inflight emergency Thursday. The flight was identified as American Airlines 2007, which was scheduled to depart Charlotte at 9:22 a.m. Thursday. Shortly after takeoff, the plane returned to Charlotte because of...
A greener way: Charlotte developer plans 1,400-acre community around urban farm and parks
This story first appeared in WFAE's Climate News newsletter. You can sign up here. Charlotte is growing rapidly, putting the city’s tree canopy at risk and adding more acres of impervious surface every year. To maintain the current canopy, the city would need to plant 31,000 trees per year just to offset tree loss.
These are Charlotte's hottest ZIP codes for home value appreciation
Data: Zillow; Note: Typical home value refers to the average of the middle third of Zillow home value estimates for every home in a given region with a county record, including single-family, condominium and co-operative homes; Table: Axios VisualsTwo ZIP codes on the far outskirts of Charlotte experienced the highest home appreciation in the past year — outpacing the prosperous south Charlotte area.Why it matters: Charlotte is among the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., and that is driving home values up.The big picture: Some of America's fastest-growing places are not cities themselves but their outer suburbs, or "exurbs.""Fewer of the...
NCDOT: Completion of I-485 express lanes moving into 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The completion of the Interstate 485 express lanes project is moving into 2025. According to the NCDOT, construction of the 17-mile project started in the summer of 2019 and is anticipated to achieve substantial completion in the spring/summer of next year, meaning that work on the main line of I-485 will be done at that time.
Festa Italiana is this weekend!
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte’s Only Gourmet Italian Cuisine Event is back this weekend! The 19th Annual FESTA ITALIANA Charlotte is this, Sunday May 19th. This event is rain or shine, at the covered Gateway Village Promenade Uptown on W. Trade St. It is a Cultural and Humanitarian Charity...
‘I’m praying that God took him before the fire got to him.’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - “I’m praying that God took him before the fire got to him.”. Grief washes over Willie Mae Holmes when she starts talking about how her son, Reuben Holmes, died. He was one of two construction workers who died during the SouthPark construction site fire last May.
MEDIC: One hurt in multi-car crash on I-77 in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person was taken to the hospital after a crash on Interstate 77 near Woodlawn Road Saturday morning. The crash happened around 1 a.m. At one point, two of the southbound lanes were closed down. One of the cars involved, a box truck, was facing the wrong direction on the highway.
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