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Charlotte-area drivers may finally have some data to back up their complaints about traffic on both sides of the state line. A new LendingTree study ranks North Carolina as having the second-worst drivers in America. South Carolina tied for third, placing nearly the entire Charlotte region among the nation’s highest-ranked states for driving incidents.
Charlotte-area holiday movie fans have until Dec. 6 to enter the nationwide Chief of Cheer contest.
Hickory – Cliff Moone, Catawba County Senior Tar Heel Legislature Delegate, will be at the West Hickory Senior Center (400 17th St SW, Hickory) on Thursday, November 19, at 10:30 AM. He will explain what the Senior Tar Heel Legislature is, how it works, and what individuals can do to have their voices heard.
Floridians are coming down with a tropical mosquito-borne fever at a record rate since the illness’ return to the state in 2009. Almost 4 billion people live in areas where they are at risk of dengue fever — but Americans are generally considered to be at largest risk of travel-associated cases. In 2026, however, Florida has seen an increase in locally contracted cases of dengue fever. At the time of reporting, the Center for Disease Control had documented 598 of just over 1,000 dengue fever cases in Florida in 2026 to be locally transmitted, rather than acquired while traveling. Dengue fever was once considered endemic , or consistently present, in the continental United States, including Florida. In 2009, Florida faced the first dengue outbreak in the state in over 50 years. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness caused by any of four related viruses. It rarely occurs in the continental United States, but is a leading cause of death globally. As the name suggests, it causes high fevers, as well as severe headaches and pain behind the eyes, rash, body pain and even mild bleeding. There is no vaccine available in the United States. Dengue in North Carolina North Carolina
Turnout in last week’s election rose substantially in Mecklenburg County, which has more registered Democrats than any other North Carolina county. But the county still lags many of the state’s other large, urban counties, such as Wake County. In the 2022 midterms, Mecklenburg County’s turnout was among the...
