Elvis Menayese

N.C. lawmakers passed a bill that would strip some powers from Gov.-elect Josh Stein and other newly elected Democratic officials, while extending funding for child care centers for three more months.

Charlotte FC’s goal is to build and launch a total of 22 mini-pitches for adults and children across the Carolinas over the next couple of years.

A rundown motel in west Charlotte is closing this week after the city deemed it unsafe. That means about 70 residents had to find new homes quickly. That's a tall order in a city that has a shortage of affordable housing. The city has put together a team with the help of several nonprofits to assist people in mass displacement situations like this.

B Hylton, a 17-year-old who was born and raised in Charlotte, was recently called up to England’s national soccer team for women. She’s part of a promising crop of young talent popping up on Charlotte’s only professional women’s sports team — Carolina Ascent.

The number of people struggling with homelessness continues to rise in Mecklenburg County, according to an annual report released last week.

A small business that was part of an initiative to help revitalize a community in one of Charlotte’s Corridors of Opportunity is set to close, a year after opening.

Steele Creek residents in southwest Charlotte will soon lose access to their local YMCA. The announcement follows a close call in recent years when the YMCA nearly sold another facility in the Noda area due to financial challenges.

County staff and over 200 volunteers are expected to fan out across Mecklenburg County on Thursday to survey residents experiencing homelessness.

Teams of volunteers fanned out across Mecklenburg County early Thursday to tally up the number of people sleeping under bridges, in tents, or at bus shelters.

A festival aimed at amplifying Black music and artists, returns to Charlotte this weekend, as the annual Black Notes Project makes its second appearance, celebrating jazz music.