Lisa Worf

The CEO who grew Charlotte’s First Union into one of the largest banks in the country and helped shape the city’s growth has died.

A Confederate soldier stands atop a 30-foot pedestal outside the Gaston County Courthouse, seen here in 2020.

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore has won the Republican primary in the 14th

Pat Harrigan has won a Republican congressional primary for the second time. This time he'll likely head to Washington since the 10 th Congressional District, now represented by Patrick McHenry, is heavily Republican.

Addison McDowell, who received Trump’s endorsement, came out ahead in the primary for the 6th Congressional District. But he’s headed to a run-off with former Rep. Mark Walker.

The citation says Barnes Farming did not take adequate measures to protect employees from heat-related illness and scheduled just one 5-minute break for the six-hour day. Shaded or cool areas were not provided for those breaks, and while a 10-gallon cooler was available, there were no cups so employees had to place their head under the spigot to drink.

The North Carolina Department of Labor last week fined a farm in Nash County $187,509 after the death of a seasonal farm worker last September.

Charlotte City Council will vote Monday on turning over that property to developers planning to build townhomes where the dilapidated motel one stood.

A federal appellate court has found Charlotte Catholic High School was within its rights to fire a teacher after school leaders learned he was planning to marry his same-sex partner. That overturns the lower court’s ruling.

Inmates with mental illness often wait months for care to give them a shot at being deemed capable to assist in their defense. Disability Rights North Carolina wants a judge to order the state's Department of Health and Human Services to take immediate steps to drastically reduce those times.