By 2050, some 4.6 million people will be living in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas, the Charlotte Regional Business ...

The driver told police he thought the 15-year-old and another man were armed when he fatally shot the teenager in his car.

Snowfall totals from an overnight storm varied across the Charlotte region on Wednesday, a National Weather Service ...

The bridge linking Uptown and South End was supposed to be completed by now. We explain the reasons it’s taking so long.

Captain Munnerlyn, who played for the Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings after starring at South Carolina, will now coach at Chambers High School, one of North Carolina’s premier programs.

The Charlotte Observer awarded winners of its first-ever student photo contest Tuesday during the “Captured Memories” event ...

In the past six years, the Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund has raised over $1 million, thanks to Observer readers and their generous spirit.

John Holmes III was a veteran, a husband, a father and a friend to many. But those who loved him knew him as the guy who rode his bike everywhere, who stood up for what he believed in no matter the ...

Two people were killed in a fire early Wednesday at an apartment complex in east Charlotte, according to the Charlotte Fire Department. Burning candles were left unattended, which caused a fire in ...

The Charlotte Observer’s 2024 high school football players of the year are both linemen, which is rare. And the media company’s coach of the year led a school that didn’t win a game four ...