The number of national TV appearances is among the main takeaways from a regular-season schedule that tips off at Spectrum ...

Less than two months later, Fire Chief Douglas Jernigan called him into his office and handed him a separation agreement. It paid him more than $20,000 — which was the amount of overtime wages due — ...

For nine days, a rental company failed to restore a Charlotte woman’s power. She has a message for other prospective tenants.

Lyles’s quiet leadership steered Charlotte through turmoil. Now, new challenges test her political legacy and ...

Forecasters expect the storm to develop into a hurricane, and the risk for dangerous conditions along the U.S. coast continues to increase.

The Panthers and Texans battled in a competitive joint practice Thursday. The Observer was in Houston to track news, notes and highlights.

A lottery player relied on her “unique strategy” — and it led to a huge jackpot win. The woman, who splits her time between ...

NY Attorney General claims Zelle lacked critical safeguards that led to those huge fraud losses. Zelle called the suit ‘a ...

A lucky gambler walked away from a Florida casino with a big jackpot prize. The player sat at a Buffalo Link slot machine at ...

A woman jogging near a park was pulled to the ground and sexually assaulted by a stranger, California police say. The woman ...

Kentucky likes to call itself the Horse Capital of the World. Unless, that is, you mean wild horses, in which case some elected officials seem perfectly willing to let them be shipped off to slaughter ...

The Charlotte Observer asked candidates questions ranging from a 2025 sales tax referendum to a $305,000 payment to the ...