Paige Masten is a deputy opinion editor for the Charlotte Observer and McClatchy’s North Carolina Opinion team.

CHARLOTTE — There’s no corruption in the Charlotte City Council. That’s the verdict from a third-party investigation, which was sparked by a Channel 9 investigation earlier this year exposing a secret ...

The NASCAR Cup Series turns to Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 5 for the 2025 Bank of America ROVAL 400, one of the most unique and pressure-packed Playoff races on the schedule. The 2.28-mile ...

The body of a stowaway has been found in the landing gear of an American Airlines flight from Europe after it arrived at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, police have ...

North Carolina Senate Republicans passed a bill called Iryna’s Law in honor of the Ukrainian refugee brutally murdered on a Charlotte light rail train last month, which proposes removing cashless bail ...

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North Carolina Republican leaders plan to put forward a criminal justice reform package to roll back what they call "soft-on-crime" policies, which they argue led to last month’s murder of a young ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. NC Republicans introduced 'Iryna’s Law' to tighten pretrial release rules. The bill mandates secured bonds or monitoring for violent ...

Wegmans Food Markets is about to start work on its first store in Charlotte, North Carolina, which will become its fifth in the Tar Heel State. A company spokesperson confirmed that an invitation-only ...

Iryna Zarutska, 23, was fatally stabbed while riding the light rail on Aug. 22. The uncle of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian woman who was fatally stabbed while riding the Charlotte light rail late last ...