RALEIGH, N.C. — Mecklenburg County’s top leaders were in the hot seat in the state’s capitol Monday. They were called by, and at times scolded by, lawmakers. “This hearing is not going to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inside the legislative auditorium at the North Carolina state legislative building, Monday morning started in a rather contentious ...

North Carolina House Republicans focused their ire on Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden in a hourslong hearing on safety in Charlotte Monday. Other local leaders received a warmer reception ...

North Carolina lawmakers on Monday strongly criticized Charlotte officials about their efforts to keep the Queen City safe, a probe that comes after the August death of a young woman on the city’s ...

Republican candidate Nia Moore is challenging longtime Republican incumbent Frank Iler for the District 17 seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives in the March 2026 primary election.

LOS ANGELES — Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47.

As the Church marks the 12th World Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Leo XIV renewed what he called the Church’s “urgent call” to end a crime that “gravely wounds human ...

During this local election season, 97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro spoke with candidates for races representing Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Pittsboro. Each answered the same set of questions ...