A North Carolina beach destination was recently recognized as one of the most charming small towns in the country. HGTV included Ocracoke Island, at the southern tip of the state’s Outer Banks region, on its 50 most charming small towns in America list.
Martin Luther King Jr. signs autographs after a speech in Durham in 1958. The civil rights leader made multiple visits to the state over the course of his career as an activist, dating to 1954 when he came to Charlotte in 1954, a year before the Montgomery Bus Boycott made King a national figure.
Police released details Thursday morning on a Jan. 4 incident in which a police officer shot a suspect who reportedly pulled a gun on the officer. The suspect died two days later in the hospital. According to police,
Shakira is up in the gym working on her fitness before her upcoming 2025 world tour! The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer took to her Instagram on Sunday, January 4, to share photos of her posing for the camera mid-workout.
1991 — Dean Smith collects his 700th career coaching victory as NorthCarolina routs Maryland ... 1996 — The Toronto Raptors set an NBA record by not making a single free throw in a 92-91 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. The expansion Raptors shoots ...
The 2024-25 NBA season is nearly halfway over, while college programs are firmly in conference play. Even then, another draft cycle is underway with a loaded class set to enter the league this summer.
Many tenants moved into the Lamplighter Inn in early 2024 believing they’d take part in a nonprofit-run supportive housing program that would help them escape homelessness. But a Charlotte Observer investigation in July found conditions were poor and the program never happened.