2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (473+ words) Summer is almost over, but good barbecue is forever. And Southern Living says two Western North Carolina joints are serving some of the best plates in the entire South. Ben’s Backdraft Barbecue in Waynesville and The Honey Hog in Morganton…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (293+ words) The 25-year-old man who died while kayaking in North Carolina’s Lake Waccamaw was a well known Ph.D. student at Clemson University in upstate South Carolina, the university says. Erick Ross went missing in the lake on Labor Day and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1080+ words) Records from the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office provided new details about a Charlotte log cabin company that has been accused of fraud by former customers. The Charlotte Observer previously identified at least 50 customers in 22 states who each lost tens…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (252+ words) Around 16,000 students from around the country were chosen as National Merit Semifinalists this week, out of a pool of 1.2 million competitors. From Charlotte high schools, 84 students made the list. This year marks the 72nd National Merit Scholarship program. To qualify to…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (257+ words) A tense standoff continues Wednesday afternoon at a south Charlotte apartment community, where police negotiators have vowed not to leave until the suspect surrenders. The identity of the suspect has not been released, and police have not said if the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (480+ words) A former office tower will now become uptown Charlotte’s newest luxury hotel. Marriott Bonvoy’s W Hotel brand will take over the former Wachovia Center at 400 S. Tryon St., according to a news release Wednesday from New York-based developer Spandrel Development....

4+ day, 48+ min ago   (291+ words) White Duck Taco Shop will soon make itself at home in a new pond — in South End Charlotte. The taco restaurant plans to open a second location at 3000 S. Tryon St., inside Lenny Boy Brewing Co., according to social media…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (663+ words) Tensions mounted Tuesday night over a planned Lake Norman mosque, as opponents and proponents packed a Mooresville Board of Commissioners meeting to speak their piece. For two hours, about 130 people listened to 29 speakers for and against the mosque. Applause followed…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (859+ words) The Davidson Town Board of Commissioners questioned the precedent the state could be setting for future regional transportation decisions as officials weigh backing a controversial highway project or taking a financial hit and future punitive treatment. The choice comes as…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (419+ words) North Carolina officials voted to end job creation tax incentives for a Charlotte manufacturer after the company failed to meet state hiring requirements and announced plans to close its site. The N.C. Economic Investment Committee voted to terminate the Job Development…...