North Carolina couple sentenced for COVID relief fraud, embezzling more than $200k from booster club
Anthony and Deana Sharper of Charlotte, North Carolina were sentenced to prison after stealing $239,000 from a high school athletic booster club.
Texas Pete hot sauce sued after consumer learns product is made in North Carolina
A California man claims that hot sauce maker Texas Pete is using false advertising to sell its sauce after he learned the product was made in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Hurricane Ian knocks out power to nearly 350,000 in South Carolina, North Carolina
Hurricane Ian caused power outages for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in South Carolina and North Carolina Friday as the storm again made landfall.
North Carolina man wins big after finding month-old lottery ticket in truck: 'Did that happy dance'
A man in North Carolina learned he won the Lucky for Life Lottery nearly a month after he played his winning ticket. The ticket was in his truck the whole time.
North Carolina sports-gambling venue opens at the Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain
A new sports-gambling venue has opened in North Carolina that will be opened 24 hours a day. The venue was opened inside the Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain.
Asheville brewery taps into the distillery business
UpCountry Brewing Company was originally a craft brewery in Asheville, North Carolina. It’s now entering the distillery business and is already rolling out different types of liquor.
North Carolina Chick-fil-A faces backlash for offering to pay ‘volunteer’ workers in chicken sandwiches
A Chick-fil-A in North Carolina was looking for ‘volunteer’ workers who would be paid in chicken sandwiches vouchers instead of hourly wages.
2 North Carolina manufacturing plants closing for Mississippi-based furniture maker
271 North Carolina residents will be put out of work as Mississippi-based furniture maker is closing their two manufacturing plants in NC.
North Carolina community college goes virtual on Fridays due to gas prices
A North Carolina community college is shifting to remote operations due to the soaring cost of gas for employees. The college will operate virtually on Fridays.
Real estate in Charlotte, North Carolina: What you can get for $1M
Charlotte, North Carolina, has been ranked as one of the fastest growing cities in the United States since the early 2000s.
Beehives are being installed in places you might not usually see them
Bee Downtown is a company dedicated to installing sustainable bee colonies in places you might not otherwise see them.
Man passes out in North Carolina courtroom upon $1.7 million COVID fraud guilty verdict
A man accused with his father of fraud related to $1.7 million in COVID-19 relief funds passed out Thursday when the pair were found guilty by a jury.
North Carolina yoga studio offers discount to 'BIPOC' people, quickly reverses
The Franklin Street Yoga Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, advertised a special $11 price for “BIPOC” students for one class, while charging everyone else $18.
North Carolina QVC employee dies in massive distribution center fire
One employee of a QVC distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, died in a devastating fire that started in the early hours of Saturday morning, officials announced Sunday.
Toyota to build $1.29B battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina
Toyota Battery Manufacturing North America will have four production lines, each capable of delivering enough lithium-ion batteries for 200,000 hybrid and electric vehicles. The automaker plans to expand the facility to at least six production lines to produce enough battery packs for up to 1.2 million vehicles per year.
Man wins lottery twice after forgetting that he already bought ticket
Scotty Thomas, from North Carolina, forgot that he had already bought a lottery ticket for the Lucky for Life drawing and accidentally purchased a second ticket with the same numbers.
Critical race theory backer Nikole Hannah-Jones uses 1619 Project to charge 'exorbitant' speaking fees: critic
Nikole Hannah-Jones' new book is topping the best-seller lists of both Amazon and The New York Times in its first week.
Austin, Texas, ranks top for tech worker migration, LinkedIn data shows
Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee and Charlotte, North Carolina rank as the top three cities to see the largest inflow of tech-related job migration over the past 12 months, according to new data provided by LinkedIn.
Gas shortages wind down as Colonial Pipeline restarts: State-by-state breakdown
Fuel shortages that have slammed the East Coast are starting to wind down as the Colonial Pipeline has restarted service following a cyberattack last week by Russian ransomware group DarkSide.
Several clinics pause J&J vaccines after 'adverse' reactions; CDC finds no safety issues
Federal health officials have been evaluating incidents in Georgia, Iowa, Colorado and North Carolina but have not "found any reason for concern."



















