Rising insurance costs are forcing some adults in their 50s and early 60s to delay checkups, scans and even colonoscopies until they qualify for Medicare, raising the risk of worse — and more expensive — health problems later.

State officials are warning residents about a text-message scam involving fake traffic violations.

Students created the room in November as a safe space to discuss their feelings and learn to cope after multiple instances of community violence this past year.

N.C. Department of Transportation board member Stephen Rosenburgh said that if Charlotte rejects toll lanes on Interstate 77, he would ask whether the state should fund other Charlotte road projects.

A Charlotte-based subsidiary of Ally Financial has been ordered to pay a $500,000 penalty over its robo-advisor practices. The Charlotte Observer reports that Ally Invest Advisors was investigated for failing to clearly disclose that some “robo-advisor” investment accounts kept about 30% of customers’ money in cash, a move regulators say helped offset lost fees.

North Carolina officials plan to open a new “Community Engagement Center” where residents can share feedback on the proposed I‑77 South toll lane project. The plan has drawn backlash from several historically Black neighborhoods in Charlotte, where homes and parks could be demolished to make way for the project.

Former Mecklenburg County Sheriff candidate Ricky Robbins takes role as Chief Deputy. Republican Mecklenburg County Commission candidate Aaron Marin drops out of race after his home is targeted in a drive-by shooting. Capital Group selects Charlotte for its new East Coast operations hub. The Charlotte Hornets inch closer to a playoff spot.