The nearly 50-year-old Salvation Army Center of Hope is pausing residential services for the first time as temporary federal funding expires.

Housing activity across the Charlotte region remained stable in July, with buyer demand and sales activity staying close to year-ago levels despite higher mortgage rates.

The state of North Carolina wants flounder. Not to eat, though. To research. The Department of Environmental Quality is asking recreational fishermen to donate their catch for that purpose. The request comes as the flounder season begins Tuesday in North Carolina and lasts for two weeks. Charlton Godwin will be doing some of that flounder research. He is a biologist with the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries. He joined WFAE's Marshall Terry.

American Airlines is expanding its international service from Charlotte Douglas International Airport next summer.

Sluggish tax collections could force difficult choices over future rail and bus projects; CATS says it’s not concerned.

Fort Mill area residents, York County officials and representatives for Silfab Solar are again awaiting a judge’s ruling in the ongoing zoning dispute over the company’s manufacturing plant following a hearing Wednesday.

Consumer spending in Mecklenburg County appears to be flatlining. The county told The Charlotte Ledger it expects to collect $414.3 million in sales taxes for the fiscal year that ended in June. That’s a little less than the previous year, although Charlotte continues to grow rapidly with people, jobs, and development. What’s going on? For more on this and other business news, The Ledger’s Ashley Fahey joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

Six Flags Entertainment plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Texas, next year, marking the loss of a Fortune 1000 company for the Charlotte region.

Since June, Charlotte Center City Partners has required vendors to stop serving customers after midnight. CMPD requested the restriction to improve late-night public safety. Vendors say the rule is hurting business.

Asheville City Council will soon vote on a resolution that would force an early termination of the police department’s contract with Flock and request the removal of 11 automated license plate readers.