The Pineville Parks and Recreation Department commissioned four university student artists to repaint five large electrical utility boxes near the lake. These newly muralised boxes make their public debut on Saturday, May 18, at Pineville Arts in the Park.

The state Senate passed a bill Thursday designed to protect Jockey's Ridge on the Outer Banks from damaging development projects.

The city of Charlotte’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year includes a sizable increase in funding for the Charlotte Area Transit System, reflecting continuous investment even as ridership remains significantly lower than peak levels a decade ago.

The Charlotte Hornets announced Thursday the team has hired Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee as their new head coach. This comes after the team announced former coach Steve Clifford would step down to move into a front-office role with the team.

The state Groundwater and Waste Management Committee did not take up a vote during Wednesday's meeting to move forward with groundwater standards for PFAS. This comes after the North Carolina Chamber asked state officials to delay action on adopting these standards.

Severe storms that swept across the area Wednesday and overnight are blamed for one death in Gaston County and tens of thousands remain without power Thursday morning. Officials in Gaston County have declared a state of emergency.

An assisted-living facility in Steele Creek is prohibited from accepting new residents and could lose its license. That comes amid allegations of neglect and exploitation at the facility. We discuss this story, and others, on this week's BizWorthy.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools celebrated 18 finalists for teacher and assistant of the year at this week's Gem Awards.

Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could march through parts of the South early Thursday, after deadly storms a day earlier spawned damaging tornadoes and massive hail, leaving 2 dead in Tennessee and 1 dead in Gaston, North Carolina.

A federal appellate court has found Charlotte Catholic High School was within its rights to fire a teacher after school leaders learned he was planning to marry his same-sex partner. That overturns the lower court’s ruling.

UNC Students for Justice in Palestine is calling for faculty to withhold grades until the university lifts suspensions of student protesters.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning effective from May 8 at 3:48 p.m. until May 8 at 4:45 p.m. for the Charlotte region. The warning comes as a severe thunderstorm is moving eastward.