Logan Harrington, 11, of Davidson, won the 2025 Barefoot Ski Challenge on Lake Norman this week. His win follows a recent profile by WFAE.

Logan Harrington, 11, pulled a surprise win in last year's New Year's Day Barefoot Challenge on Lake Norman. This year, he'll compete with the pros in the annual competition.

For fans of elaborate Christmas displays, it's hard to beat the town of McAdenville, N.C. Longtime resident Dick Roberts remembers how the town's love for Christmas lights began in the 1950s.

A coffee shop in Mooresville, N.C., has become a gathering place for local veterans and a museum of sorts, with more than 100 years of military artifacts.

A fierce competition took place in Huntersville this past weekend that had nothing to do with politics. The contestants had four legs, furry coats and long tails — and they leapt, swam and herded sheep for top prizes.

Each Monday, a group of 50 or more runners meet at the Atherton Mill Shopping Center. It is Charlotte’s first women-only run club.

Drive through one Charlotte neighborhood this week and you may encounter a huge wall of pumpkins. The "Great Pumpkin Wall" is an annual tradition for families living in Elizabeth. And, this year, it celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Charlotte has hosted several friendly matches between European soccer clubs over the last decade. This week, two of Europe’s best clubs, Real Madrid and Chelsea FC, took to the pitch. It was a chance for fans to see their teams play up close.

This summer, a group of girls has cycled around Charlotte, navigating bike lanes, greenways, and even the light rail to enjoy the city’s natural and cultural offerings. They’re part of Charlotte Bike Camp’s Melanin in Motion program, a cycling community for young people of color.

One of the owls under the Carolina Raptor Center's care lost its family when their tree in Matthews was cut down. It was a chattering, nervous wreck when WFAE's Nick de la Canal visited the center in April. Nick went back in June to witness the owl's release back into the wild.