Seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty will receive North Carolina’s highest civilian honor later this year.Gov. Josh Stein announced Thursday that Petty will receive the North Carolina Award for public service.Petty, a longtime North Carolina resident and one of the most successful drivers in NASCAR history, will be honored at a ceremony in Raleigh in November.

The racing community will gather Friday afternoon at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem for the inaugural Kyle Busch Invitational.

Early voting ends Friday in South Carolina's Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff between Darline Graham and Ralph Norman.

Sustainability think tank Frontier Group and advocacy group Environment North Carolina released a report that found that the state’s schools could host 900 megawatts of solar energy.

The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization continues to wrestle with a looming $60 million payback to the state for I-77 toll lanes planning if it remains opposed to the project.

The Carolina Panthers practiced with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday ahead of Friday's preseason matchup.

A former acting headmaster whose appointment helped fuel a parent revolt at a York County charter school last year has been charged with felony embezzlement and elder exploitation.

Charlotte FC let a two-goal lead slip away Wednesday night, settling for a 3-3 draw against Toronto FC after leading 3-1 and holding a man advantage.

A contested $18 million hotel project has been approved in Cornelius.

A summer day in Charlotte was more likely to be mild 47 years ago. It’s part of an overall warming trend in the region as global temperatures rise.