Authorities have released the names of the people killed in a weekend traffic crash on I-485. The Charlotte Observer reports that three children, a teenager and two adults died in a wreck on the I-485 Outer Loop in Charlotte on Saturday morning, according to a State Highway Patrol trooper. A Honda CR-V driver switching lanes collided with a Chrysler van at 11:07 a.m. between Wilkinson Boulevard and West Boulevard in Mecklenburg County. The collision sent both vehicles off the right side of the highway and into a parked tractor-trailer.Killed were the CR-V driver, 16-year-old Logan Paul Sauer of Mooresville; the 27-year-old van driver, Samuel Jacob Holmes; and van occupants 23-year-old Taylor Willis; 1-year-old Brynlon Holmes; 3-year-old Addyson Holmes; and 8-year-old Kamron Wood. All six were pronounced dead at the scene.

Charlotte FC has won four straight matches to put themselves firmly back in the playoff battle. On Saturday night, they beat Toronto FC 2-nil and now sit seventh in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference standings. Coach Dean Smith says his team is recovering the form that had them atop the standings back in April before falling back to ninth."Pleased that we've won four, you know, still doesn't take away the pain from May, you know, but, yeah, it's good that we've put ourselves in the chase again," he said.Charlotte takes a three-game break from Major League Soccer competition this week for League’s Cup play, starting Thursday night at home against FC Juarez.

In Rock Hill over the weekend, Republican Rep. Ralph Norman said he’s running for South Carolina governor."I'm running for governor to shake things up. We're going to clean up Colombia and finally we're going to take down the corrupt political establishment once and for all," he said.Norman is being endorsed by both former governor and U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley and former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint. The 72-year-old Norman, joins several other announced candidates, including Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lt. Gov. Pam Evette, in the race for next June’s GOP primary, and Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina’s 1st District is soon expected to announce her campaign.

The Charlotte area is bracing for a dangerous heat wave, with five straight days of highs forecast at or near 100 degrees — a stretch that would tie a record set in 1986.

The annual 24 Hours of Booty charity ride kicks off tonight in Charlotte's Myers Park neighborhood, raising money for cancer navigation, wellness and survivor programs.

Gov. Josh Stein visited Charlotte on Wednesday to tour Coca-Cola Consolidated’s new training program.

Mecklenburg County Public Health officials say there has been an uptick in complaints of food vendors operating without a permit.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control says it reached what it calls critical capacity for cats and kittens this week. They’re asking the community for help with adopting or fostering cats, and providing food and formula. More details are available at the CMPD Animal care and control website.