Former Charlotte City Council member Tariq Bokhari has stepped down from his position as deputy administrator of the Federal Transit Administration after just five months on the job.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed an executive order directing the state Department of Social Services to seek federal approval to block food stamp purchases of candy, energy drinks, soda and other sugary drinks.

A clogged sewer line near Carowinds Boulevard caused about 3,300 gallons of untreated wastewater to spill into Steele Creek this week, according to Charlotte Water.

The Aldersgate retirement community in east Charlotte is entering a new partnership deal with Asheville-based Givens Communities. The move comes after Aldersgate faced mounting financial losses and was placed under state supervision in 2023.

When Charlotte FC takes on Inter Miami on Sept. 13, they’ll do it without coach Dean Smith, who’s been suspended for one match by Major League Soccer. The league has parked Smith for accumulating too many yellow cards – or formal warnings from referees. Charlotte is on an eight-match winning streak.Smith is in England for his son’s wedding.

Cabarrus County has a new manager. The board of commissioners has unanimously appointed Kelly Sifford to the post on an interim basis. She replaces Sean Newton, who was fired last month.

A Durham-based group is assessing whether to move forward with its pending lawsuit against the town of Edenton and Chowan County over a confederate monument.

The man accused of killing retired Rock Hill police lieutenant Larry Vaughan four years ago was found guilty by a 12-person jury in York County on Tuesday. The Rock Hill Herald reports Evan Hawthorne’s murder verdict came a couple hours after the jury heard closing arguments from attorneys Tuesday morning. Judge Keith Kelly gave Hawthorne a life sentence in prison.

The Rowan County Health Department is warning residents about an uptick in whooping cough. Also known as pertussis, whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory illness that can cause serious issues in people of all ages, especially infants and those with compromised immune systems.