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The Latin American Chamber of Commerce has named a new head for Spark Centro, a hub for Latino entrepreneurs under construction on Albemarle Road in east Charlotte.

Over the last several decades, areas of North Carolina became news deserts where finding local news was difficult, if not impossible. Mostly, that happened in rural areas. During disasters, a lack of news can result in the spread of misinformation, making it harder to get help and increase distrust of those who really do help.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is conducting an internal investigation after one of its officers was charged with DWI over the weekend. CMPD says North Division Officer Matt Wilson was involved in a crash in Montgomery County on Sunday and the State Highway Patrol found probable cause to charge him with DWI.Wilson is currently on unpaid administrative leave during the investigation.

UNC Charlotte jumped up in the annual U.S. News national college rankings.

More than 1,000 people gather at a South End vigil for Iryna Zarutska; N.C. lawmakers move on a bill in response to her murder. Charlotte City Council approves expanded security in and near transit property. UNC Charlotte moves up the U.S. News rankings of colleges.

A vigil was held Monday night to honor and celebrate Iryna Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian woman fatally stabbed while riding the Charlotte light rail a month ago.

The Charlotte City Council voted Monday for Professional Police Services, or PPS, to patrol areas in and around Charlotte Area Transit System property.

A first-of-its-kind statewide study finds that Latino communities in North Carolina face barriers to accessing basic services, especially health care.

Vice President JD Vance will visit Concord on Wednesday to deliver remarks on the Trump administration's tax cuts and support for state and local law enforcement. The visit comes in the wake of last month's fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte's light rail.

Charlotte-based Honeywell announced today it’s investing $10 million into UNC Charlotte. The funding, in part, would help create a new “Innovation Hub” to boost STEM education on campus.

A great migration, many generations in the making, is underway in the Carolina skies. One Charlotte resident is giving monarch caterpillars a head start.

A year after Hurricane Helene, we look at the environmental changes that led to the storm and the environmental impact of the aftermath of that storm.