Ely Portillo

Supporters began lining up Wednesday morning at Bojangles Coliseum, where Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is set to hold a presidential campaign rally tonight. Trump will speak at approximately 6 p.m.; other speakers are scheduled as early as 4 p.m.

Former President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally in Charlotte on Wednesday at Bojangles Coliseum at 6 p.m. Trump was last in the area on Memorial Day weekend for NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600.

Home sales in the Charlotte region plunged again last month, falling more than 18% in June compared with the same month last year, continuing a months-long slide. But data released Thursday shows the average price for homes kept rising.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Tuesday to allow one third-party presidential candidate on the November ballot, but denied another. Pending any court challenges, RFK Jr. will appear on the ballot, but Cornel West will not.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections met Tuesday afternoon and voted unanimously to allow the Constitution Party to place its candidates on the ballot. But the board took no action on two other, more prominent third parties: We the People, whose preferred candidate is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Justice for All, whose presidential candidate is Cornel West.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police on Tuesday released video from the March arrest of an officer charged with embezzlement after being accused of stealing money from a suspect in custody.

Diamond Baseball Holdings has reached an agreement to buy the Charlotte Knights minor league baseball team, the organizations said Tuesday.

Mecklenburg County commissioners unanimously approved a $2.5 billion budget Tuesday night for the fiscal year that starts in July. The budget includes an additional $56 million for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, about a 9% increase in local funding, as well as money to cover higher wages for county employees and other rising costs.

In a Friday night press conference, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officials said they have confirmed that there was only one shooter in the April 29 gunfight that left four officers dead and five more wounded.

Mecklenburg County commissioners voted Thursday to postpone part of a planned property tax hike. Instead of rising by 1.5 cents, the property tax rate will go up one cent in the fiscal year that starts in July.