WFAE staff and wire reports

The Charlotte Observer’s top two editors are leaving the newspaper.Multiple news outlets and people familiar with the paper say Executive Editor Rana Cash and Managing Editor Taylor Batten will depart by the end of next week.The Observer’s parent company, McClatchy, has consolidated leadership at its newspapers in other markets, with editors overseeing multiple newsrooms as the newspaper industry continues to shrink. It is not clear who will lead the Observer locally.

The Town of Mooresville is appealing a judge’s ruling that it release video showing Mayor Chris Carney at town hall without pants.

The Charlotte Checkers opened the American Hockey League playoffs with an 8-1 rout of the Springfield Thunderbirds on Wednesday night at Bojangles Coliseum.The eight goals set a franchise record for a postseason game. Game 2 of the best-of-three series is scheduled for Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum.

With the North Carolina General Assembly back for its short session, leaders in the UNC System are asking lawmakers to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in enrollment funding.

The Carolina Hurricanes downed the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Monday night in double overtime in the National Hockey League playoffs. The Canes now have a two-games-to-none lead in the best-of-seven series. Game Three is Thursday night in Ottawa.

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the nation’s largest bank, plans to bring hundreds of jobs to Charlotte over the next two years.

The Charlotte Hornets' playoff hopes ended in brutal fashion Friday, with a 121-90 loss to the Orlando Magic in the final game of the NBA play-in tournament.

A 32-year-old man died Sunday after being struck by a Charlotte Area Transit System light rail train near North Tryon Street and Orr Road, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

The North Carolina Board of Elections has approved a new process to review whether voters are citizens. The state will share voter information with the Department of Homeland Security to flag potentially ineligible voters.

Charlotte Water is asking residents to limit non-essential usage because of the drought. That voluntary request starts Monday, and includes limiting outdoor watering to no more than two days a week and not watering lawns during the hottest part of the day. Nearly all of North Carolina is in a severe or extreme drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.