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More than 80 local women- and minority-owned businesses have registered to be a part of UNC Charlotte's inaugural HUB Expo. Industries that will be represented include design and construction, personal services, office-related products and services, I.T. services and food services. Learning sessions will be offered throughout the HUB Expo in the Popp Martin Student Union. Food trucks including HotBoys Chicken and Marlie Q’s will be on site for food purchases, and DJ Hugo will perform from noon to 2 p.m.

Join us for our inaugural vendor marketplace, "Evening Exchange at the Gantt" on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Mark your calendars to shop and support the best variety of small business. Our vendors create handcrafted candles, personal care products, apparel and so much more! There will be something for everyone, so let’s buy black. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Birds are drawn to the blue berries of the tropical Pollia condensata plant; scientists are just as intrigued with the small shiny fruits. A recent study shows that the berries are more intensely reflective than any other living thing.

A survivor of childhood polio, Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only Republican in the Senate to vote no. Here's how he explained his vote.

A loosely assembled group of House and Senate lawmakers released a legislative framework they hope can break the months-long impasse between party leaders and the White House on pandemic relief.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been approved for another five years, as the Senate voted to renew the law that grants the government wide surveillance authority. President Obama has said he intends to sign the measure, which senators approved by a 73-23 margin Friday morning.

President Obama and congressional leaders from both major parties met at the White House for the first of what will likely be many negotiations aimed at averting a plunge over the so-called fiscal cliff. Afterward, Congressional leaders sounded optimistic about the chances for a deal.

After three years of congressional hearings and three inspector-general audits, the scandal still ricochets around Capitol Hill.

It is a rare distinction bestowed on only a handful of civilians. For two days Americans will be welcome to pay their respects to the beloved Evangelical pastor. He will be buried in North Carolina.

"This wasn't the right word to use and I'm sorry about that," Joe Biden tweeted after a video resurfaced of him using the term to describe the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

If there was a consensus from Congress after President Obama's NSA speech Friday, it was that Congress itself must play a major role to play in the ultimate fix.

The package would deliver a new round of financial assistance to Americans grappling with the impact of the pandemic. The House will need to vote on the final version.

The former head of the Center for American Progress was criticized for tweets disparaging some lawmakers. President Biden said in a statement he accepted Tanden's request.

GOP and Democratic lawmakers alike condemned the Wisconsin Republican after he spewed profanities at a group of Senate pages taking photos at the Capitol.

A bill filed Monday in the N.C. General Assembly would allow Mecklenburg County voters to raise the sales tax by a penny to pay for a multibillion-dollar transportation plan. Cannabis advocates ask N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson for clarity on the state's enforcement of laws surrounding smokable hemp products. Matthews approves plans to build a Discovery Place Kids museum.

Charlotte celebrates the Juneteenth holiday. The state Senate votes to add age restrictions for help and T-H-C products. Employees at N.C. private schools could soon be allowed to carry concealed handguns. FIFA's Club World Cup soccer tournament hits Bank of America Stadium on Sunday. Dangerously high temperatures linger over the region.

The overall number of U.S. beef and dairy cattle has shrunk to its lowest level since 1951. Drought, rising operating costs and increased consolidation are among the causes.

House Oversight Committee Republicans plan to hold the first hearing on an impeachment inquiry into President Biden on Thursday, Sept. 28.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board voted this week to maintain a mask mandate in schools, while Lincoln County's school board voted to make masks optional. Union County Public Schools stopped contact tracing and quarantines, but state health officials told the school board there to follow COVID-19 requirements or face possible legal action. Mecklenburg County employees are suspended for noncompliance of COVID testing rules and fear is high at three area schools connected to recent shootings.

On this week's Local News Roundup: Mecklenburg County says our COVID-19 positivity numbers are not good enough to remove the mask mandate. Gov. Roy Cooper says he’ll sign the budget bill after an interminable delay, saying the good “outweighs the bad.” Hundreds of Hopewell High School parents attend a town hall after guns were found at school, and Cam Newton returns to the Panthers with surprising success.