Huntersville

Two Mecklenburg County towns are hosting their first-ever Pride celebrations this weekend, reflecting a shift in local attitudes toward LGBTQ residents and their families.

Protests are planned in Charlotte, Rock Hill, Huntersville and Monroe as part of a "National Day of Action" taking place Saturday in cities and towns around the U.S.

The Huntersville Planning Board on Tuesday night recommended denying a request by the owner of Birkdale Village to expand the longtime mixed-use community near Lake Norman.

Following a massive gas spill in 2020, Mecklenburg County commissioners on Tuesday approved a settlement with the Colonial Pipeline Company that requires the company to pay into a restoration fund and continue clean up efforts.

A fierce competition took place in Huntersville this past weekend that had nothing to do with politics. The contestants had four legs, furry coats and long tails — and they leapt, swam and herded sheep for top prizes.

Last Christmas, more than 80 residents at the Magnolia Senior Apartments on Beatties Ford Road were displaced after a ruptured pipe flooded the complex. Since then, the residents have been constantly on the move and living in various hotels. The residents are moving again — this time to a familiar neighborhood.

On the next Charlotte Talks, the mayors of Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson share their thoughts on growth, development, transportation, identity and more.

State environmental regulators have given Colonial Pipeline the go-ahead to treat contaminated groundwater and release it into a creek near the site of a massive gasoline spill in Huntersville three years ago.

A group of residents at the Magnolia Senior Apartments have been displaced since a ruptured pipe on Christmas Day flooded the complex. Since then, the seniors have been living in hotels. The residents have moved again for the third time to another hotel.

Colonial Pipeline has raised its estimate again for how much gasoline spilled at a Huntersville nature preserve two years ago. And the company said in a web post Friday that the record-breaking spill probably happened weeks before it was discovered.