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The Monroe City Council voted Tuesday night to temporarily legalize roller skating and skateboarding in downtown Monroe, pending a new town ordinance. The previous ordinance did not include penalties, which allowed offenders to skate by without punishment.

The Monroe City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to reject a proposal from Mayor Brian Burns that sought to explore new ways to regulate or limit drag shows. Council members said the issue had already been addressed in 2023.

A rare animal adoption event takes place this weekened in Monroe. The federal government is offering up wild horses and burros to anyone who can give them food, water and shelter.

A fight between a Monroe restaurant and protesters who opposed the restaurant's all-age drag events has moved into a federal courtroom with each side filing lawsuits against the other.

Highway 74 Closer After Traffic Fatality Highway 74 is still closed in Monroe near CMC-Union. A section of the road has been shut down in both directions…

A tractor-trailer overturned on a Union County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Wednesday morning in Monroe, killing one person, according to…

Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport will begin constructing a customs building, and that could be a business boon for Union County.No place in the…