YMCA

More than 100 Charlotte residents rallied outside the Morrison Family YMCA on Sunday to protest its sale to Moments of Hope Church.

Members of the “Save Morrison YMCA” coalition plan to gather outside the facility on Sunday, calling on the YMCA of Greater Charlotte to halt the $42.5 million dollar sale to Moments of Hope Church.

A long-unfinished high-rise in Fort Mill might soon be coming down. The 21-story Heritage Tower was built four decades ago as part of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Christian-themed amusement park, Heritage USA. The park closed in the late 1980s following bankruptcy and a sex scandal involving Jim Bakker. For more, WFAE's Marshall Terry is joined by the Charlotte Ledger’s Ashley Fahey for our segment BizWorthy.

The YMCA of Greater Charlotte announced Wednesday that its Morrison Family YMCA branch in Ballantyne will close in 2027 after the property was sold to Moments of Hope Church.

A three-day festival in North Carolina will pay tribute to the King of Rock and Roll. The Viva Las Lexington festival will spotlight over a dozen artists who will recreate some of the iconic songs, moves and looks of Elvis Presley.

Steele Creek residents in southwest Charlotte will soon lose access to their local YMCA. The announcement follows a close call in recent years when the YMCA nearly sold another facility in the NoDa area due to financial challenges.

The YMCA of Greater Charlotte honored Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at its 30th annual celebration of the holiday.

The Johnston YMCA in NoDa will stick around — for a while, at least — after a deal to sell the property fell through.

In a season of evolving guidelines, protocols and behaviors, Charlotte summer camp leaders say kids are displaying a new sense of confidence that may have faded during a year of COVID-19.

The YMCA of Greater Charlotte says its president and CEO Todd Tibbits will step down in August.