The N.C. Department of Transportation on Friday released a shortlist of four contractors who could build the I-77 toll lane project.

The U.S. Secret Service says the man carried a gas can and shotgun before agents shot and killed him early Sunday morning.

Following a turbulent year that led to the Eastern Music Festival's dissolution, the five-week summer music program is back under a new name: Eastern Festival of Music.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is buying warehouses across the U.S. to turn them into detention centers, and is reportedly looking at a warehouse in Concord.

This week, North Carolina joined 22 other states in filing a motion to enforce an earlier ruling that demanded FEMA release funding for the more than 2,000 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities projects left in limbo nationwide.

Huntersville Police say the FBI has joined the investigation into a drive by shooting Monday night into the house of a Republican candidate for Mecklenburg County Commission. Aaron Marin said he and his family were inside their home on Greenfarm Road when the shooting happened around 7:45 p.m., with about 10 shots fired. Huntersville Police say they believe Marin’s house was targeted and the shooting was not random. They didn’t release any information on possible suspects.

Mecklenburg County Community Support Services has released the 2025 State of Housing Instability and Homelessness Report.The annual number of people who stayed in emergency shelters, safe havens, or transitional housing increased 6% from fiscal year 2024. As of June 2025, there were 2,404 people experiencing homelessness in Mecklenburg County, down 14% from last year. But the number of people experiencing homelessness for the first time in 2024 increased 11%.The report says more than 77% of the low-cost housing stock available in 2015 was lost by 2024. Several factors were involved, including redevelopment, a focus on construction of high-end housing, rising construction costs, and rental price increases.

The Charlotte Hornets lost to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night 105-101. After the game, point guard LaMelo Ball was asked about his traffic accident Wednesday at the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets. He said he’s glad everyone was OK."Uh, it’s unfortunate just everybody cool, so just blessings. God is great," he said.

The federal government plans to pay to keep coal plants open longer. It recently selected Duke Energy’s two-unit coal-burning plant to receive up to $34 million.

We’re about a week and a half from North Carolina’s March 3 primary. One of the biggest races is for the U.S. Senate seat Republican Thom Tillis will vacate. Several Republicans are vying to face former Gov. Roy Cooper, including Michele Morrow, who drew national attention in 2024 when she ran for state superintendent of public instruction. Carli Brosseau wrote about those challenges for The Assembly. She joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.