Chris Low tweeted Sunday that Eli Drinkwitz had reached an agreement to coach Missouri, which went 6-6 and fired head coach Barry Odom after the season.
Virginia Tech and Kentucky will square off at noon Dec. 31 at Bank of America Stadium. The game will end Belk’s 9-year-run as the bowl’s title sponsor.
The solar system comes to life at the STARLAB® Planetarium, an immersive and interactive experience hosted this month by the Cabarrus County Public Library System.
Construction of the first phase of the Irish Buffalo Creek Greenway is underway. This first phase is 2.5 miles and will run along a sewer easement from Orphanage Road to Rogers Lake Road, according to a news release from the City of Kannapolis.
The incident occurred at Novel Research Park Apartment Homes on Senator Royall Drive sometime Saturday evening. MEDIC says one person was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
It’s been termed the “Tampon Tax” and 33 states still have it. However, South Carolina might be getting rid of it this year with a bill the was pre-filed in the House.
The U.S. government announced a plan to reduce the number of new HIV infections by 90 percent in the next 10 years. The plan is called “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America." It will be rolled out in 50 locations first; Mecklenburg County is one of those locations.
“We did it guys! So I’m now sitting at one thousand two miles and I ran within all 50 states and Puerto Rico and The Navajo Nation,” Powers said in video to her Facebook page, Cathy Powers, Running Fir Wreaths.
Putney told WBTV News he will stay in his current position through the “preparation and execution” of the Republican National Convention in late August but didn’t give an exact retirement date.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney announced Friday that the department would be ending the electronic GPS monitoring system for homicide suspects.
On Friday, crews laid the final rolls of sod transforming the Kannapolis Sports and Entertainment Venue (SEV) from a construction zone into a green oasis where the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers will play their first game on April 16, 2020.
The first-ever holiday ‘lighting’ at Levine Children’s Hospital will take place Friday night and everyone in the community is invited to join in on the celebration.
A bomb threat that was called into Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on Friday evening resulted in one person being detained and an investigation underway with law enforcement officials.
A man who pleaded guilty to production of child pornography was sentenced to 28 years in prison today, announced Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Prehistoric megalodon shark teeth are found frequently in South Carolina’s rivers, but a unique example believed to be the biggest on record sold for five times the predicted price at auction.
Great white sharks are known for racing past the Mid-Atlantic states to get someplace else, so experts pay attention in rare cases when one not only stops, but stays put.
Joseph Cale Mohr, 29, was arrested Friday morning, York County Sheriff’s Office officials said. Mohr faces 10 counts of sexual exploitation of minors, according to police and jail records.
An Amber Alert was issued for 4-year-old Nicholas Andrew Perez from Petersburg early Friday morning. He was last seen on Dec. 2 and was believed to be in grave or immediate danger. He was just found in San Angelo, TX.
Children of wartime veterans—including children whose parents have been killed or injured in combat—are scrambling to adjust to major cuts to a promised state-funded scholarship weeks before the semester is set to end.
Police say a man stole a vehicle with a baby inside and crashed in east Charlotte before he was arrested near a middle school where children had been playing outside Thursday afternoon.
On Thursday officers with the Concord Police Department were busy stopping drivers who were making illegal left turns at the recently reconfigured intersection of Concord Parkway (Highway 29) Poplar Tent Road and McGill Avenue.
Court records show police have been staking out an intersection in West Charlotte where they say a shopping center on West Boulevard nearby Remount is an “open air drug market.” After several shootings and even a homicide, businesses in the area are fearful of the continued violence.
Video outside of Ashe County High School in the early hours Thursday shows winds whipping, and major gusts toppling things like benches outside the school’s doors.
Sources confirmed to WBTV Thursday that Major League Soccer (MLS) will announce Charlotte as the newest franchise. The announcement is expected to happen on December 17.
The Charlotte-area native talked about about how life changed the instant she was crowned Miss USA, her new job as a TV celebrity interviewer for “Extra” and what’s next if she wins — and if she doesn’t.
According to DMV officials, an internet outage from an NCDMV internet service provider impacted numerous driver license offices and license plate agencies in central and western North Carolina Thursday.
Rowan Public Library celebrated the winners of its annual Bookmark Design Contest with a special reception on Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Headquarters’ Children’s Room.
Police have dismissed charges against a man who was initially accused in a shooting that killed a 71-year-old woman and left her 72-year-old husband injured.
The female, only known as Jane Doe 37, may have critical information pertaining to the identity of a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation.
Town officials said they will begin meeting early in 2020 to develop plans for scheduling future parades with the “goal of eliminating potential distractions by outside groups.”
Cabarrus County Television (CabCoTV), produced by the Cabarrus County Communications & Outreach Department, was honored by the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) at the 34th Annual Government Programming Awards in Tampa, Florida on September 26, 2019.
Nineteen people have completed the Resident Session of Kannapolis 101. Kannapolis 101 is held once a year and focuses on educating residents about the City and its services and operations.
The Kannapolis Fire Department will host an open enrollment for Explorer Post 001, from 7 – 9 p.m., December 9, at Fire Station 1, 300 Firehouse Drive.
Through December 14, Cabarrus County Public Library System patrons can participate in the annual Food for Fines program by donating canned foods in exchange for a $2-per-item credit toward overdue fines.
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College held the official ribbon-cutting Tuesday evening for its new Advanced Technology Center (ATC), which prepares students for competitive, high-skilled technological jobs.
The school district posted a message online Thursday morning: “Due to wind damages, Ashe County Schools are closed today, December 5, for both students and staff. It will be an annual leave day.”
New video has been released weeks after a mother was charged in her 3-year-old son’s death after he fell from an escalator at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in September.
According to Huntersville Fire Department, the incident happened right after Exit 25 at Sam Furr Road. Officials reported that the crash involved a horse trailer and a propane leak,
Detectives from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are trying to identify a man accused of stealing a firearm from a security guard in a southwest Charlotte arcade.
