New audit reveals staffing concerns and skyrocketing wait times at the NC DMV
North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles is facing a worsening customer service crisis, with average wait times jumping 15.5% since 2019, according to a state audit released Monday.The audit by Sta...
5 Aug 20257min
HUD approves South Carolina’s $150M disaster recovery plan following Hurricane Helene
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved the South Carolina Office of Resilience’s (SCOR) Action Plan for allocating more than $150 million in Community Development Bloc...
4 Aug 202510min
Childhood vaccine exemptions hit record high
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Thursday.The fraction of kids exemp...
1 Aug 20258min
Teen arrested for Richmond County junior firefighter's death
A Richmond Senior High School student is accused of shooting and killing a junior firefighter in June.The 17-year-old suspect is charged with first-degree murder for the death of Gabriel Ennis, a juni...
31 Jul 202510min
Hawaii tsunami advisory impacts Charlotte family on vacation
A Charlotte family vacationing in Hawaii is seeking higher ground following a tsunami warning triggered by a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia's Far East.Chris Fabiano and his family were at ...
30 Jul 202511min
Apartments destroyed in east Charlotte fire
Apartments have been seriously damaged after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning in east Charlotte.It happened on English Hills Drive, not far from the intersection of East W.T. Harris Boulevard an...
29 Jul 20258min
Mecklenburg County cracks down on unpermitted street food sales
Charlotte's late-night food scene is experiencing significant growth from South End to Uptown, but health officials are raising concerns about vendors operating without proper permits and safety overs...
24 Jul 20255min
Teen reports sexual assault at Carowinds
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a reported sexual assault at the Carowinds theme park.WCNC Charlotte reviewed an incident report that said the assault was reported Sunday ...
23 Jul 202510min
