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Alyssa Naeher’s twin sister, family cheer US goalie in France: ‘She had her moment.’
After the US women’s national soccer team won the fourth World Cup title in France, the twin sister of goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher talks about watching her earn attention, including the 2-1 semifinal game win over England. → Read More
She could move as well as any kid on the ice. Then she couldn’t move at all.
Just days after landing a spot on the Carolina Junior Hurricanes girls hockey team and just days before her 15th birthday, Carly Messer found herself completely paralyzed — a victim of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. → Read More
A shark tore her arm off two years ago. In many ways, she says, it’s been a blessing.
It would be hard to blame Tiffany Johnson if she wanted to spend a few fleeting moments every now and then wondering: What if? What if, for instance, she’d climbed back onto that tour boat with her husband J.J. after he fell ill while they were snorkeling in the Bahamas? What if the captain had picked this particular part of the reef over which to float his boat, instead of that one? Would the… → Read More
Guns N’ Roses is finally coming back to Charlotte — and tickets go on sale this Friday
Guns N’ Roses is bringing its Not In This Lifetime Tour back to the U.S this fall — and for the first time in 2019. The band revealed eight new U.S. dates, kicking off Sept. 25 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte. → Read More
She’s known for seeing good in others. Why did she fear the worst in coming out to fans?
Why Kristen Hampton was slow to tell Facebook about her wife → Read More
She’s known for seeing good in others. Why did she fear the worst in coming out to fans?
Why Kristen Hampton was slow to tell Facebook about her wife → Read More
Parents of UNCC victim want privacy, but want son remembered: ‘Reed is the silent hero.’
The parents of Reed Parlier — one of the two students killed during the shooting at UNC Charlotte — share memories of their son, and discuss pain of him not getting as much attention as the other victim. → Read More
A hero gets his day: UNCC’s Riley Howell honored by family, friends and the military
Family and friends gathered in Lake Junaluska, NC, for the memorial service for Riley Howell, the student who was honored by family, friends and the military for his heroism in the UNC Charlotte shooting. → Read More
A hero gets his day: UNCC’s Riley Howell honored by family, friends and the military
Family and friends gathered in Lake Junaluska, NC, for the memorial service for Riley Howell, the student who was honored by family, friends and the military for his heroism in the UNC Charlotte shooting. → Read More
A hero gets his day: UNCC’s Riley Howell honored by family, friends and the military
Family and friends gathered in Lake Junaluska, NC, for the memorial service for Riley Howell, the student who was honored by family, friends and the military for his heroism in the UNC Charlotte shooting. → Read More
A hero gets his day: UNCC’s Riley Howell honored by family, friends and the military
Family and friends gathered in Lake Junaluska, NC, for the memorial service for Riley Howell, the student who was honored by family, friends and the military for his heroism in the UNC Charlotte shooting. → Read More
A calm classroom, then chaos. ‘The only thought in my mind was, ‘Don’t die here.’
A look inside the UNC Charlotte classroom in North Carolina before and after suspected gunman Trystan Andrew Terrell opened fire in the college shooting that left two dead, four injured. → Read More
This dog jumped from a moving car, vanished for 9 months then came home. Here’s how.
Last spring, a boxer named Rocky jumped out of his owner’s car and disappeared near Reames Road in Charlotte. Nine months later, hope, faith and help from another family helped this lost dog find his way home. → Read More
In Charlotte, Dave Chappelle makes more transgender jokes — and makes no apologies
Comedy review: Loud laughter reverberated through Belk Theater during the first of two stand-up shows that Dave Chappelle performed in Charlotte on Thursday night, on the eve of NBA All-Star Weekend. → Read More
She lost her engagement ring on a tropical beach. Weeks later, a stranger began digging.
Three days after getting engaged in Costa Rica, Michele Arias and Doug Cotty lost her engagement ring in the sand on the beach. Forty days later, it’s finally — and quite luckily — back on her finger. → Read More
NC teacher found dead in Mexico, authorities search for his killers, family says
Missing NC teacher Patrick Braxton-Andrew was found dead in Mexico and was a homicide victim, his family posted on Facebook. A ‘criminal organization’ is responsible, the family said, citing authorities. → Read More
Bike-mounted cameras capture shocking video of a deer being hit by a car in Matthews
A deer raced out in front of group of N.C. cyclists and — a split-second later — was struck by a car and sent flying past their heads. Bike-mounted cameras captured it all on video from multiple angles. → Read More
‘I couldn’t hold on anymore’: Body of 1-year-old found after being swept away
Searchers find body of 14-month-old who was swept away in floodwaters in Union County after Hurricane Florence. → Read More
Review: Was Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s S.C. stadium show worth getting all worked up over?
Upwards of 40,000 people converged on the University of South Carolina’s Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., to see Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s “On the Run II” tour — the first concert at the venue in five years. → Read More
Where is the Mercedes that a witness says 'seemed to accelerate' as it hit cyclist?
Witness says a black Mercedes sedan slammed into Robert Lyew, 24, of Hartsville, S.C., as he was riding his bike past the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, causing him multiple serious injuries. The car and its driver have not been found. → Read More