CONCORD — At the drivers’ meeting before Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Elton Sawyer had some parting words for the NASCAR Cup Series drivers.“Let’s put on a race Kyle would be proud of,” Sawyer said, referring to two-time seri…
Cabarrus County students have been graduating from various high schools across the county over the past several days. The Independent Tribune is sharing photos from Cabarrus County Schools and highlights from the ceremonies. We will continue over the next several issues.
CONCORD — Atrium Health Cabarrus was among 10 Atrium Health hospitals in North Carolina to receive an “A” grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group in its Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades report.Charlotte-based Atrium Health led the state with the most “A” ratings among health syste…
These are photos from the graduation ceremonies for the Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute and Performance Learning Center. Cabarrus County Schools shared these photos and have many more on the CCS social media and website.
Fans flock to the area race shops during Coca-Cola 600 week. Here is a glimpse at some of the things they saw.
The Coca-Cola 600 week represents a homecoming for most of the NASCAR teams based in Cabarrus County and nearby. It gives the teams a chance to show off their shop and sport to fans who flock to the area. Andrew Phillips captured the photos at a couple of area fan events.
NASCAR legends Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Joe Gibbs expressed their thoughts and admiration for Kyle Busch on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. Busch passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
In a world where environmental health is rarely discussed in elementary school hallways, one teenager has decided that it needs to change, and she's not waiting around for someone else to do it.
Ashwinee Thakur, a freshman at Cox Mill High School, launched Enviate four months ago after coming across research on PFAS contamination across North Carolina. What she found was alarming, and the fact that so few people knew about it made it even more urgent.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
CONCORD — A family was displaced last week after a fire damaged a home on Patrick Avenue Southwest, according to the Concord Fire Department.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
The Rev. Mike Ruffin reminds Christians that they are never alone.
Robyn Benjamin finds there are plenty of rewarding things to do, rather than sit on the couch.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
Senate Bill 1080, titled "Lower taxes for all," places a state constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 general election ballot that would allow North Carolina voters to decide on whether to cap the individual income tax rate at 3.49%.
Food, fundraisers, special events - here are upcoming community events around Cabarrus County.
Ray Lewis recently offered a window into his Hall of Fame football career. He said it turned at the University of Miami when he decided who he wanted to be. “Before I leave here, I will be the greatest Hurricane to ever walk through this university,” Lewis said to North Carolina Central University graduates. “That wasn’t arrogance. That was identity.” It’s one of my favorite seasons in sports: ...
Debating baseball's best: Jacob Misiorowski's 104 mph pitches or Shohei Ohtani's dual skills? Who's the ace? Can Misiorowski keep pac for a full season?
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — To Ryan Zimmerman, the field was a safe space.
“You can fail, you can succeed,” says the former World Series champion and father of four. “Whatever happens on the field happens on the field, and you learn that lesson, good or bad.
“And then you go to the snack bar.”
NASCAR says Kyle Busch became unresponsive while testing in a Chevrolet racing simulator at Charlotte Motor Speedway. According to the 'Associated Press,' Busch, 41, was then transported to a hospital in Charlotte and died on May 21. NASCAR confirmed Busch’s death on May 21, 2026 saying he h…
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On Monday, Pope Leo XIV unveiled his broad vision for the relationship between artificial intelligence and humanity in his first encyclical, a major papal letter addressed to bishops of the Roman Catholic Church. The document was presented alongside Chris Olah from Anthropic, in what appeare…
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