CONCORD — Continuing construction on the Cabarrus County Courthouse expansion will close another street.
KANNAPOLIS — Friends and family gathered Sunday at Kimball Lutheran Church for a surprise 100th birthday party for a legendary figure — Norris Dearmon.
CONCORD — The history of Atrium Health Cabarrus dates to the mid-1930s, when Charles A. Cannon and his associate, George A. Batte Jr., led an effort to pursue more accessible and full-service health care for the wave of workers that Cannon Mills brought to Cabarrus County. The small, private…
ASHEVILLE — Highland Brewing Company is pleased to donate a collection of COVID-Era artifacts to the permanent collection of The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The museum is collecting items from communities, businesses, and individuals across the count…
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born and bred residents in North Carolina using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Last Saturday, as kids cooled off in downtown Concord’s Rotary Square Splashpad, a small group of artists gathered nearby, surrounding the blue sculpture called Genesis, with heaps of colored chalk, pencils and paper in their hands and at their feet. Within an hour, Rotary Square no longer h…
The legislation approved by the Senate over the weekend includes nearly $400 billion for clean energy initiatives, the country's largest-ever investment in fighting global warming.
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As COVID-19 stubbornly hangs around, vaccinations continue to be an important tool in fighting the contagious BA.5 variant — and a new round of boosters should be available within the next two months, said Dr. David Weber, distinguished professor of medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill.
In major American cities, police departments are losing officers and can't find enough recruits to replace them. Pandemic burnout, budget cuts and anti-police protests after George Floyd's murder have combined to reduce police ranks and many departments are downsizing. The evolution has affe…
Are you getting groceries delivered? Demand is cooling for the service as food prices rise. That stories and others on the daily news podcast.
There were several notable deaths, Warner Bros. shelved "Batgirl" and Juan Soto was the biggest move of the trade deadline.
Many of us with a passing knowledge of pop music know we can reach Jenny at 867-5309 but a surprising number of us could not call ourselves without Siri’s help.
The Concord-Afton Sunset Rotary Club is sponsoring the Cabarrus County WSOC-TV 9 SchoolTools project for the fifth year.
Swinson family reunion
CONCORD — When Chad Oxendine got his first real Cabarrus County experience more than a quarter-century ago, he was just passing through, really.
Here upcoming community events around Cabarrus County.
CONCORD – It was an interesting week for former Jay M. Robinson baseball standout Seth Johnson.
CONCORD — The N.C. Department of Transportation has closed the bridge on Old Airport Road over Coldwater Creek for maintenance work.
One of Duke Energy’s newest solar plant projects was open to the media for a tour Friday morning in Midland.
Kansas voters made a statement on abortion, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China with her visit to Taiwan and gas prices continued to fall.
The man killed was being sought for a murder in Charlotte.
China suspends dialogue with the U.S., monkeypox declared a public emergency and Alex Jones ordered to pay $4 million in damages. Those stories and more on our daily podcast.
A few new stores are coming to the area and there are several opportunities to join local groups in fund raising efforts.
Here upcoming community events around Cabarrus County.
CONCORD – Rayjon Tucker’s professional basketball career will continue, however, it will no longer be in the NBA.
Superintendent John Kopicki announced the following personnel appointments this week. These were approved by the Cabarrus County Board of Education on Monday.
CONCORD — After an eventful summer of Legend Car racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a group of students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have created a new “formula” for racing success.
A Mormon church "help line" was created to report and stop sexual abuse. Instead, the system may bury accusations against some members, allowing abuse to persist.
Fire officials say the McKinney Fire in California was 10% contained Wednesday night. Details on that story, the war in Ukraine, sports highlights and more on our daily podcast.
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CHARLOTTE — Gas prices in the Carolinas are still on a steady decline for the eighth consecutive week now, dropping another 14 cents in both states. North and South Carolina’s averages are now the lowest daily averages since March 3.
Browse through recently listed homes in the Cabarrus County real estate market and find your next home!
The number of people seeking treatment for snake bites nearly doubled at one local hospital this summer, following an overall trend the hospital has tracked over the past several years. WakeMed Emergency Department told The News & Observer that since July 1, 34 patients were treated at their hospitals for snake bites, and seven of those visits were in the first week of August. Last year, ...
Hickory will lose its snack burgers and kraut dumplings soon.
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