Ryan Blaney won almost everything in a race that crossed into Monday, but he had to wait until nearly 2 a.m. to get it done at the end.
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A Concord mother, writer and speaker shares her experience battling obesity and says North Carolina and insurance companies should treat it like the chronic disease it is.
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Kannapolis Deputy City Manager Eddie Smith has been elected president of the North Carolina City & County Management Association, a statewide organization representing city and county managers and assistant managers.
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Families with elementary school-aged children are invited to spend a morning riding bicycles and learning about bike safety during the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office's upcoming Bike with a Deputy event.
- Avalin Inman Special to the Independent Tribune
Pastor Doug Lattimore and Solo Faith Church in Concord created the state's first online food pantry.
- Catherine Muccigrosso The Charlotte Observer
A CBD retailer has been evicted from Concord Mills following a court ruling that also ordered the business to pay $10,000 in unpaid rent, a fraction of the amount originally sought.
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Shohei Ohtani's lingering knee issue has become the biggest concern for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they chase a third straight World Series title. Despite missing the MLB All-Star Game, Ohtani remains optimistic that mechanical adjustments and rest will have him ready for the second half.
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Central Carolina Community Foundation names six new FY 2027 board members, highlighting their leadership in business, education, health care, and philanthropy.
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DALTON, Minn. – The legend of Ten Mile Lake Resort spans five generations and 120 years, and it starts like this: Anthony Prohosky, who’d emigrated from Bohemia in the late 1800s at age 14, owned a hotel and bar in nearby Nashua. Way back in 1906, a man stayed at Prohosky’s hotel, drank in his bar and ran up a substantial bill he couldn’t pay. The two struck a handshake deal. The man’s bill ...
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