The Cabarrus County Board of Education will hold a work session Monday, June 1 at 6 p.m. at the Education Center, with a livestream and agenda available online.
- North Carolina Governor's Office
Gov. Josh Stein visits Pitt Community College to spotlight construction apprenticeships tied to his housing affordability order and budget investments in training.
- Andrea Eger Tulsa World
A win for the nation’s first-ever religious charter school in Oklahoma would represent “the most radical change to religious freedom under the First Amendment in American history,” one expert believes.
- Andrea Eger Tulsa World
A win for the nation’s first-ever religious charter school in Oklahoma would represent “the most radical change to religious freedom under the First Amendment in American history,” one expert believes.
- Corey Jones Public Service Journalism Team
The Tulsa World and Lee Enterprises’ Public Service Journalism Team created a database of Oklahoma’s deadly police pursuits to learn who was being killed, which agencies were pursuing and why.
- From Staff Reports
A federal agreement with Owasso Public Schools was prompted by a complaint initially filed by the Human Rights Campaign in response to the death of Owasso student Nex Benedict.
- Christopher Miller
On Saturday, June 1, the Tucker Gardens will once again be open to the public, with proceeds benefitting CVAN, Cabarrus County’s battered women’s program.
Aviation history was made in the county Thursday evening as the first nonstop flight from New Haven, Connecticut, touched down at Concord-Padgett Regional Airport.
Although she's no longer headlining shows at Circus World, Viola and her co-star Kelly and still under contract to perform elsewhere.
Sophomore Nex Benedict died the day after getting into a fight in a school restroom with girls the 16-year-old identified as bullies. The DA called it an "instance of mutual combat."
"In memory of Nex, we must all recommit to our work to end discrimination and address the suicide crisis impacting too many nonbinary and transgender children," the president's statement says.
The report provided Wednesday by the state medical examiner states Nex Benedict, 16, took a fatal combination of two drugs commonly known as Benadryl and Prozac.
The Owasso Public Schools Board of Education on Monday heard from several attendees who voiced their concerns about the district’s handling of and response to student Nex Benedict’s death.
See all our pictures of the hundreds of protesters who showed up in Owasso Wednesday to demonstrate against the Westboro Baptist Church, an extremist group out of Topeka, Kansas, in the wake of Nex Benedict’s death.
SALISBURY — For many people, hunting and fishing are more than hobbies — they are opportunities to connect with nature, family and community. Through Hands of a Sportsman, a Salisbury-based nonprofit, those experiences are being made possible for individuals and families who might otherwise never have the chance.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
Alcoa, which dammed the Yadkin to create the reservoir in 1962, still owns the property.
CONCORD — Thirty-two nonprofit organizations serving Cabarrus County have received a combined $385,000 in grants through the William Coltrane and Norma Craft Cannon Charitable Trust, administered locally in partnership with the Greater Cabarrus Foundation.
The funding exceeded the original $300,000 pilot grant allocation after organizers said the volume of applications and level of community need prompted the trust to expand the amount awarded.
We are a week away from the Indy 500. There's no better time to check out one of the top museums dedicated to racing — the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed draws visitors from around the world.
Plane with U.S. carrying passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius arrives in Omaha
The plane with U.S. carrying passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius arrived in Omaha early Monday morning.
You couldn't see the full solar eclipse in Lincoln or any part of Nebraska, but a partial eclipse was visible on Apirl 8, 2024. Hundreds of people gathered at Hyde Observatory to view.
President Donald Trump could appear on a proposed new U.S. $250 bill, the first time a living person’s image would be added to U.S. currency in more than 150 years.
The DOJ investigation comes as Trump is running out of options to avoid paying as much as $88 million in damages, plus interest.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hinted that a new $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump could become a reality if Congress approves proposed legislation. Speaking on the issue, Bessent explained that current U.S. law prohibits living individuals from appearing on American curr…
The United States and Iran reached an agreement Thursday to extend their ceasefire pending the approval of President Donald Trump.
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The Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office is recognizing the vital contributions of its 911 telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.
The Kannapolis Fire Department is offering free, non-certified CPR classes in 2026 — and you’re invited to attend.
Huntersville police are offering a reward of up to $14,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the 2014 killing of Peter Jordan. Jordan was 19 when someone shot and killed him in The Landings at Northcross Apartments on Feb. 19 of that year, police said. The apartments are on Landings Drive, off Sam Furr Road (N.C. 73) and Interstate 77 exit 25 in the Birkdale area. ...
Illinois jails continue to struggle with the mental health needs of their inmate population, particularly when detainees are unfit to stand trial.
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%.
Gov. Josh Stein established the council on the caanabis industry in large part out of concern that "our state’s unregulated cannabis market today is the Wild West and is crying for order." North Carolinians spent about $3.2 billion on unregulated marijuana products just in 2022, according to a U.S. Cannabis Report. About 1.6 million North Carolinians used cannabis in 2022, including 15.8% of high schoolers.
The city of Concord is introducing a new way for residents to easily report non-emergency issues like potholes, street sign damage, streetlights that are out and more. The new Concord Click-2-Fix is a free online reporting tool that replaces the former Concord Mobile Care application.
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