Spotlight DMV wait times down almost 90% since summer of 2025, NC governor says Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, The News & Observer (Raleigh) Aug 25, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After years being plagued by never ending wait times, North Carolina’s Division of Motor Vehicles has picked up speed.kAmv@G] y@D9 $E6:? 2??@F?465 pF8] a_ E92E E96 H2:E E:>6D 2E s|' @77:46D 92G6 366? C65F465 D:8?:7:42?E=J 4@>A2C65 E@ 2 J62C 28@[ H96? 4FDE@>6CD H2:E65 :? =@?8 =:?6D 7@C 9@FCD @FED:56 :? E96 DF>>6C 962E]k^AmkAm“x?\@77:46 H2:E E:>6D 2C6 5@H? 2=>@DE h_T D:?46 =2DE J62C[ H:E9 E96 2G6C286 4FDE@>6C H2:E:?8 @?=J aa >:?FE6D] %92E 4@>A2C6D E@ 2? 2G6C286 E:>6 @7 ?62C=J E9C66 9@FCD :? E96 DF>>6C @7 a_ad[” $E6:?[ 2 s6>@4C2E[ D2:5 %9FCD52J 5FC:?8 2 ?6HD 4@?76C6?46 2E E96 p=36>2C=6 qF:=5:?8 :? 5@H?E@H? #2=6:89]k^Am kAm%96 aa\>:?FE6 2G6C286 H2:E :D 32D65 @? G:D:ED :? yF=J[ $E6:?’D @77:46 D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6] $F>>6CE:>6 3C:?8D 2? FAE:4< :? 56>2?5]k^Am People are also reading… Music and dancing highlight Swanee Theatre late summer, fall lineup UDPATED - Opening night scoreboard - Cabarrus scores Three charged in 2024 Kannapolis home-invasion killing Rooftop restaurant, cocktail lounge coming to downtown Concord Cream of Cabarrus - Jay M. Robinson picked to repeat Friday Five: Are you ready for some football? I am UPDATED - Opening week scoreboard - Cabarrus scores and more Audi was going 132 mph on I-85 when it killed a Kannapolis teen, NC troopers say More changes for Harris Teeter after canceled Concord project? Parent outsourcing work to India CORRECTION - Photo not the right person The District Exchange fully occupied, 17 businesses set to celebrate Our spotlight game: Tigers' ground and pound takes down the Spiders Steve Davis: Where does the name Cabarrus come from? Carolina Renaissance Festival to hold job fair for seasonal workers Kiefer's Viking approach to football - 'brutally strong' Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm%96 s|' :D A2CE @7 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 %C2?DA@CE2E:@?[ H9:49 :D 2 r23:?6E 286?4J :? $E6:?’D 25>:?:DEC2E:@?]k^AmkAmw6C6’D H92E $E6:? 4C65:ED 7@C E96 C65F4E:@? :? H2:E E:>6Dik^AmkF=mk=:m~?=:?6 s|' EC2?D24E:@?D[ H9:49 H6C6 2 C6DF=E @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?4=68]8@G^q:=={@@<FA^a_ad^DacdQ C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm$6?2E6 q:== acdk^2m E92E $E6:? D:8?65 :?E@ =2H :? a_ad]k^=:mk=:m$q acd 2==@H65 5C:G6CD E@ C6?6H E96:C 5C:G6C’D =:46?D6 C6>@E6=J :7 E96:C >@DE C646?E EC2?D24E:@? H2D :? A6CD@?[ 2D H6== 2D @3E2:?:?8 2 7F== AC@G:D:@?2= =:46?D6 C6>@E6=J]k^=:mk=:m(:E9 >@C6 E92? bbf[___ 4FDE@>6CD 4@>A=6E:?8 E96:C EC2?D24E:@?D @?=:?6[ E92E’D bbf[___ 76H6C A6@A=6 :? =:?6 2E s|' @77:46D[ $E6:? D2:5]k^=:mk=:m~G6C `[___ >@C6 2AA@:?E>6?ED 2C6 2G2:=23=6 24C@DD E96 DE2E6 6249 52J[ $E6:? D2:5[ 4@>A2C65 E@ |2C49 @7 E9:D J62C]k^=:mk=:mrFDE@>6CD 42? FA=@25 5@4F>6?ED =:<6 E96:C AC@@7 @7 :?DFC2?46 7C@> E96:C A9@?6D :?DE625 @7 3C:?8:?8 2 AC:?E 4@AJ E@ 2 s|' @77:46]k^=:mk^F=m kAm%96 8@G6C?@C 6?4@FC2865 s|' 4FDE@>6CD E@ H2=< :? E@ @77:46D 5:C64E=J[ 2?5 D2:5 E96J ?@ =@?86C ?665 E@ >2<6 2? 2AA@:?E>6?E F?=6DD E96J H2?E @?6] %96 s|' k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?6HD@3D6CG6C]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^2CE:4=6b`chbdedg]9E>=Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm=:DEDk^2m =:G6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?45@E]8@G^5>G^@77:46D\D6CG:46D^=@42E6\5>G\@77:46^!286D^5>G\@77:46D]2DAIQ C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmH2:E E:>6Dk^2m 7@C G2C:@FD =@42E:@?D 24C@DD E96 DE2E6]k^AmkAm“*@F 5@ ?@E ?665 E@ 2CC:G6 2E E96 s|' 367@C6 E96 @A6?:?8 9@FCD E@ 86E :? =:?6] x 42??@E F?56CD4@C6 E92E 6?@F89[” $E6:? D2:5]k^Am 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular How much does it take to be considered 'middle class' in North Carolina? Here are the numbers A study from financial information company SmartAsset has defined what it takes to be "middle class" in all 50 states using 2024 one-year Amer… Trump admin moves to end protections for national forest land, including in NC The move comes a year after the U.S. Forest Service indicated it would move to eliminate the "Roadless Rule" as Trump ordered his administrati… Watch Now: Related Video Trump Threatens To Double Tariffs On Canadian Vehicles What happens after Lindsay Clancy's trial ends? USA TODAY explains. What happens after Lindsay Clancy's trial ends? USA TODAY explains. Transgender athlete debate draws dueling protests outside Fever-Liberty game Transgender athlete debate draws dueling protests outside Fever-Liberty game Mount Pleasant's Wyatt Lomax on Tigers' win Top Story Spotlight Mount Pleasant's Wyatt Lomax on Tigers' win
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