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State Sen. George Borrello has denied Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s accusation of poor communication, and criticized her suggestion for a regional control board. Wdowiasz hit back Tuesday at a Common ...

In a letter sent this week, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis pushed for more information about U.S. Border Patrol agents’ operation in Charlotte last year. “The operation resulted in the apprehension of ...

A dozen speakers — clad in “America First” hats, sweaters covered in the Punisher skull logo that has become associated with far-right groups and Confederate flags — spoke to a full City Council ...

Federal transit authorities called out Charlotte’s transit system for failing to meet multiple mandated safety requirements in a new report triggered by a high-profile killing on the city’s light rail ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for survivors after a commercial fishing boat with seven people on board, including a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) observer, ...