Local4 reasons the Charlotte area has more coronavirus cases, hospitalizations than rest of NCUpdated April 5, 2020 at 8:39 AM
Special ReportsDid an inmate smuggle a cellphone? Here’s the unlikely way prison officers investigated.Updated March 9, 2020 at 6:07 PM
EducationEmails show crisis alert system kept failing. But can CMS get its $1 million back?February 28, 2020 at 10:42 AM
Special ReportsOfficials bemoan a lack of prosecutors, courtrooms and fundingUpdated February 12, 2020 at 5:15 PM
Special ReportsAtrium Health explains changes to better serve transgender patientsUpdated February 12, 2020 at 2:39 PM
LocalHe guards his ‘own crib’ near Charlotte’s most murderous street. Can area be saved?Updated February 7, 2020 at 3:43 PM
Education‘I don’t like the cover up’: CMS altered bond projects without telling the public, boardUpdated February 5, 2020 at 12:12 PM
Against All OddsSome NC lottery players win so often, their good fortune defies logic. Are they gaming the system?Updated January 31, 2020 at 8:41 AM
Crime & CourtsA deadly year: 2019 murder rate was Charlotte’s worst in more than a decadeUpdated January 18, 2020 at 11:27 AM
Special ReportsRobert Miller was gunned down by a childhood friendUpdated January 15, 2020 at 10:57 AM
Special ReportsGun criminals rack up charges, rarely face punishment in Mecklenburg CountyUpdated January 3, 2020 at 1:22 PM
Special ReportsLives shattered and families devastated by shootings and murderUpdated January 3, 2020 at 1:22 PM
BusinessAfter workers die, North Carolina shields many employers from biggest penaltiesUpdated December 23, 2019 at 11:10 AM
StateHe died alone fleeing a hurricane. A year later, his body remains unclaimed.Updated December 20, 2019 at 3:27 PM
Special ReportsA transgender man’s journey of pregnancy to fatherhoodUpdated November 10, 2019 at 7:00 AM
LocalProsecutors drop gun charges over and over. Some suspects go on to kill.Updated October 16, 2019 at 4:08 PM
Special ReportsSolitary Lives: A Charlotte Observer investigation into the secret world of solitary confinementUpdated October 11, 2019 at 5:17 PM
