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January 9, 2026

• New Ballantyne cafe serves a dupe of the viral Strawberry Glaze Skin Smoothie
• How generous Charlotte Observer readers helped kids in need during the holidays
• Preliminary data appear to show decline in homicides in Charlotte in 2025
• SouthPark restaurant cited for expired food & dirty dishes. Latest inspections
• Drunk driver who killed Charlotte football All-American sentenced to jail
• Several injured, roads shut down and traffic backed up after 485 crash
• I-485 interchange to open as massive toll-lanes project nears completion
• After disappointment, Queen’s Grant returns with eyes on state basketball title
• January Checkers vs. October Checkers? It’s two different teams
• Man collapses beside his truck after realizing NC lottery ticket hit the jackpot
• Blood-covered man walking road had a shotgun hidden in guitar case, NC cops say
• Fox rules analyst Mike Pereira on Panther controversies, one NFL rule he’d change
• 2 restaurants opening soon in Charlotte, including all-you-can-eat sushi
• Hundreds protest in Charlotte after woman fatally shot in Minneapolis by ICE agent
• State legislature must help fill CMS teacher pay gap, Mecklenburg leaders say
• Baffling explosive sounds investigated in Union County. ‘Shook our whole house’
• Mysterious armed man began shooting at tourist in Great Smoky Mountains, park says
• 3 Charlotte-area restaurants closed this week + what’s next for Gastonia brewery
• Gastonia brewery was ‘second home’ to locals. Then it suddenly closed. What now?
• Charlotte news station fighting federal judge over light rail stabbing videos
• Dominican restaurant + lounge to reopen weeks after Charlotte border patrol raids
• Walmart adds the Carolinas to its EV charging network with stores in Charlotte
• He’s ‘unbelievable.’ This coach gives the Panthers advantages no one else sees
• Carolina Panthers activate Pro Bowl offensive lineman just in time for playoffs
• Original ‘Hamilton’ star heads to Panthers playoff game to sing national anthem