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April 28, 2026

• NC woman lost her hearing at 28. It was only one part of what she had to survive
• GOP lawmakers demand records on Charlotte child abuse case, concerning lawyers
• Why Charlotte’s historic Black Catholic church is getting a long-awaited makeover
• I dined at ‘Top Chef’s Restaurant Wars episode in Charlotte. Here’s how it went.
• New data are a bad sign for NC pre-k. Why Mecklenburg is headed different way
• Charlotte Christian maintains grip on The Charlotte Observer baseball Sweet 16 poll
• Teacher had pistol and ‘dagger-like knife’ on high school campus, NC sheriff says
• Charlotte will reimburse Cornelius $3 million for upgrades to Smithville water lines
• Chris Brazzell is a ‘favorite’ of Dave Canales. He’s a new dimension for Bryce Young
• Piedmont Natural Gas customers pay NC’s highest regulated gas rates
• Ricky Gervais Faces Backlash After Mocking Big Game Hunter Trampled by Elephants in Africa
• Invasive Burmese Pythons In Florida May Have Finally Met Their Match: GPS-Tracked Opossums
• Gritty Scares a Child on TikTok and Fans Can’t Stop Comparing Him to an R.L. Stine Monster
• Beautiful DIY Mother’s Day Gifts That Look Expensive but Are Budget-Friendly to Make
• Rare Axolotl Found in a U.K. River for the First Time — and a 10-Year-Old Rescued It
• Warren Buffett’s Billions Won’t Buy Him a Bigger Social Security Check — Here’s Why
• These are some of the books NC Republicans want to ban from school libraries | Opinion
• Read the list of LGBTQ+ books NC lawmakers are targeting in some school libraries
• From $65 brunch to 2 a.m. tacos: your Charlotte weekend, mapped
• Mecklenburg County failed its air quality report card. What does that mean?
• Mr. K, beloved founder of iconic Charlotte soft ice cream shop, dies at 91
• Conspicuous 1964 classic sports car goes missing in North Carolina, sheriff says
• Whistleblower action led to Charlotte company paying over $1M in COVID fraud case
• Best Italian restaurant? Last chance to vote in our Charlotte-area contest
• Charlotte mayor casts decisive vote to stop public hearing on data centers
• Video shows sparks flying before car hit Pineville’s library, killing NC driver
• New Plaza Shamrock diner brings comfort food with a fine-dining twist
• Orphaned Dear Named Forest to Live Out His Life at Florida Sanctuary as Donors Build His New Home
• ‘Jello against the wall’: Ex-Hornet Rozier’s lawyer disputes possible new charges
• Charlotte suburb nabs Google expansion project. It’s no data center, city stresses
• Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks gives major update on ACL recovery entering OTAs
• Human remains found ‘eroding from the shoreline,’ North Carolina officials say
• ‘He was hungry, we said no problem.’ Kelce devours Charlotte’s top barbecue
• Three more Charlotte-area school districts cancel classes for May 1 rally
• Lake Norman mansion with own island drops $8 million in price, listing shows
• Gas prices hit highest in years across US. Here’s what it costs now in NC
• Ruth Sloane, a Charlotte playwright, director and ‘global phenomenon,’ dies at 78
• You may need a colonoscopy earlier than you think, NC doctors say. What to know
• Data centers update & remembering Mr. K: See Charlotte news roundup for April 28