https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315165159.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/de528341-6333-42cb-8070-4d85788bfac2/2_th.jpg McKinnon Galloway shares her story about how becoming deaf later in life pushed her to help others in her situation McKinnon Galloway shares her story about how becoming deaf later in life pushed her to help others in her situation. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315165159.html/video-embed 168 2026-04-28T13:23:15Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315535434.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/3e80bb89-0c97-4788-8409-36cfe81ab16e/1_th.jpg POV: You’re back in the 2007-08 Charlotte area drought In 2007-2008, Charlotte suffered its worst drought. It lasted more than a year, leaving Charlotte with a nearly 15-inch rainfall deficit in 2007. This timeline revisits the moments that defined the drought across the Charlotte region. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315535434.html/video-embed 102 2026-04-25T20:50:11Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315547807.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7adf6b58-4198-4f06-abf2-faecb3339596/1_th.jpg Eerie screams heard in woods near Shelby, North Carolina Social media debates source of screams recorded by Jeanine Cramer-Haddow of Shelby, NC. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315547807.html/video-embed 33 2026-04-27T14:52:46Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315558533.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ad360436-6813-472f-a1fa-94731c24beb3/1_th.jpg Masked people take over I-77, set off fireworks and spark fear in drivers People in masks shut down I-77 in Charlotte on Sunday night in a street takeover, one of several in the region involving younger people. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315558533.html/video-embed 122 2026-04-28T13:06:39Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315533808.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f76777f6-5e5e-45d2-8c83-06e640da8d9c/1_th.jpg Police say adults who encouraged fight during Winston-Salem park mass shooting will face charges Investigators say no additional suspects are being sought after the Winston-Salem park shooting. Police and prosecutors plan to charge adults who stood by and encouraged or aided the fight that led to the violence. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315533808.html/video-embed 100 2026-04-25T17:43:42Z no