Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs back
Costco has claimed victory in pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an ...
Gaston County Sheriff’s Office announces app to provide office accessibility
GASTON, N.C. — Gaston County Sheriff’s Office announced a new app in January to connect Gaston residents with staff, inmates, and the Sheriff’s Office services.
Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect, aimed at money laundering
The Supreme Court has revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register with an arm of the Treasury ...
Belmont police investigating series of car break-ins
The Belmont Police Department is searching for a suspect who allegedly stole a car and broke into several others.
Monroe daycare worker charged with 3 counts of child abuse
MONROE, N.C. — Police arrested a daycare worker in Monroe on Wednesday. Delicia Monay Chambers faces three counts of misdemeanor child abuse. Police say she sprayed the daycare students in the face ...
Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
Evacuation orders have been lifted for tens of thousands of people as firefighters with air support have slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles whe ...
Your704 Weekender: Here’s what’s happening in Charlotte Jan. 24-26
From concerts and celebrations to cheering on the home team, here’s what’s happening around Charlotte this weekend.
Aerial attack helps firefighters maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles
Firefighters are battling to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged ...
Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn't change water policies
President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California ...
Prince Harry claims court victories. But is he winning the larger war with the British media?
The mission of Prince Harry to tame the British media has produced results in court. But the jury is out on whether it will ...
Elephants can’t use habeas corpus to be released from zoos because they’re not human, court rules
"Because an elephant is not a person, the elephants here do not have standing to bring a habeas corpus claim," the court ruled ...
'That’s the big daddy': Buncombe County wins $200K on scratch-off
RALEIGH — Randy Suthard, of Candler, initially didn’t realize he just won a $200,000 top prize when he first started scratching his $5 lottery ticket on Saturday. “At first I thought it said $2,000,” ...