A federal court was notified of the settlement just days before Estella Patterson was announced as the new chief of Charlotte ...

The digital-only Detroit-based bank’s layoffs will affect about 2% of its workforce, spokesman Peter Gilchrist told The Charlotte Observer Monday evening.. Ally has about 10,000 employees nationwide, ...

The Panthers’ offensive line has been an injury turnstile this season. But the Panthers are 5-4 after the latest makeshift ...

Two companies in North Carolina helped pay for President Donald Trump’s future ballroom that will seat 999 people.

Charlotte Hornets guard Sion James, left, is hugged by injured guard Brandon Miller prior to the team's game against the Orlando Magic at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC on Thursday, October 30, 2025 ...

Here are the nominees for The Observer’s boys’ high school athlete of the week. The poll closes Friday at noon. Vote now.

Luka Bogavac, the heralded international recruit from Montenegro, will play in UNC’s season opener after a long and arduous eligibility process ...

The next telecast will be Tuesday night’s matchup in New Orleans with the Pelicans, which tips off Charlotte’s two-game road ...

James Beard semifinalist Colleen Huges of Supperland was also honored with a special award for exceptional cocktails.

Mecklenburg County Manager Mike Bryant said Monday the county is “in dire need for the current shutdown to draw to a close.” ...

A neighborhood barbecue joint is closing up shop in Charlotte after 15 years — well, sort of. Wolfie’s Howlin Good Bar-B-Que will soon be “no more” as founders Michael and Angie Wolff plan their move ...

A judge significantly reduced former state Rep. Cecil Brockman’s bail on Monday in a hearing that revealed new details in the case, in which he is accused of sex crimes with a minor.