Powerball player just misses $101 million jackpot in Illinois — but still wins big
A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois won $50,000 but just missed the $101 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket ...
‘Predator’-catching group exposed town’s police chief. Are citizen-led stings helpful?
It speaks to the frustration of the volume and amount of sexual exploitation of children that we are living with as a society. And we cannot prosecute our way out of that problem.” ...
Before Duke-UNC basketball game, another Tobacco Road rivalry rages to help students
Students from North Carolina’s Daily Tar Heel and Duke’s Chronicle newspapers play an annual basketball game of their own, ...
Two Mega Millions players win $2 million prizes. Where in US were the tickets sold?
Two Mega Millions tickets sold in Delaware and Tennessee just missed the $59 million jackpot but won $2 million prizes, ...
Familiar feeling: Charlotte Hornets fall at home to cellar-dwelling Washington Wizards
Despite a triple-double from Miles Bridges and a career-best output from Nick Smith Jr., the Charlotte Hornets fell behind ...
Republicans can save Charlotte from itself on transit | Opinion
This might be painful for the city to swallow, but it’s a compromise that yields the best possible results. | Opinion ...
Powerball player wins $1 million prize in Florida. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
A Powerball ticket sold in Florida won $1 million, but just missed the $88 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers, but not the Powerball, in the drawing ...
Charlotte’s Black mayors reveal hopes for Charlotte’s future — and issue a challenge
Mayor Vi Lyles joined former mayors Harvey Gantt and Patrick Cannon at the Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum as part of its Black ...
How reinvesting a certain way could bolster the future of Charlotte’s downtown districts
About $1.7 billion will be invested in revitalizing aging spaces and reimagining Charlotte’s downtown district.