The driver told police he thought the 15-year-old and another man were armed when he fatally shot the teenager in his car.

By 2050, some 4.6 million people will be living in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas, the Charlotte Regional Business ...

Five players scored in double figures for the Hornets, including Nick Smith Jr. with 17, but that wasn’t enough as the Trail ...

The bridge linking Uptown and South End was supposed to be completed by now. We explain the reasons it’s taking so long.

In the past six years, the Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund has raised over $1 million, thanks to Observer readers and their generous spirit.

The Charlotte Observer awarded winners of its first-ever student photo contest Tuesday during the “Captured Memories” event ...

Captain Munnerlyn, who played for the Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings after starring at South Carolina, will now coach at Chambers High School, one of North Carolina’s premier programs.

Today, Elle has been named a finalist for the N.C. Ms. Basketball ... with No. 2 N.C. Class 4A and No. 3 Charlotte Observer ...

But not all stores are priced equally. So for the fourth straight year, The Charlotte Observer checked 11 items at 11 stores to find the lowest and highest priced for our grocery comparison of ...

“It would be exciting to see,” NWS forecaster Patrick Moore told The Charlotte Observer. “We’re in the midst of the longest snow drought we’ve ever seen.” Charlotte last saw a ...