Charlotte
Updated 12:23: Bank of America employees who work Uptown were told not to report to work on Thursday. CATS has suspended service Uptown. Updated: 11:18 p.m. Gov. McCorey has declared a state of emergency. McCrorey has initiated efforts to deploy the National Guard in Charlotte upon request of CMPD Police Chief Kerr Putney. At least […]
Charlotte City Mayor Jennifer Roberts and other city leaders spoke this morning a a press conference following a night of unrest in Charlotte. Police Chief Kerr Putney, indicated that officers told Keith Lamont Scott to drop his gun several times before they shot and killed him. Putney reports that Scott did not comply and instead emerged from […]
Hundreds of protesters have surrounded Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police in the University area after a Black police officer killed a Black man who had been sitting in his car. According to reports, Keith Lamont Scott was sitting in his truck in an apartment complex parking lot when the fatal shooting occurred about 4 p.m. on Old Concord […]
The two quarterbacks finally played against each other this past Sunday. And the only thing more anticipated than the game was the two shaking hands and possibly exchanging words.
Follow Terence Lester’s journey from Atlanta to Washington, D.C.! He’s walking from Atlanta to DC to bring awareness to poverty in the U.S. and he’s passing through Charlotte today. Check out the video and read more about how you can support his efforts here.
Congrats to Trina Young who “Won That Ride From Stateline!” She is now riding around in a brand new Jeep Cherokee courtesy of Stateline Chrysler Jeep Dodge & Old School105.3! Thanks to everyone who participated & be on the lookout for more great promotions!
The NCAA announced yesterday that it has relocated seven championship events — including early rounds of the men’s basketball tournament scheduled for Greensboro — because of a controversial state law, HB2. HB2 blocks anti-discrimination protections and requires people to use bathrooms corresponding to their birth gender rather than the sex they identify with. Two schools […]
This weekend marks the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terror attacks on our country. It was an attack that resulted in the collapse and destruction of the World Trade Center, significant damage to the Pentagon and left 2,996 Americans dead and over 6,000 people injured. The images of that horrible day are still seared […]
Last night was the first official game of the season for the Carolina Panthers. Although, I’m a little disappointed that we lost to the Denver Broncos 20-21, I still feel like they played a great game. We were close, but no cigar! Our next competitor will be the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, September 18th […]
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is in the Queen City today. The former Secretary of State will speak at Johnson C. Smith University’s Brayboy Gymnasium at noon. Doors open at 10 a.m. Later today Clinton will attend a fundraiser at the Myers Park home of Robert and Anne Stolz. Clinton says she will continue the […]
North Carolina ranks 16th in the nation for suicide. According to the 2015 Mecklenburg County Community Pulse report, suicide is the second leading cause of death for residents aged 25-64. Teenagers in Mecklenburg county remain a high risk group for suicide. ‘COMMUNITY VOICES host, Ron Holland, talked with Fonda Bryant, Social Coordinator for the Charlotte […]