Tag: Charlotte

An anchorwoman at a television station in my hometown of Charlotte recently got an unpleasant surprise--the man who raped her 30 years ago is...

You may recall that on Wednesday, North Carolina's Republican-dominated General Assembly rammed through what may be the most staggeringly homophobic law in the nation. In...

Earlier this month, the Charlotte City Council passed an amended non-discrimination ordinance that is intended to give legal protections to the city's LGBT community....

It's been no secret in recent years that Franklin Graham has been using the goodwill built up by his father, Billy Graham, to become...

One of Charlotte's largest and most prominent churches may have some explaining to do. Four families have filed a lawsuit accusing the church's day care center...

Earlier this week, federal and local officials in Charlotte announced that they are significantly ramping up their efforts to fight human trafficking in the area. According...

As a lifelong North Carolinian, the three years since the Republicans grabbed complete control of state government have seen a lot of outrageous moments. But...

Late last year, a waitress at a restaurant in Charlotte was leaving for the night when her manager groped her. Now she says that...

When Kristen Hampton, a reporter for WBTV in Charlotte, decided to get a mammogram on the air last month, she thought she was only...

The city council in my hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina is mulling a crime-prevention idea that could potentially do far more harm than good. A...

Recently, NC Attorney General Roy Cooper said that the state would not retry Wes Kerrick for killing unarmed Jonathan Ferrell. As part of the...

The city of Charlotte, N.C., erupted in protest after a jury failed to reach a verdict in Wes Kerrick's voluntary manslaughter trial. Now, with the...

The judge declared a mistrial in the voluntary manslaughter case of former officer Randall Kerrick after a hung jury verdict. Kerrick shot and killed Jonathan...

A specialty butcher shop in my hometown of Charlotte is in full damage control mode this weekend. Several customers had doubts about where the...

Almost two years ago, a sheriff's deputy in Union County, North Carolina--southeast of my hometown of Charlotte--found an 11-year-old boy chained to a porch...

Maybe someone can explain this one to me: A guy walks into a gay bar, begins using derogatory language toward some of the patrons...

If you're a parent in North Carolina and you're thinking of sending your child to a charter school, WBTV in Charlotte discovered a loophole...

// // North Carolina's biggest city, Charlotte, remains one of three cities in the top 20 in population to not include protections for sexual...

// // The latest entry in the "what were they thinking?" department comes from a high school in my hometown of Charlotte, NC. On...

Sunday's edition of The Charlotte Observer led with an article that should send a chill down the spine of anyone concerned about privacy issues....