- Charlotte Observer

Coming out of their debate in a key center of black America, the leading Democratic presidential contenders aimed Thursday for the party’s crucial black and minority vote, with the scramble … Click to Continue »

A New Zealand jury has found a man guilty of murder in the death of 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane. Millane died last December on her birthday after meeting a … Click to Continue »

Historically, the expectation for a college football QB was to wait in the wings, develop behind a veteran and eventually take over the starting role. This expectation has shifted in … Click to Continue »

Duke started four freshmen for the first time this season on Thursday night. One of them stood out above the rest. Vernon Carey, Jr., tallied 31 points with 12 rebounds … Click to Continue »

Cancel The “Bowl” Bowl plans. Georgia Tech scotched a potential matchup of five-win N.C. State and five-win North Carolina next Saturday for a spot in the postseason. The Wolfpack’s second-half … Click to Continue »

Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen explains how the Canes, after taking a quick 2-0 lead, lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 at PNC Arena on Nov. 21, 2019. The Canes had a four-game win streak after a three-game road sweep. … Click to Continue »

McClatchy's award-winning editorial cartoonists offer their visual comments on the week's news … Click to Continue »

Paul Maurice was fond of noting that the first home game after a road trip was always the toughest. Too often, that was a crutch for a poor performance easily … Click to Continue »

Authorities in northwestern Oregon said a large fireball seen falling from the sky is being investigated as a possible plane crash. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook … Click to Continue »

Ty Harris scored her 1000th point as a Gamecock during the team's game against USC-Upstate. … Click to Continue »

A father and son visiting California were rescued from floodwaters Thursday after getting stranded in their truck during a trip to the United State-Mexico border wall, authorities said. The men … Click to Continue »

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour says there’s no margin for error in the Eastern Conference’s loaded Metropolitan Division. “Everybody wins,” he said. With that in mind, the Canes went into … Click to Continue »

Appalachian State put the defensive clamps on Charlotte in a 64-55 victory against the 49ers on Thursday in the Holmes Center. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the … Click to Continue »

Dawn Staley wanted to see more start-to-finish efforts from No. 5 South Carolina. The Gamecocks gave her that in a historic performance against USC Upstate on Thursday, roaring to a … Click to Continue »

The Charlotte 49ers recovered from an early mistake Thursday night and overpowered visiting Mercer 3-1 in a first-round NCAA men’s soccer tournament match. The 49ers, ranked 15th nationally, scored the … Click to Continue »

Watching a game from the stands is officially played out. Miami Dolphins fans will now have a new way to take in the game as a gondola is being built … Click to Continue »

As South Carolina turned its 2018-19 season around, its best player grew louder. Chris Silva was an All-SEC player on the floor and that caliber of leader off it. He … Click to Continue »

A day after the release of findings from an independent investigation into a permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the issue landed in the middle of the 2020 elections as … Click to Continue »

If you’d never eaten a “FlameThrower GrillBurger” from Dairy Queen and saw this photo, you might be cautious about ordering the sandwich. Then again, some people like their food hot. … Click to Continue »

To understand exactly how Jimmie Johnson was at one point as a NASCAR driver, you should remember the verb that his name inspired. Unflappable, confident and brimming with California cool, … Click to Continue »

An education technology company that provides learning software to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools harshly criticized the district’s former superintendent on Thursday for seeking work with the company. The remarks came a day … Click to Continue »

Two days after a court delayed candidate filing for North Carolina’s 2020 congressional elections, judges could postpone the start of filing in Mecklenburg County’s judicial elections. A Wake County court … Click to Continue »

Cam Newton will quarterback the serving of Thanksgiving meals to 1,300 underprivileged Charlotte area children on Monday. The Carolina Panthers QB will host his foundation’s eighth annual “Cam’s Thanksgiving Jam” … Click to Continue »

Imagine if, every time you tried to try to say something you thought was kind of profound, an ocean of 17,000-plus people started shrieking like Drew Barrymore when the killer … Click to Continue »

Panthers owner David Tepper has made it clear he will not accept mediocrity. At 5-5 with six games to go, Carolina is the definition of mediocre heading into Week 12. … Click to Continue »

Belk is dropping its sponsorship of Charlotte’s annual post-Christmas football bowl at Bank of America Stadium in uptown after the 18th annual event on Dec. 31, officials with the Charlotte … Click to Continue »

The Arts & Science Council has cut four positions from its staff, ASC President Jeep Bryant said Wednesday. The move comes just two weeks after Mecklenburg County voters rejected a … Click to Continue »

The Foundation for the Carolinas is well known for supporting civic projects across the Charlotte area: It has worked to improve economic opportunity and handed out grants to area nonprofits, … Click to Continue »

I. When everything changed In the late afternoon of April 30, the people closest to Riley Howell were doing ordinary things they will now never forget. His parents were at … Click to Continue »

Former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox bypassed the standard contracting process and ordered district employees to spend nearly $2 million to buy technology over the objections of senior administrators concerned … Click to Continue »