Using a QR code to park? Ensure it’s not a scam sticker
Stoogenke’s advice to avoid any QR Code scam: Never scan a code if it’s on a sticker or looks like it has been replaced or covered up. Never download an app from a QR Code. Always use your phone’s app ...
Households get relief from Mecklenburg County’s energy assistance program
CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County’s Low Income Energy Assistance Program helps low-income households with energy needs. Arctic ...
NCDOT treats roads as snow falls in mountains
NEWLAND, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has been sending out vehicles equipped with plows as snow ...
‘Unrealistic scheduling,’ delays cost JetBlue $2M fine
The Department of Transportation has fined JetBlue $2 million for delayed flights. Some of the money will be paid to ...
Soldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex-girlfriend of pain and exhaustion after Afghanistan
The highly decorated Special Forces soldier who died by suicide in a Cybertruck explosion on New Years Day confided to a ...
Charlotte city leaders to kick off 2025 discussing crime
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte City Council will kick off 2025 by talking about crime. Monday night’s agenda lists a public safety ...
Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time
In an extraordinary turn, a judge has set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — ...
Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show
Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week ...
A deadly accident has Hawaii officials pleading for an end to amateur fireworks shows
Authorities and residents in Hawaii are wondering whether a New Year's Eve explosion that killed three people and wounded more than 20 will dampen the state's enthusiasm for illegal pyrotechnic displa ...
New York governor to push for expanded mental health laws, citing violence on subway
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will introduce legislation to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow ...
Biden blocks $14 billion acquisition of US Steel by Japan's Nippon Steel
President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U ...
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
WASHINGTON — (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect ...