The Charlotte Observer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A pilot and meteorologist with the WBTV news station in Charlotte died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in Charlotte, off Interstate 77 South. Just after 3 p.m., WBTV confirmed that the victims were meteorologist Jason Myers and Sky3 pil…

Steve Clifford kept his postgame thoughts succinct, ensuring there was no misunderstanding. After the Charlotte Hornets dropped another decision, this time losing to Washington 106-102 at Capital One Arena on Sunday night, the coach made it clear he wa…

Once again, the Panthers are starting a different quarterback due to the incumbent starter suffering a high ankle sprain. Interim coach Steve Wilks named Baker Mayfield the team’s Week 11 quarterback on Monday after announcing PJ Walker suffered an ank…

JANUARY Omicron surge Cities around the country and around the world suffered a new surge of coronavirus cases fueled by the omicron variant in late 2021 and into early 2022. Deaths and infections hit new records. One-year anniversary of Capitol riot A…

JANUARY Capitol riots Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a brazen show of force on Jan. 6, as Congress met to certify the 2020 election. Lawmakers were forced to run for safety as the building was ransacked by radicalized …

At the start of the pandemic, concerned friends and family turned to Jennifer Dixon for all of their COVID-19 questions: Should I wipe down my groceries? Are packages from China dangerous? But just a few months later, Dixon, an infection prevention spe…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It had a familiar plot. Holding onto leads had been a huge issue for the Charlotte Hornets and directly resulted in them losing four of their first five home games leading into Wednesday’s game against Portland, and Steve Clifford’s r…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prices on items like eggs, turkeys and other mainstays of holiday meals look to gobble up a larger piece of your food budget this year. Since the pandemic began, grocery stores have seen sporadic food outages due to supply chain issue…

It wasn’t a tsunami — and maybe it wasn’t quite a wave, either — but North Carolina is still seeing red. Despite a stronger night than expected for Democrats across the country, the Tar Heel state took a strong step to the right Tuesday. Republicans ap…

Following a series of moves to form new policy, Twitter has suspended the account of comedian Kathy Griffin after she used the platform to impersonate Elon Musk, the company’s new owner. According to a tweet published by Musk on Sunday, anyone who uses…