200 NC workers furloughed as Trump’s USAID cuts imperil 2 major Triangle nonprofits
The Triangle is home to another prominent nonprofit research firm with a global scope funded, in part, by USAID. Started in ...
Ex-Wells Fargo banker accused of ‘fencing’ LEGOs stolen from Charlotte-area Walmarts
A former Wells Fargo banker is accused of “fencing” hundreds of thousands of dollars of “highly lucrative” LEGO products stolen from Charlotte-area Walmart and Target stores, federal investigators say ...
First snow in Charlotte; 108th birthday: See The Observer’s best photos in January 2025
Julia Ann Teamer is greeted by her nephew, Howard Mcknight, during her 108th birthday celebration at her retirement community ...
Meet 9 trailblazing ‘hidden figures’ of Black history from across the Charlotte region
Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...