The Charlotte City Council unanimously approved on Monday a construction contract for the long-delayed Rail Trail Bridge across Interstate 277. The council selected Blythe Construction, Inc., a Charlotte-based firm, for the project after no debate.

Plenty of buzz is surrounding the early lottery of the 2025 NBA Draft, but who are names the Brooklyn Nets could select later in the draft?

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Brooklyn Arts District will be home to the area’s first social district program. Wilmington City Council passed the ordinance that would allow the Brooklyn Arts District to pilot the program. Several people spoke during the public comment period in favor of the social district. One person spoke against it.

President Donald Trump took his oath of office Monday saying that Western North Carolinians were “treated so badly” after Helene. Now he plans to visit the state in one of his first official trips.

The bridge linking Uptown and South End was supposed to be completed by now. We explain the reasons it’s taking so long.

President-elect Donald Trump takes office Monday and Democratic organizers are not seeing the mass-scale opposition they witnessed in 2017. So, they're adjusting with a focus on Trump's agenda.

Base rates for North Carolina homeowners' insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance Department and the industry.

Sunday, Jan. 19 San Antonio at Miami, 3 p.m. Denver at Orlando, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Chicago at Portland, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m. Washington at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Baltimore at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. L.A. Rams at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Ottawa at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

Appalachian St. at Marshall, 1 p.m. Bryant at Mass.-Lowell, 1 p.m. Bucknell at Navy, 1 p.m. CCSU at Fairleigh Dickinson, 1 p.m. Davidson at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m. Fairfield at Canisius, 1 p.m. Manhattan at Niagara, 1 p.m. Penn at Cornell, 1 p.m. UMBC at Maine, 1 p.m. Wagner at Mercyhurst, 1 p.m. Army at Boston U., 2 p.m.

Get a complete recap of Friday’s girls’ high school basketball action, including results, box scores, stars, schedule including South Meck’s big win at Myers Park.

We spoke with nearly 100 riders as part of our investigation on the state of the city's mass transit. Some have incredibly long commutes.

A long holiday weekend means a long weekend of high school basketball in the Charlotte area, and it begins with some key conference matchups Friday night. That will be followed Saturday through Monday with a number of showcases over the Martin Luther King Jr.