How should Rowan County spend its opioid settlement funds? Residents can share their ideas during four community focus groups scheduled for November.
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Eleven dancers from across the region helped bring home a prestigious national honor for China Grove's Center Stage Dance Company.
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Concord is joining more than 500 cities expected to celebrate Extra Mile Day in 2026, recognizing the people who give back without seeking recognition.
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Big trucks, a helicopter landing and Halloween candy await families at Cabarrus County's eighth annual Touch-a-Truck event Oct. 31.
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A free biscuit for those who served! Biscuit Belly and Maple Street Biscuit Company are treating veterans and active-duty military members on Nov. 11.
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Greater Cabarrus Foundation President and CEO Cam Cruickshank will step down Dec. 31, citing a desire to spend more time with family.
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More than 88 acres of Cabarrus County farmland could be protected from development thanks to a $357,851 state grant. Here's how the preservation effort works.
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N.C. Gov. Josh Stein announced Tuesday that Italian healthcare company Bracco will open its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Sanford, an economic jolt that will bring a $230 million investment and 200 jobs.
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Moment: Brewers beat the Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the first World Series title in franchise history
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young has started six games so far in 2026. Four have been stellar, one was mediocre and his latest was the first bad offering of the campaign.
Ohio State coach Ryan Day has not named a starting quarterback for this week’s game at USC. Here's what he said about the competition.
Pat McAfee, a co-host of ESPN's "College GameDay," doubled down on his criticism of the University of Utah on his sports talk show Monday, referring to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and suggesting he would call in sick if "GameDay" returned to Utah. "I'll hopefully never go to that place," McAfee said. "I think I'll have COVID whenever 'GameDay' goes back, if I'm ...
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Water service will be shut off Thursday, Oct. 29 from 8 a.m. to noon for customers near 4758–5112 NC 18 S in the Windy Hill Lane area for water line repairs.
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The Wake County Community Foundation awarded $17,710 in grants to 16 local organizations, funded by its endowments and the Friends of BOMA Charitable Endowment.
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The Wayne County Community Foundation awarded a $2,390 grant to United Way of Wayne County to support the U-CAN assistance program for local residents in need.
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The Eastern Band of Cherokees Community Foundation awarded $6,630 to three local organizations through its community grantmaking fund to support area needs.
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LOS ANGELES — Hands-on experiences dominate the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, where encountering artifacts that highlight aerospace history is on equal footing with learning about its future. The many interactive exhibits that dot the new building's 200,000 square feet of gallery space are geared to entice and educate people of all ages. But kids will be especially intrigued. The ...
LOS ANGELES — A recent Times review of the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center declares that the Endeavour space shuttle — displayed for the first time ever in launch position — "is, simply put, one of the greatest artifacts ever installed in a museum." While it may be true that visitors will flock to L.A.'s newest cultural haven just to see the shuttle, the 200,000-square-foot addition to ...
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