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Local News Roundup: Trump's Charlotte rally, Gov. Cooper among possible VP picks, CMPD says violent crime up, Charlotte athletes in the Olympics
Former President Donald Trump was in Charlotte this week for a rally at Bojangles Coliseum. We’ll bring all the details. It’s been a busy week in the Democratic presidential race, and the shakeup following President Biden’s departure from the race means that a North Carolinian could end up on the ticket. How likely is Governor Roy Cooper to be named the VP candidate?
20-year-old Team USA athlete makes history in women's kayak, canoe events
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Evy Leibfarth first got into a boat in the Nantahala River near her hometown of Bryson City, North Carolina. On Saturday, she took on rapids in Paris. Leibfarth felt the rush at an early age. Her parents, Jean Fogler and Lee Leibfarth, were avid kayakers. Leibfarth’s dad even serves as her coach.
North Carolina football loaded with Charlotte area talent
North Carolina football loaded with Charlotte area talent. North Carolina linebacker Power Echols (right), a Chambers High graduate, inherits the leadership role on the Tar Heels defense as a senior. Power Echols is taking ownership of the North Carolina defense. After compiling 102 tackles, four quarterback pressures, two forced fumbles...
Clemson gets ready for another season opener away from home
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The last time Clemson opened a season in Death Valley was 2019 as trips to Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Atlanta and Durham have served as week one destinations. The Tigers will return to Atlanta at the end of the August to open the 2024 season in the Aflac...
UNC football’s Mack Brown, Conner Harrell, Max Johnson discuss quarterback situation
CHARLOTTE — Conner Harrell and Max Johnson were side by side in a room on the third floor of the Hilton Charlotte Uptown, fielding questions about North Carolina football’s quarterback competition. Harrell and Johnson, along with Jacolby Criswell, are battling to replace first-round pick Drake Maye as UNC’s starter in the 2024 opener...
Coast to Coast: Carolina Basketball's Top 100 Players
Because of its long history of success, trying to put North Carolina Basketball into any confines can be a tough task. Inside Carolina analytics expert Adrian Atkinson takes the spotlight on this special episode of the Coast to Coast show, as Sherrell McMillan and Joey Powell discuss Atkinson's recently released, updated comprehensive ranking of UNC's Top 100 Basketball players.
A taste of Paris: Amelie’s French Bakery offering Olympic-themed dessert box
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - Add something sweet to your Olympic watch party with this bakery’s Olympic box. Summer Marquez, general manager at Amelie’s French Bakery, joined us this afternoon to talk about the Olympic box Amelie’s is offering. The Olympic box includes a variety of French...
'We don't want to be good': For NC State, eyeing 12-team playoff, good no longer enough
Charlotte, N.C. — NC State coach Dave Doeren is tired of being good, unsatisfied with simply hanging around the bottom of the Top 25 rankings and ending up a win or two shy of an ACC championship game appearance. He wants more. "We want to win a championship," Doeren...
UNC Basketball: Memorable past meetings with this year’s non-conference schedule
Earlier in the week, North Carolina men’s basketball released their non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season. In there are some marquee matchups like a visit to Kansas and the Maui Invitation, as well as your regular matchups against mid to low-major Division I teams. While over the next couple...
ACC officially welcomes new teams
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - College football starts in just one month. Today is the final day for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) kickoff, and the ACC is only getting bigger. QC Life’s Jorge Andres met with Michael Strickland, the associate commissioner of football at the ACC, at the Hilton...
WATCH: Dabo Swinney talks frustration with new scholarship count, more at ACC Kickoff
The 2024 college football regular season is just around the corner. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was part of Thursday's press conference at the ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, NC. TigerNet.com's David Hood asked Swinney about the new scholarship count proposal, and Swinney expressed his frustrations with it. "There is not...
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