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Iconic North Carolina Based Department Store Is Restructuring and Saving Jobs
When I saw the headline about Belk, my stomach dropped. We cannot lose this local institution. But this iconic North Carolina based department store is actually restructuring. The goal is better financial health and saving jobs. Iconic North Carolina Based Department Store Is Restructuring. According to the Charlotte Observer, Belk...
JCSU alum Danielle Williams representing Jamaica in 2024 Olympics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Johnson C. Smith University alumna is hoping to run her way to victory in Paris. Danielle Williams will be representing Jamaica in Paris, in her first time competing in the Olympics. She said she tries to not let that get into her headspace. While it's...
En route to second Olympics, Aranza Vazquez finds peace of mind
Long before Aranza Vazquez Montaño steps on the diving platform, she turns her attention inward. Sometimes that means connecting her noise-canceling headphones and listening to Spanish music or heart-thumping classic rock, like Bon Jovi or Aerosmith. Other times, Vazquez buries her nose in a book. No matter what, the...
South Georgia Tormenta FC defeats Charlotte Independence
South Georgia Tormenta FC defeated Charlotte Independence on July 20 in the USL Jägermeister Cup on penalty kicks, following a 1-1 draw on the road in Charlotte, North Carolina. A key goal in added time sent the match hurtling into penalty kicks The Ibises last faced Central Valley Fuego in the USL Jägermeister Cup and won on penalty kicks following a 1-1 score. South Georgia Tormenta FC attempted to find the coveted early goal when Pedro Fonseca took Tormenta’s first shot of the evening in the 11th minute of play. The ball flew just over the crossbar. Goal-scoring chances only appeared with greater...
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck returns to Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is rolling back into the QC Saturday for its 2024 East Coast tour. Hello Kitty lovers in the area can find the truck near the Dining Pavilion in SouthPark Mall from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Previously, the cafe truck...
Habitat for Humanity teaches teens trade skills in Fayetteville
Fayetteville's Habitat for Humanity chapter and dozens of sponsors in the area are holding a camp training teens in trade skills this week. Organizers say they are trying to open an array of career opportunities for young people and teach skills that will help around the home.Ezekial Guzman told ABC11 that Habitat for Humanity's trade skills camp for teens is right up his alley. The 16-year-old said he has aspirations of being an electrician or a welder."I've always been, Iike, a hardworking person and I like to get my hands dirty," Guzman said.Fayetteville's Habitat For Humanity said it wanted to...
NC Health News wins 20 awards in annual state press contest
NC Health News has been lauded with an organization-record 20 awards in the annual North Carolina Press Association editorial contest, including five first place wins. The state press association honored work published from March 2023 to March 2024. NC Health News was judged among its peers in the online-only category.
Athletes with Carolina connections you should follow during the Paris Olympics
PARIS, France — The Paris Olympics is getting underway. The action began Wednesday with eight men’s soccer matches and the preliminary phase for rugby sevens, and the opening ceremony is set for Friday. How to watch. Each day's most popular events will air live on WCNC Charlotte in...
Wednesday Midday Outlook: Tracking PM storms
We are tracking yet another day of very warm and humid conditions with scattered showers and storms developing during the afternoon hours and continuing into the evening hours with locally heavy rain with a chance of some isolated flooding. Highs this afternoon will be in the upper 80s.
‘Devastating’: NC drivers warned as child, pets die in hot cars; arrests made in Wake, Harnett Counties
We’ve seen triple digit temperatures this summer in central North Carolina. In one study from San Jose University, car temperatures can climb almost 20 degrees in 10 minutes from just 95 degrees to 114 degrees.
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