Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Senate leader Phil Berger doesn’t seem to have learned much from the stunning primary ...

A lawn mower rider died while crossing a rural North Carolina intersection on Wednesday, a State Highway Patrol trooper said. Larry Dale Lail, 63, of Lincolnton, died after he was hit by the driver of ...

Closed for six months, a Lake Norman intersection near a popular BBQ restaurant reopened Monday, April 20, with a new, safer look, state highway officials said Friday. The work included a new ...