Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Piedmont report from HERE Charlotte.
Sports
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Idan Toklomati scored the second of his two goals in the second minute of stoppage time to help Charlotte FC beat FC Dallas 3-2 on a rain-soaked Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium. Dallas led 2-0 after Logan Farrington scored in the 22nd minute and Petar…
Sports
CONCORD, N.C. — In Concord, N.C., Chase Briscoe held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell to win Sundays Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a photo finish, his second straight NASCAR Cup playoff victory. Briscoe took control after the final pit stop of the sixth Chase…
Sports
CONCORD, N.C. — In Concord, N.C., Bubba Wallace walked to an ambulance under his own power after a violent multi-car wreck in Turn 2 ended Stage 1 of Sundays Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Alex Bowman overcorrected and lost control of his No. 48 Chevrolet, sending the…
Crime
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man is behind bars after police say he had a gun at Charlotte Lab School on the citys west side, with the arrest tied to Friday campus events described in arrest records. Arrest records allege the man put a tracker on an ex-partners car and followed…
Politics
GASTONIA, N.C. — In Gastonia, N.C., and the wider Gaston County school district, Republican incumbent A.M. Stephens will face Democratic challenger Barbara Walls for the Riverbend Township seat on the Gaston County Board of Education. In-person early voting runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 31. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov.…
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