North Carolina headlines

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (197+ words) A crash Friday night blocked off parts of two roads in Pfafftown, and a witness told WXII 12 News that she heard and saw the collision. According to a tip from multiple audience members, a crash blocked parts of Olivet Church…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (111+ words) The tension over Sturgis Road traffic is unfolding against a backdrop of rapid regional growth. York County's population climbed to roughly 307,000 residents in 2025 and 2026, up from 282,090 at the 2020 Census, fueled largely by Charlotte metro spillover along Interstate 77, according to USAFacts....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (240+ words) A sedan slammed into a guardrail and flipped upside down on Interstate 485 in Northwest Charlotte early Thursday morning, shutting down the majority of the highway and sending three people to the hospital with serious injuries. The crash happened between Exit…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (228+ words) A 42-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina man died early Saturday after his SUV slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County, according to Virginia State Police. James Earl Phillips was driving a 2016 Ford Explorer north on I-81 when…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (222+ words) The Conservancy is a coalition of three regional nonprofits — Conserving Carolina, PAL, and Upstate Forever. Federal support followed in July 2024, when the Appalachian Regional Commission awarded the project a $450,000 ARISE grant to support economic development planning, one of just four…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (240+ words) SALEM - All railroad crossings in the City of Salem are back open after being blocked by a broken-down train for nearly 12 hours, according to Salem Police. A media spokesperson for Norfolk Southern told 21 News that the train experienced engine failure…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (190+ words) A juvenile was left in critical condition after a four-vehicle crash tore through the busy interchange of US 321 South and I-85 in Gastonia on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded to the scene shortly before 2 p.m., and the young victim remained…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (105+ words) A man has died from injuries sustained in a crash involving an electric bicycle, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department. Police said Mikal Carter, 26, died Friday as a result of his injuries. The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Sept. 1 at the intersection…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (223+ words) A driver went off the road near Old St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Catawba County, plowing into rows of centuries-old gravestones and leaving several of them broken in half. Police in Newton reported that an impaired driver caused the damage…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (483+ words) Charlotte cut the ribbon on eight Arrowood Road mobility upgrades, including a school crossing beacon and new sidewalks in southwest Charlotte....