President Donald Trump will make another campaign stop in the Charlotte region; this time at Gastonia Municipal Airport Wednesday evening. GASTONIA, N.C. — President Donald Trump’s campaign is planning for thousands of supporters to attend a Wednesday evening rally featuring the president at Gastonia Municipal Airport. WCNC Charlotte has learned the president is expected to land at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and then ride in his motorcade to Gastonia. The city airport’s runway is less than 800 feet while Air Force One measures at more than 230 feet long. Neither a motorcade route nor any road closures have […]Read full article >

Each party can have 2 observers inside each polling location. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In this election, there is an emphasis on ensuring it is valid and that every voter has a fair chance of having their vote counted. It is a heated race, and President Donald Trump has called on his supporters to join an “army” of poll watchers to guard against fraud. But in North Carolina, both parties have recruited hundreds of volunteers to observe the voting process. Inside of a polling place, voters can expect 2 people from each party simply observing what’s going on.  These poll observers are not allowed to talk to or even get […]Read full article >

Since early voting started, presidential candidates and their families have made stops in North Carolina almost every day. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It is a battleground blitz across the Tarheel State as candidates crank up the campaigning in cities across the state. Since early voting started, President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Second Lady Karen Pence, and Donald Trump Jr. have all made visits to North Carolina on the Republican side. For the democratic ticket, Kamala Harris hosted a virtual event last Thursday aimed at North Carolina voters after canceling trips to Charlotte and Asheville due to two people on her campaign testing […]Read full article >

Charlotte Fire said it happened at a three-story apartment complex called the Links at Citiside Apartments. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Fire Department responded to an apartment fire around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Charlotte Fire said it happened at a three-story apartment complex called The Links at Citiside Apartments located at the 4800 block of Community Circle. When Charlotte Fire arrived on the scene, they said they saw heavy smoke and visible fire coming from the structure.  The department tweeted that the fire had been upgraded to a second alarm and asked visitors to use caution in the area.  It’s not currently […]Read full article >

The clusters were identified after the university tested three residence halls. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two COVID-19 clusters have been identified on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus, university officials confirmed in a NinerNotice alert to students.  It comes one day after UNCC confirmed three residence halls would be tested.  UNCC completed 658 “proactive tests” on residents and staff in three residence halls over the weekend after an uptick of COVID-19 cases connected to the campus. Editor’s Note: The attached video aired at an earlier date.   Two clusters were identified from […]Read full article >

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenburg County Public Health is advising that anyone who attended recent events at the United House of Prayer For All People should get tested for COVID-19. The church is located at 2321 Beatties Ford Road. Mecklenburg County Public Health said the events were held the weekend of October 10-11. At least nine cases of COVID-19 are possible connected to the convocation events that took place that weekend.  There will be free COVID-19 testing at StarMed Health at 4001 Tuckaseegee Road on Sunday, October 18. More COVID-19 testing sites within Mecklenburg County can be found below. (If you cannot see the map […]Read full article >