Charlotte Region

Hearing drastic differences of opinions, the Lake Wylie Marine Commission did not take a stance this month on perhaps the most controversial environmental issue impacting the lake, one coming to a head Sept. 14. On that date, the Environmental Protection Agency hosts a daylong public hearing about possible new regulations for coal ash, the residual byproduct of coal combustion. The Charlotte meeting is one of seven locations nationally to host such a meeting.

The Mecklenburg County Tax Collector will mail tax bills Wednesday, Aug. 25, to about 379,300 property owners and mortgage companies.

The trip home to South Carolina from the Charlotte area could be a slow go again this evening, as crews continue to repair the damage on Interstate 77 caused by a fatal crash Monday involving a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline.

Carowinds will make a big announcement on Aug. 27 - and the amusement park is using Facebook to generate buzz leading up to the big reveal.

The heat wave will peak today with near record highs in the upper 90s, according to WSOC-TV meteorologist Keith Monday.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation announces it will allow immediate family members to apply for a new standard roadside memorial sign to honor loved ones who were lost in traffic wrecks on the state’s highways.

The state is spending $98,000 to put new scales in at a weigh station on I-85 in Mecklenburg County that is due to be torn down.

Relief for the region's most congested stretch of highway - south Charlotte's outerbelt - will be coming a year ahead of schedule, the N.C. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.