At a meeting Wednesday night, the CRTPO board will review plans to expand I-77 toll lanes and a draft list of future road and transit projects through 2055.

A downed tree blocks Eastway Drive in Charlotte ... in McDowell County. Source: North Carolina Forest Service Map shows active incidents in the area marked in red, with wildfires in McDowell ...

Jeff Jackson, who currently represents a Charlotte-area district ... competitive for both parties. The North Carolina Democratic Party condemned the new map proposals Wednesday.

On Saturday, March 22, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued a state of emergency due to the Table Rock Fire in Pickens County, around 119 miles southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina ...

Dry, windy conditions across North Carolina ... west of Charlotte, due to a trio of large wildfires in the area. The N.C. Forest Service has an interactive map showing where fires are burning.