2024 – Pride Magazine

Judge strikes down one NC abortion restriction, upholds another

July 27, 2024

Her decisions don’t halt most of the 2023 abortion law enacted by the Republican-controlled General Assembly. RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge ruled Friday that a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently, affirming that it was too vague to be enforced reasonably.…

Business owners in Camp North End are asking where’s the money

July 26, 2024

Some business owners say the summer heat has a big influence on the amount of foot traffic in the area. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In recent months, business owners in Charlotte’s Camp North End have expressed concern over the lack of foot traffic.…

Missing woman reported in Gastonia

July 26, 2024

GASTONIA, N.C. — Neighbors in Gastonia are asked to be on the lookout for a missing woman. The Gastonia Police Department activated an alert Friday night for 59-year-old Migdalia Ramos. She may be endangered since she’s believed to be living with a cognitive impairment.…

Livingstone College gets biggest donation in its history

July 26, 2024

SALISBURY, N.C. — A local HBCU is getting the largest donation in its history. Livingstone College in Salisbury has accepted a $7 million donation. Over the last seven months, it has also accepted seven separate $1 million donations. The most recent donation is the single largest in Livingstone’s history, but also one of the largest gifts to a private HBCU.…

Charlotte airport workers sometimes walk on a busy road to get to their cars. They say it’s because employee shuttles take too long

July 26, 2024

Airport employees say they sometimes have to wait nearly an hour to get on the shuttle that takes them to the employee parking lot. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport are risking their safety and time just to get home from work. …

Monitoring heavy rain’s impact on creeks and streams

July 26, 2024

Typography plays a key role in lessening the impact on the neighborhoods located near waterways in Mecklenburg County. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After rounds of heavy rain this week, streams and creek water levels remain below flood levels. Why were waterways mostly able to keep up with this week’s rain? …

‘They took a part of our world’: Family continues to grieve, searching for answers in unsolved murder of Gastonia father

July 26, 2024

A $5,000 reward is now being offered for any information leading to an arrest three years after the murder of Johnny Moore. GASTONIA, N.C. — Friday marks three years since the murder of Johnny Moore, who was shot and killed during a home invasion in Gastonia.…

Chester County emergency officials in need of resources, funding as rapid growth continues

July 26, 2024

“It’s fine as long as nothing happens, but as soon as it happens, it’s going to drain our resources,” the Richburg Fire and Rescue chief told WCNC Charlotte. CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — Emergency officials in Chester County say they can’t keep up with the growth the county is seeing. …

Person shot, killed near Charlotte park

July 26, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A shooting claimed one person’s life in an east Charlotte neighborhood Friday night and is now being investigated as a homicide. Medic confirmed it responded to an area along Parkwood Avenue near Progress Park around 8 p.m. The agency pronounced one victim deceased.…

Warm and muggy today with a few showers

July 26, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tonight Any scattered showers lingering will move out of the area overnight. Lows tonight will dip into the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. RELATED: Severe weather stats and facts to know for severe weather season Saturday-Sunday Finally, we will have a break from all the rain during the week. …