The Charlotte Observer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Although Austin Cindric mentioned the “packed house” present to witness his Daytona 500 win, he said that he never really let himself focus on the fun and fanfare of the week. “It’s just not who I am,” Cindric said. “I’m way too c…

Kyle Larson is opening the 2022 NASCAR season the same way he finished the last one: out front. Larson, the defending Cup Series champion, raced his way to the top of the leaderboard during NASCAR’s Daytona 500 qualifying session on Wednesday night. He…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Eight people were aboard a plane that crashed Sunday, four miles east of Drum Inlet on the Outer Banks, according the U.S. Coast Guard. A search is underway for the passengers and plane, which is described as a Pilatus PC-12 single-en…

Fresh off a high-profile case over gerrymandering, the North Carolina Supreme Court now has a related and similarly controversial issue to decide: whether actions taken by a gerrymandered legislature are even legitimate. Oral arguments are scheduled Mo…

A Concord, North Carolina, police officer shot and killed a car thief suspect early Sunday following a physical confrontation, authorities said. Around 5 a.m., an officer on routine patrol discovered a man attempting to steal a car at the Modern Nissan…

A hiker who impaled their foot with a tent stake was rescued from the top of a mountain in North Carolina. Crews were called at 11:50 p.m. Thursday about an injured hiker at the top of Shortoff Mountain in the western part of the state, according to Bu…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After the Hornets’ lopsided win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, it felt like they were finally snapping out of the rough shooting slump that has plagued them for the better part of two weeks. A slump that had caused them to …

The hype is getting real. For good reason, I cannot turn on Charlotte sports talk radio (shoutout to Nick Wilson) without hearing the name Malik Willis being tied to the Carolina Panthers. It’s also mock draft season. Plenty of nationally respected moc…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If anyone knows what struggling U.S. Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin is going through right now, it’s former American speed skater Dan Jansen. Much like Shiffrin, Jansen crashed out twice in a single Winter Olympics in 1988, and due to…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego didn’t seem worried Monday afternoon before their game against the Raptors. The Hornets, who have the league’s best offense, were in an offensive slump and he’s seen them get out of it before. “Be…