Charlotte News

With a big win over St. Albans, Essex grabs the No. 1 position in this week's high school softball... In the book of your life, this week will begin Chapter One.

The end of Round 8 of our Three-Minute Fiction contest has finally arrived. With help from our readers at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, New York University, the University of Oregon and the University of Texas, at Austin, we've read through more than 6,000 stories.

A stroll on Church Street offers artistic insight into the Burlington area after local artists decorated 30 fiberglass bears for the 'Burlington Bears Its Art for COTS' program.

The Dorset Players will conclude their 84th season with "Oliver!" -- the award-winning musical adapted from Charles Dickens's classic novel, "Oliver Twist" -- with opening night, tonight, that features a "two for one" night -- buy one ticket and get another ticket for that night free of charge! Performances will be held Thursday to Saturday, May ... (more)

Shortly after 10 a.m., an 80,000 pound crane traveling between Lake and Greenbush roads hit a low shoulder.

Stocks moved higher at Wednesday's open, with traders citing comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel about keeping Greece in the euro zone as calming markets.