Concord News

Unemployment increased in Cabarrus and Rowan counties in May, according to official state statistics released last week, and the rate is expected to increase again when Philip Morris USA stops production at its Concord plant this month, laying off 1,000 workers.

One of the key issues in Washington is health care these days. But it's not just a battle being waged in Washington.

Walkers and joggers came out Tuesday to enjoy the newest section of McEachern Greenway, which local leaders officially opened Monday evening.

CONCORD a ' Sharon Carmichael was not sure if the trip from her home in Kannapolis to Foster's Grille in Concord on Saturday would be worth it to receive free pet food.

Federal stimulus money earmarked for improving energy efficiency nationwide will be used locally to improve streetlights, traffic lights and energy efficiency at the Logan day care and recreation centers, according to Concord city officials.

Sales takes 1-stroke lead at Women's Publinx Eds: APNewsNow. DEVENS, Mass. Lizette Sales shot a 4-under 68 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of stroke-play qualifying at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links on Monday.

CONCORD a ' Michael Eury is used to being around dust and digging up history. As the executive director for Historic Cabarrus Association, which manages The Concord Museum and The Cabarrus County Veterans Museum, he is always learning and educating others about famous county figures, such as Warren Coleman.

Concord City Council member Col. Hector Henry will be deployed to Iraq one last time on Saturday, after retiring in 2006 from the Army Reserve.

CHINA GROVE a ' A Kannapolis man shot during an argument last week remains hospitalized, and charges of attempted murder have been dropped against one of two men originally jailed.

Cabarrus County commissioners approved a request from a Charlotte developer to build 19 single-family homes in an unincorporated area of Cabarrus County despite concerns about crowding at local schools.

CONCORD a ' Jimmy Murphey's mother always taught him that if anyone knocked at the door and asked for something, the right thing to do was share.

CONCORD a ' With cannons firing and hundreds of rifles taking aim, the air filled with smoke and the smell of gunpowder over the weekend as several hundred Civil War re-enactors staged the Battle of Bost Grist Mill.

Concord Police Chief Merl Hamilton held a news conference today to update the community on the findings by an administrative internal investigation into the police chase that ended in Mecklenburg County with a fatal car crash.

We all have been there. Every homeowner has been through the process of hiring a contractor to work on something inside their home.

CONCORD A man charged with raping a woman whose husband is accused of arranging the encounter on Craigslist appeared in a North Carolina court Monday and was appointed a defense lawyer.

Theme parks and water parks have opened a variety of new water rides and other aquatic attractions to keep visitors cool this summer.

The second suspect in the Craigslist rape case is in the Cabarrus County Jail under a $250,000 bond.

" Saturday marks one year since a deadly shooting at the Sundrop Bottling Company in Concord, N.C. Police have yet to make any arrests in the robbery and shooting of Donna Barnhardt and Darrell Noles.

Kannapolis elected officials say Salisbury is overcharging the city for water and they're tired of it.

Follow the budget process as the Cabarrus County commissioners, the Concord and Kannapolis city councils and the Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City school boards deliberate about the financial future of their organizations.