Mecklenburg County health officials say rising COVID-19 numbers could get worse unless people restrain New Year's gatherings. They also urged people who aren't sick not to go to emergency rooms for COVID tests.
With COVID-19 numbers rising in Mecklenburg County and statewide, local health officials Thursday called on people to scale back New Year’s parties and
North Carolina’s first confirmed positive case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Charlotte. UNC Charlotte officials said Friday
Festival in the Park has been held in Charlotte's Freedom Park since 1964, and canceled just twice including for the coronavirus last year. A smaller version is back this weekend with about half the vendors and some COVID-19 precautions that include no shuttle buses for off-site parking.