The Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel as head coach and RIFC opening its home stadium are among the big stories of 2025.

Admittedly, 2025 wasn’t the most tumultuous year in local news, but sometimes it felt that way as Mecklenburg County and its residents found themselves buffeted by developments across the nation and ...

Coming off a bad 2025 season, Coach Deion Sanders all but promised sweeping changes and aggressive player acquisition the ...