The Latest Breaking News from Charlotte

Scott Fowler: Michael Jordan has failed as an NBA owner. James Borrego’s firing is just the latest example.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan fired James Borrego Friday, abruptly ending the four-year tenure of a coach who was well-liked but who never could lead the franchise into the playoffs.

Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2022

Hornets fire coach James Borrego with two years left on contract

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets have fired head coach James Borrego, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2022

Brickbat: I'm Sure They'll Do a Thorough Job

The Charlotte, North Carolina, Citizens Review Board has agreed to review Police Chief Johnny Jennings' decision not to punish officers who handcuffed a teacher at gunpoint. The officers were looking for the suspect in a stabbing, a woman the victim identified as Jaselyn Horne. The teacher's name is Jasmine Horne,…

Reason · Apr 22, 2022

Refusing masks, smoking weed and more: Unruly passengers still disrupt US flights

The Federal Aviation Administration announced its largest ever fine for unruly behavior this month, demanding $81,950 from a woman who was duct-taped to her seat on an American Airlines flight to Charlotte in July.

Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2022

911 call from DaBaby’s house: Person shot was trespassing, caller says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a nearly six-minute 911 call from Charlotte rapper DaBaby’s home on Wednesday night, an unidentified person tells dispatch they shot a trespasser.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

Miles Bridges on free agency: ‘I love it here’

"My mom loves it here, my kids love it here," Bridges said Thursday after the Hornets' offseason began following Wednesday night's loss to Atlanta. "Charlotte has really taken me in and brought me in. I got drafted as a 20-year-old kid. And for me ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 15, 2022

Report: Charlotte, Orlando Listed As Finalists for ACC Headquarters

The conference called Greensboro, N.C., home for the last 68 years.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 14, 2022

Scott Fowler: James Borrego should feel the pressure after the Hornets provided so much disappointment

ATLANTA — Another season, another dreadful disappointment for the Charlotte Hornets.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

US courts of Western NC have had only white male judges for 150 years. Is that changing?

This month, President Joe Biden and the U.S. Senate made Supreme Court history. Now it may be the Western District of North Carolina’s turn.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

Gordon Hayward on the move this summer?

The final stretch also provided a glimpse of what Charlotte might look like without Hayward on the roster. The emergence of Bridges, not to mention Ball's high usage rate, meant fewer playmaking opportunities for Hayward within the Hornets' offense. ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 14, 2022