Good morning, Huntersville.

Today local venues offer a busy calendar of events including a live debate at Armour Street Theatre in Davidson at 7:30 p.m. and music shows, cultural festivals, and family activities scheduled through April 13 with events at Cain Center for the Arts, Robbins Park, Bethel Presbyterian Church, and History Rural Hill.

Hattori, the 61-year-old owner of Hattori Racing Enterprises, died when his 2025 Toyota Crown crossed the centerline and struck a 2024 Lexus GX550 around 9:15 a.m. on Sunday in Huntersville— the Lexus driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries and investigators ruled out speed and impairment as factors.

A Virginia man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the 2019 killing of Mint Hill man Joshua David Griffin Jr.—he was sentenced to up to 37 years in prison and given credit for 2,107 days served.

Lost Worlds Brewing and Cain Center for the Arts are teaming up on a four-event summer concert series called Lost at the Lake.

The series will begin with a Led Zeppelin tribute band on May 24 and will continue with The Cleverlys on June 21, Sister Hazel on July 26, and The Verve Pipe on Aug. 23—with all events held rain or shine at Lost Worlds Brewing in Cornelius.

The NC forest service said this morning that crews responded to nearly 1700 wildfires statewide in March (from official reports) and that count includes incidents from across the state (covering the entire month).

Wayne Newell put up a billboard off I-77 last October to find a living kidney donor and Beth Perryman from Mooresville answered his call after she quickly underwent tests to donate her kidney.

He received her kidney on March 5 and both families celebrated at the hospital as he now plans to help others in need.