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West Virginia unveiled a cryptid license plate this week featuring nine folklore monsters, and North Carolina has no plan to create one now.

If residents want a specialty plate (for cryptids or anything else), they must file an application with the General Assembly.

SLR Food Distribution recalled Wise Wife cinnamon after tests found elevated lead; 110 gram jars sold in stores here between Sept.

8, 2025 and June 28, 2026 should not be eaten and retailers were told to stop sales and hold inventory for return or refund.

Lake Norman beat Mooresville 56-17 on Friday to finish the regular season 10-0 and secure the NPC conference championship and FeedNC Cup; the Wildcats will prepare for the 7A state playoffs with the bracket released Saturday, Oct.

31 and are likely a top-four seed (7A West).

Women are having trouble filling prescriptions for estrogen patches (estradiol) as demand rose after the FDA removed the black box warning in February, so Charlotte-area clinics are calling pharmacies across ZIP codes and advising patients to consult providers about alternatives like gels, sprays, or oral options.

After Thursday Night Football's 27-19 Week 8 loss to Green Bay, the Panthers fired defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley, named defensive line coach Todd Wash interim coordinator, and will host the Denver Broncos on Nov.

8 in Charlotte.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will open its School Choice lottery Monday, letting students apply to up to three schools for the 2027-28 school year (pre-K through 12); the application deadline is Dec.

11, and CMS plans to cut magnet programs from 16 to six.

The station posted an updated high school football scoreboard today with area game scores; tune to the Cox Media Group TV broadcast & website for final scores and standings.

On National Stroke Awareness Day, Charlotte mom Lindsey Kerr, who had a stroke while playing tennis at 41 and a prior mini-stroke, urged residents to learn BE FAST (Balance, Eyes, Face, Arms, Speech) and call 911 for sudden symptoms after doctors found a blocked LAD and put her on lifelong blood thinners.