Casinos don’t just wing it. They’re under a microscope. Governments want licenses, regular audits, and clear records. The ...

The Observer-Dispatch has been telling Utica's stories for 200 years. Started in the days of the horse and buggy, open-hearth cooking and quill pens, the paper has gone on to chronicle everything from ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Early voting has begun in municipal elections across Mecklenburg County, which will ...

NordicTex Global stands out for its technical precision and Scandinavian design influence. The company focuses on performance ...

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Last week, The Observer reported that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ football coaches were planning to make a protest over a lack of pay. That protest could have included sitting out a game on a ...

The Bentworth School District created a majestic display to honor veterans on Veterans Day. Students and staff collaborated to create a massive, 74-by-40-foot U.S. flag that they painted on a hillside ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Lawmakers inserted tens of millions in budget appropriations benefiting allies. Examples include dredging, housing, sports centers ...

Project Blue Mountain’s Tech Wave Conference, powered by Microsoft, returns to the University of Technology, Jamaica, Papine Campus, on Friday, October 24, 2025. The event will be executed under the ...

Google has fixed a vulnerability in Chrome versions 141.0.7390.122/123 for Windows and macOS and 141.0.7390.122 for Linux. According to Google, the vulnerability is not yet being exploited in the wild ...

For the first time in five years, more Americans trust Democrats rather than Republicans to keep the U.S. prosperous, according to a new Gallup poll. But, the GOP has the advantage when it comes to ...