North Port city officials have released a traffic plan to help people visiting CoolToday Park for the July 4 Freedom Festival ...

The Freedom Park project was in its last stage when, in 2020, George Floyd, a North Carolina native, was murdered by police officers in Minneapolis. “This was a seminal moment in American ...

CHARLOTTE, NC – The Charlotte Fire Department responded to 51 flood related calls after heavy rainfall on Thursday. The calls included dramatic rescues in rising water that left people stranded and in ...

Charlotte, NC (May 26, 2025) – A vehicle collision resulting in injuries was reported Monday morning in the Ashley Park neighborhood of Charlotte. The crash occurred at the intersection of Camp Greene ...

Charlotte Fire Department officials work at the site of a house fire near Freedom Park after an explosion was reported early morning in Charlotte, NC on Friday, May 2, 2025.

Just over a year ago, Freedom Park opened in downtown Raleigh with the purpose of honoring the contributions of African Americans and their struggle for freedom. Freedom Park was designed by Phil ...

Charlotte, NC (February 7, 2025) – Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene of a car accident with injuries in the Ashley Park neighborhood of Charlotte on Thursday evening. The crash ...

A chemical fire and explosion damaged an industrial building in Charlotte Tuesday. The explosion occurred around 7:30 a.m. at the industrial business park on Tar Hill Road, just north of Freedom ...

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The pathways lead to the park's focal point, which is a 45-foot “Beacon of Freedom” monument. The monument will light up every evening.

On Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, Raleigh opened the first park in North Carolina to honor the African American struggle for freedom, an experience that represents universal themes of freedom ...

Visitors walk past the Beacon of Freedom at North Carolina Freedom Park prior to a ceremony marking the park’s opening on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C.