Independent Tribune

09/29/2025

Today’s most-clicked post: With Vice President JD Vance calling Charlie Kirk “a martyr for Christianity,” some Kirk admirers suggest his assassination will galvanize people to become more engaged in evangelical and Catholic churches.

With Vice President JD Vance calling Charlie Kirk “a martyr for Christianity,” some Kirk admirers suggest his assassination will galvanize people to become more engaged in evangelical and Catholic churches.

09/28/2025

SALISBURY – It was just a few weeks ago when Catawba College learned of an estate gift from Judy Carol Schultz of Concord. The gift itself — $2.94 million —

09/28/2025

Do you ever think about the proper way to place your trash/recycling carts on your pickup day? The City of Kannapolis says follow these three tips.

09/28/2025

Here are some of the things happening across North Carolina: A gunman in a boat opens fire on a Southport restaurant; Berger says not redistricting to please Trump; and a

09/28/2025

Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster took the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries. New words include “teraflop,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.”

09/28/2025

Bourbon production at Buffalo Trace Distillery has been connected to the Kentucky River for decades. But the river showed its destructive side during a massive flood in April.

09/28/2025

Police say multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan and the shooter is down.

09/28/2025

With Vice President JD Vance calling Charlie Kirk “a martyr for Christianity,” some Kirk admirers suggest his assassination will galvanize people to become more engaged in evangelical and Catholic churches.

09/28/2025

Flyers have been posted, warning residents that the squirrel is no joke and that more than five people have been attacked by a ”very mean squirrel" that “comes out of nowhere.”

09/28/2025

Jay M. Robinson, Concord, and Northwest Cabarrus remain unbeaten in South Piedmont Conference play through two games. The three teams play each other later this season.

09/28/2025

Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals providing emotional support while helping to combat staffing shortages.

09/28/2025

Black unemployment climbed from 6.2% to 7.5% this year, while Black homeownership fell to the lowest level since 2021.