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🏀 Charlotte Hornets open the season at Houston on Oct. 23. Their home opener is Oct. 26 vs. Miami. (NBA)
💰 The City of Charlotte has named five grant recipients for Start-Scale-Sustain (S3), all of which are in Corridors of Opportunity. (Axios)
📺 Carolina Panthers legend Luke Kuechly will join CBS Sports Network as an in-game college football analyst for select games during the upcoming season. (WBTV)
🧑⚖️ Almost three years into a life sentence without parole for killing his wife and son, disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is appealing his murder conviction. (AP)
🏁 Retired NASCAR driver Kurt Busch faces charges in Iredell County after authorities say he was driving drunk on Tuesday. (WCNC)
🔋 Natron Energy, a battery startup making an alternative to lithium-based batteries, plans to invest $1.4 billion into a manufacturing plant in Edgecombe County near Rocky Mount in eastern North Carolina. (Axios)
⚽️ Midfielder Pep Biel is on loan with Charlotte FC from Greek team Olympiacos on a designated player contract through the end of the year. (CLTFC)
🏟 Bank of America will be a global sponsor for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (SBJ 🔐)
🎥 The movie "Roofman" starring Channing Tatum is set to be filmed in Charlotte from October through December and locals are needed as background actors. (WSOC)
