State and local elected officials say they are uneasy that, with no new regulations in place, the U.S. National Whitewater Center reopened its channels less than two months after a rafter died from a ...

When Vic Howie first pitched the idea of an Olympic-quality park for paddling enthusiasts in West Charlotte more than 20 years ago, government and business leaders balked. “It was the craziest startup ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. National Whitewater Center’s safety director is facing criminal charges for allegedly removing a barrier that residents ...

The U.S. National Whitewater Center voluntarily closed its whitewater rafting activities Friday afternoon after water samples tested positive for a brain-eating amoeba, officials confirmed. The tests, ...

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Imagine an amusement park where all the “rides” are authentic outdoor adventures. The U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte is such a place — where outdoor-loving ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lawsuit filed by the family of a teenager who died of a brain-eating amoeba after visiting the Whitewater Center has officially been dismissed. Lauren Seitz died after she was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you were hoping to catch the fireworks show at the U.S. National Whitewater Center on Monday, you’ll have to make new plans.

Workers began pumping chlorine into water below the rafting channel at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte Wednesday, to remove an organism linked to a woman's death. Under a plan health ...

Since 2011, the U.S. National Whitewater Center has turned its 12-million-gallon manmade river bright green as part of its ...