Local restaurant offering free chicken biscuits August 18th – August 23rd
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Participating Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Charlotte area are inviting Guests to “Wake Up with Chick-fil-A” by offering them a free Chick-fil-A® Chicken Biscuit entrée via the Chick-fil-A® App from Monday, August 18, through Saturday, August 23. “We’re excited to help our...
Rideshare driver kills man in self-defense at Fort Mill motel
Deputies in York County say no charges will be filed in connection with a deadly shooting a few weeks ago at a Motel 6 in Fort Mill.
Gastonia man facing child exploitation charges
Tyrus Wright Jr. was arrested Friday on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, involving the downloading and sharing of digital images.
‘Menace to society’: Gun shop owner disappointed in sentence for thief
A man who drove a stolen car into a Charlotte gun shp before stealing 20 guns is heading to federal prison -- but he won’t be there for long, and the store owner isn’t happy about the sentence.
Oxygen tanks explode debris across highway in deadly Chesterfield County house fire
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — Editor's Note: The initial story reported the house fire was in Chester County. It occurred in Chesterfield County. One person died in a house fire in Chesterfield County that sent exploding oxygen tanks across a highway and forced firefighters to battle intense flames that collapsed the...
CMPD Charges 98 People in Charlotte Street Takeovers, Seizes Sporty Cars
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – Nearly 100 people have been criminally charged in connection with a series of illegal street takeovers across Charlotte, police announced Friday. The arrests are part of what officers called “Street Takeovers III — The Sequel Nobody Asked For.”. 98 People Charged in a...
16-year-old killed in northeast Charlotte shooting
A teenager was gunned down in a deadly shooting that took place early this morning in northeast Charlotte.
Sugar Creek motel rooms are being turned into $1,000/month apartments
Two budget motels in the West Sugar Creek area are being converted into studio apartments with rents starting at about $1,000 — a rarity in Charlotte. Why it matters: The conversions replace crime-linked motels with much-needed, organically affordable housing in northeast Charlotte, a roughly 20-minute drive to...
New window tinting law to take effect this year in N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A new window tinting law is going into effect in North Carolina. As part of the law that will take effect Dec. 1, window tint will no longer be checked during annual vehicle inspections. However, drivers can still be pulled over and cited by law enforcement if their tint is darker than 32%.
Why the new Indian Land hospital complex will have a delayed opening
Indian Land’s new hospital, part of a $200 million project by the Medical University of South Carolina, is now scheduled to open in early 2028, a delay from the initial plan.
