The Edge: Talking turkey and food stamps
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- If you’re concerned about your SNAP benefits– or just watching your spending,. discount grocer Lidl is offering a Thanksgiving dinner bundle that feeds 10 people for under 36 dollars. That’s less than $3.60 a person; those prices do not include taxes. The bundle includes a...
NE Charlotte development’s red dust and rumbling trucks disrupt neighbors’ lives
As a kid in the late 1990s, Tyler Smith used to run around in the woods surrounding his family home in Autumnwood. It was a natural playground of thick century trees right behind Rockland Drive with roaming deer, wily coyotes, foxes and owls. A city of wildlife in northeast Charlotte. But that 150-acre sanctuary,...
Pedestrian struck on busy east Charlotte road
A pedestrian is seriously hurt after they were hit by a car in east Charlotte Monday morning.
Mecklenburg County allocates $740K to aid SNAP disruption
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Mecklenburg County is investing $740,000 into local resources that are helping those impacted by the disruption in SNAP benefits. Officials say more than 138,000 residents rely on the program in the county. Leaders are working on having a plan in place with local community...
Atrium Health’s new surgical training hub attracts 900+ doctors in six weeks
Atrium Health’s new surgical training center in Charlotte is off to a fast start. In just six weeks, IRCAD North America has brought in 932 health care providers from 14 countries for training, said Rasu Shrestha, chief innovation and commercialization officer at Advocate Health, Atrium’s parent company. That...
SBI investigating inmate death at Mecklenburg County Detention Center
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An inmate at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center has died after she was found unresponsive Saturday night, the sheriff’s office says. On Saturday, Nov. 1, around 11:40 p.m., a detention officer was called to a medical emergency in the cell of 51-year-old Sandi Hill, who resided...
Uber driver accused of shooting passenger after argument in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - An Uber driver was arrested after he allegedly shot a person at a house in northeast Charlotte over the weekend, court documents revealed. An affidavit revealed the shooting happened just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 at a home on Penninger Circle. The affidavit alleged...
City introduces Estella Patterson as new CMPD chief
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department will formally introduce its new chief Monday.
Local stores fined for price scanning errors, overcharging customers
Four local stores were fined for price scanning errors during the third quarter of 2025, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Voters in Meck County to hit the polls Tuesday
Tuesday is your chance for your voice to be heard.
