Luxury apartments offer affordable housing units
Trella Uptown, a new development in Charlotte, is working to chip away at the city’s affordable housing crisis.
Duke Energy officials have a message ahead of the storm: get ready
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Officials with Duke Energy are sending a clear message to people ahead of the storm: get ready. The power company says they hope to avoid a repeat of the infamous ice storm 24 years ago that knocked out power for millions of people, and that they’re ready for whatever comes our way. Jeff Brooks with...
Police Arrest Charlotte Man With 63 Bricks of Cocaine Immediately After Being Released From...
A Charlotte man was arrested for trafficking over 63 kilos of cocaine immediately after being released from prison. Back in 2012, 28-year-old Matthew Gerard Hendy was convicted of conspiring to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute more than 50 kilograms of marijuana, money laundering by...
James Beard Semifinalists Proves NC Food Scene Has Leveled Up
The newly announced James Beard Award semifinalists make one thing clear: This state isn’t asking to be part of the national culinary conversation anymore. It’s already in it. With chefs and restaurants across Raleigh, Cary, Charlotte, Wilmington, and beyond earning recognition in some of the James Beard Foundation’s...
Update on LendingTree since sudden death of founder and CEO
Let’s take a moment now to check in on the status of one of Charlotte’s most well-known homegrown companies, whose founder and CEO died unexpectedly last fall. Doug Lebda was killed in an off-roading vehicle accident on his country property. He founded LendingTree, an online financial services company, in the 1990s....
Carolinas Jokes About Seasoning Roads as Winter Storm Approaches
— As Charlotte braces for the winter storm coming this weekend, folks on social media are cooking up their own solutions. If you’ve scrolled through your timeline lately, you’ve probably seen the jokes. Images and memes flood social media suggesting that the best way to handle icy streets...
32-year-old man sentenced to 40 months in prison for civil rights violations
A 32-year-old North Carolina man was sentenced to 40 months in prison for threatening eight people with force over their race, religion, color and national origin.
Eastbound US-74 reopens in Indian Trail after dump truck crash
At this time, it is unclear when the crash will be cleared.
Historic textile mill near Charlotte closes another NC plant, laying off over 70
Parkdale Mills, an historic yarn manufacturer based in Gastonia, is shutting down a facility in Stokes County and laying off over 70 people. The century-old manufacturer filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report on Jan. 13, notifying the state and employees that its factory in Walnut...
Police seek suspect caught on camera stealing $50,000 watch from SouthPark store
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police seeks help “Find a Fugitive.” A suspect was shown dashing out of a jewelry store at the SouthPark Mall with an expensive watch worth $50,000 without paying for it. The theft was reported to happen around 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Omega Jewelry store in the […]

















