Charlotte Detectives Seek Clues in Murder of Arleigh Alexzander Bryant, CMPD Urges Public to...
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released the identity of the man found slain in what is escalating into a high-profile homicide investigation within the city's Central Division; the victim has been confirmed as 37-year-old Arleigh Alexzander Bryant. As per the CMPD's latest update, Bryant's family has...
Tropical Storm Dexter? Meteorologists Eying Southeast as System Gains Strength
Meteorologists are closely monitoring a low-pressure system, designated as Invest 93L, which could develop into Tropical Storm Dexter later this week. The National Hurricane Center said the system, currently moving west across Florida from the Atlantic, has a 40% chance of developing into a tropical depression within...
Multiple vehicles broken into at Ballantyne luxury hotel, police say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating multiple vehicle break-ins at a luxury hotel in the Ballantyne neighborhood, according to police reports. On July 13, around 5 a.m., police responded to The Ballantyne Hotel on Ballantyne Commons Parkway to reports of multiple vehicles...
‘Help me!’ Video shows SouthPark mall shoppers running as wall falls during storm
A temporary wall collapsed Saturday at SouthPark mall in Charlotte leading to cries for help. A cell phone video on social media shows the modular wall splayed across half of the mall hallway as people start running to someone yelling, “Help me!” The downed wall exposes construction inside what will be Zara , near...
Char-Meck FOP blames Charlotte city leaders for not doing enough to deter crime
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two men are now facing charges in connection with a mass shooting in Uptown early Sunday morning. Damien Evans Jr and Shawn Cannon are in jail facing weapons charges for the shooting that left one dead and several others injured. According to court documents, Evans and Cannon fled...
Public health officials issue warning after new law allows private pools to be rented...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Just in time for summer, a new law in North Carolina allows private backyard pools to be rented out. The trend is gaining popularity, but before you dive in, public health officials are issuing a warning. Backyard private pool rentals are making a splash across Charlotte. The map...
Thousands of power outages reported in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — Around 4,000 residents in Huntersville were left without power Tuesday morning after a transmission line was damaged, town officials reported. The outage began around 8:30 a.m. on July 15, affecting ElectriCities customers in the areas near Gilead and Sam Furr roads. Traffic lights along Gilead Road...
Man arrested after leading officers on chase from Charlotte to South Carolina
Just before noon on Monday, July 14, CMPD officers were pursuing a driver who entered Lancaster County on Highway 521 in the Indian Land area.
A disappearing drawl: The changing sound of the South
Note: This program originally aired on April, 21 2025. The Southern accent is one of the most recognizable in the country — but some research indicates it’s also quietly fading away. In Georgia, one study found that “white English speakers' accents have been shifting away from the traditional...
Nightclub employee killed, five hospitalized in Uptown Charlotte mass shooting
Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 300 block of North College Street.