Charlotte NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A long list of school districts around the Charlotte region have made class changes on Tuesday, Dec. 9 due to subfreezing temperatures and potential for icy roads. Many districts implemented delays Tuesday, while others transitioned to remote learning, and a couple closed altogether....

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenburg County's top prosecutor said Wednesday that addressing violent crime by repeat offenders remains a priority as new statistics show a troubling spike in homicides in Charlotte's Uptown area. District Attorney Spencer Merriweather said new state laws that took effect recently provide...

The Charlotte City Council on Monday approved the purchase of three single-family homes in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood, part of a broader effort that aims to address homelessness, crime and other quality-of-life issues along a small section of the Beatties Ford Road Corridor. The purchase was approved...

New information from the courtroom on Monday sheds more light on the man charged in a stabbing aboard the Charlotte light rail last week.

A sudden week of ICE raids shook Charlotte, North Carolina. Hundreds of people were arrested in a swift “whiplash operation.”. Residents describe ongoing fear and uncertainty in their daily lives. Schools and families face long-term challenges after the raids. Community leaders warn the impact could last for years....

The Department of Justice has dismissed the charges against a man accused of assaulting federal officers during ‘Operation Charlotte’s Web’ in late November.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte light rail back in August is due in federal court on Thursday. Decarlos Brown Jr., who was indicted by a grand jury in October for violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system resulting in death, will...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Two people have been charged in connection with the attempted robbery of a letter carrier in the Myers Park area. The robbery happened on Monday, Nov. 3, in a shopping center on Selwyn Avenue. Detective Ashley Phillips with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers said the letter carrier...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers from the Central and Hickory Grove Divisions arrested Xavier Derell Simms, 25, following an investigation that led to the seizure of firearms, narcotics, and cash in the 2200 block of Hawkins Street.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A juvenile offender who had more than 275 charges across North and South Carolina was arrested two more times in Charlotte this fall. The suspect was placed on probation in August and extradited to South Carolina after being charged with dozens of vehicle break-ins between April...