Early Morning Rollover on Interstate 77 Near Cornelius, Occupants Missing as Fire Departments Respond
Early this morning, the Cornelius and Huntersville Fire Departments responded to a call about an overturned vehicle on Interstate 77 near Milemarker 26. According to a social media post by Cornelius-Lemley Fire Rescue, the incident occurred at 1:00 AM. Arriving at the scene, the emergency teams found a vehicle...
Charlotte man wins $200k on convenience store scratch off
A Charlotte man won $200,000 after taking his chance on a $5 scratch-off ticket.
Elderly man found dead behind Indian Land business; Charlotte suspect arrested
A Charlotte man has been charged in connection with the shooting death of an elderly man found behind a Lancaster County business this week.
North Charlotte head-on crash claims life of 16-year-old girl: CMPD
A 16-year-old driver has died following a crash last weekend in north Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.
Charlotte Man gets Prison for $6M Ponzi Scheme
A former Charlotte businessman was sentenced to six years in prison for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of roughly $6 million. Wynn A.D. Charlebois ran the scheme from 2015 to 2022, authorities said. In addition to prison time, Charlebois was ordered to pay more than $5.7 million in...
The “Deadliest” 10 Miles in North Carolina: Why Locals White-Knuckle It
NORTH CAROLINA - If you are new to North Carolina, you might think the "Southern charm" extends to the highways. You would be wrong. Driving in the Tar Heel State is a tale of two extremes. In the mountains, you have narrow lanes and blind curves. In the cities, you have high-speed aggression that rivals Atlanta.
Monks promote unity on cross-country walk, stop in SC
A group of monks heading for Charlotte made a stop in Columbia, South Carolina Saturday.
9 cities set to become unaffordable by 2027, realtors warn
Realtors across the country are sounding the alarm that a new wave of fast-growing markets could slip out of reach for typical buyers by 2027, as home values race ahead of local incomes. Based on their projections, nine cities in particular are on track to become effectively unaffordable within just a few years, with...
Lawmakers issue letters to Charlotte officials over safety, crime
RALEIGH — Near the end of 2025, the co-chairs of the N.C. House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform sent letters to officials from both the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County related to crime and public safety. The letters are all similar and were signed by state Reps....
CMPD trains new recruits in effort to fill vacancies
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is addressing a problem it has been facing for some time by training just over 100 recruits.
