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Former Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, according to a document filed in federal court Thursday. Brown, who was elected in 2023, was the first formerly incarcerated person on the council. That stemmed from a fraud conviction in the 1990s. In...

A shooting took place in north Charlotte Monday morning, MEDIC said.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Jeffrey Manchester said there are no excuses for the things he’s done. Those things date back to 26 years ago, when Manchester broke into and robbed two McDonald’s restaurants in Gaston County by cutting a hole in the roof. He was arrested and sent...

Someone aimed a blue laser at an American Airlines plane last Thursday morning. The incident happened near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and the Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation. Flight 3114 was struck around 7 a.m. The plane was about 5 miles out from the airport when the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Part of a major road in northeast Charlotte was closed Monday night after a deadly vehicle crash, according to police. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said on Monday, Feb. 2, that North Tryon Street inbound from Clark Boulevard to Brookside Lane was closed after a deadly crash. Police said...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 3.

A wild chase in northeast Charlotte ended with an arrest in someone’s backyard.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A blitz operation involving TJ Maxx and Burlington led to multiple arrests and the seizure of firearms in Charlotte last month, according to police. The operation, aimed at supporting loss prevention personnel, took place in the Westover Division. No specific store locations were disclosed....

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Two days before she is expected to plead guilty to federal fraud charges, former Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown will host a book signing to promote her memoir, “Unbreakable: The Rise, the Fire, and the Fight.”. In court documents filed last week, Brown’s lawyer said his client has...