Charlotte NC

Carolyn Caldwell didn’t set out to write a play. When she recorded a gospel single, “A Coat of Many Colors,” and filmed a music video with a short skit about domestic abuse, she figured she’d hire someone to expand it into a full stage play. That’s...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Women have become one of the fastest-growing groups among the homeless population. Homeless shelters are a temporary solution to housing insecurity, but what happens after that? A local organization is elevating their mission by creating long term safe places for women in need to call home.

A global manufacturer is shuttering its Charlotte facility and relocating those operations to South Carolina, impacting more than 170 local workers.

A family is suing a former bar owner after police said one of their security guards killed their loved one.

The latest numbers from CMPD, obtained by WBT, paint a disturbing picture about crime in the center city whether it’s murders or flashers. Since January, there have been nine murders around the uptown, compared to only three killings in all of last year. That’s a 200% increase. A...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two people were injured in a stabbing in Charlotte's University City area late Thursday, Medic said. Multiple agencies responded to a reported stabbing along North Tryon Street near the intersection with McCullough Drive around 11 p.m. Thursday. According to a police report, the victims said they...

(QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte added the most people of any city in the state from 2020-24, remaining the largest in North Carolina by more than 400,000 people, new population data shows. The Office of State Budget and Management unveiled last week municipalities’ changes in population ending July 1, 2024. The Queen...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A new North Carolina health order is allowing the state’s pharmacists to test and treat patients with the flu without prescriptions. Now, instead of having to go to your doctor or an urgent care clinic to get a prescription for flu medicine, people can come straight to the...

On Sept. 28, 2025, airport staff at American Airlines’ Charlotte, NC airport were doing maintenance on one of the planes that had recently landed after flying in from Europe when they discovered the body of a stowaway on the plane. Unlike with trains and cars, stowing away on a plane will most likely be met with...

Around 8:20 a.m. on Monday, October 6, officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian in the 9700 block of Shopton Road.