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Fire officials said a fire that injured one person and caused $371,000 in damage may have been sparked by a lithium-ion battery.

Another person has been charged for his role in stealing more than $35,000 worth of tools and construction equipment from a Davenport business, police said.

One person was displaced after a rechargeable dog collar caused a house fire in south Charlotte, Charlotte Fire said.

A Tennessee man has been arrested on a charge of reckless homicide from a Dec. 16 crash in York County in which a Clover man died, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol and court and jail records. Troopers took Joseph Lee Boles, 51, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, into custody Thursday, nine days after the collision on S.C....

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - For many, the holidays are spent surrounded by friends, family food and gifts. But others have nowhere to go, and may struggle to find something to eat. That’s when the Charlotte Rescue Mission steps in. Donning aprons and festive accessories, volunteers and staff at the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A United States soldier reunited with his mother on Christmas Eve in Charlotte. Joshua Tillman arrived at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on a flight funded by the nonprofit organization Miles for Military. The nonprofit provides flights for active service members for holidays as well as...

Across North Carolina, adolescents experiencing mental health crises wait in emergency rooms for days or even weeks for a psychiatric bed to become available. Youth in Mecklenburg County are no exception to this statewide challenge since the county, among many others, lacks the infrastructure required to treat the...

A toddler died early Friday after being exposed to crack cocaine and fentanyl at a west Charlotte motel, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. The girl was identified as 1-year-old Kamelah Doris Michilena, and her mother is a suspect in the case, CMPD said in court documents. Investigators say the girl went into...

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigation are looking into an in-custody death at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center Friday morning.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. North Carolina – A gray, mild start settles over the Piedmont this morning, with low clouds hanging over Charlotte and damp air clinging to roads and rooftops. It feels more like early fall than the first...