Charlotte NC

A Charlotte man was arrested for trafficking over 63 kilos of cocaine immediately after being released from prison. Back in 2012, 28-year-old Matthew Gerard Hendy was convicted of conspiring to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute more than 50 kilograms of marijuana, money laundering by...

The newly announced James Beard Award semifinalists make one thing clear: This state isn’t asking to be part of the national culinary conversation anymore. It’s already in it. With chefs and restaurants across Raleigh, Cary, Charlotte, Wilmington, and beyond earning recognition in some of the James Beard Foundation’s...

Let’s take a moment now to check in on the status of one of Charlotte’s most well-known homegrown companies, whose founder and CEO died unexpectedly last fall. Doug Lebda was killed in an off-roading vehicle accident on his country property. He founded LendingTree, an online financial services company, in the 1990s....

— As Charlotte braces for the winter storm coming this weekend, folks on social media are cooking up their own solutions. If you’ve scrolled through your timeline lately, you’ve probably seen the jokes. Images and memes flood social media suggesting that the best way to handle icy streets...

A 32-year-old North Carolina man was sentenced to 40 months in prison for threatening eight people with force over their race, religion, color and national origin.

At this time, it is unclear when the crash will be cleared.

Parkdale Mills, an historic yarn manufacturer based in Gastonia, is shutting down a facility in Stokes County and laying off over 70 people. The century-old manufacturer filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report on Jan. 13, notifying the state and employees that its factory in Walnut...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police seeks help “Find a Fugitive.” A suspect was shown dashing out of a jewelry store at the SouthPark Mall with an expensive watch worth $50,000 without paying for it. The theft was reported to happen around 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Omega Jewelry store in the […]

Cousins Maine Lobster its return to the Queen City, with a new truck in Charlotte this week. This marks their fourth vehicle in North Carolina. A grand opening happens Jan. 22 at Town Brewing Co., 800 Grandin Road. Stop by between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Savas and Victoria Alkoc...

Burn Boot Camp, based in Charlotte, NC, reported it signed 51 new agreements and opened 36 new gyms in 2025, including its first in West Virginia. The company plans to open roughly 100 new gyms in 2026. More than 60 percent of Burn Boot Camp’s new agreements are with existing...