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A chorus of speakers on Tuesday urged Mecklenburg County commissioners to use their limited leverage to ensure Atrium Health delivers on the affordable housing it promised when it won $75M in taxpayer funding for its medical innovation district, The Pearl. “I want to talk to you about the broken promises...

Bodycam footage released by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department shows an encounter with Decarlos Brown months before he was charged in a deadly light rail stabbing, in which officers found Brown to be experiencing mental health concerns and urged him to seek medical help.

Over the course of a week, Jana Schaefer’s house has become a hive of volunteer activity. A spare room on the first floor is a fully functioning food pantry, stocked with donated canned goods, diapers and baby formula. Bulging bags are lined up on the driveway outside. Volunteer Heather Dinolfo walks through the...

In a compassionate outreach to support the community, nearly 1,000 frozen turkeys with accompanying side dishes were handed out to Mecklenburg County residents in need during the Saturdays on Stitt Turkey Giveaway last Saturday. This gesture was aimed at providing relief to those affected by recent SNAP disruptions...

The recent "Charlotte's Web" operation by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in North Carolina has sparked a complex mixture of responses from community leaders, advocacy organizations, and local residents. According to NC Local, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated on a...

A homebuilder based in Arizona just bought more than 230 acres in Union County.

A man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing someone who was in an Uber in northeast Charlotte.

Toys for Tots Charlotte says it’s having to turn away families because of a rising number of requests and dwindling donations. One organizer is determined to fill the need, but he needs community support.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police will soon deploy drones to reach crime and crash scenes before officers arrive, after the city council approved funding for a new Drone as First Responders Program.

Queen City News obtained multiple 911 recordings placed during the pursuit and shortly afterward.