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Police Chief Johnny Jennings decried repeat criminal offenders and said Mecklenburg County again needs a detention facility for teenagers during a lunch in south Charlotte on Tuesday. The speech came as he nears his Jan. 1 retirement. “People thought I was saying we need detentions to lock kids up,” Jennings said....

In his last speaking engagement as police chief, Johnny Jennings admitted he's frustrated with the persistent violence in Uptown, as well as the overall perception of safety in Charlotte, especially after the fatal Aug. 22 stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on the light rail. Why it matters: Even as the killing...

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MINT HILL, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Firefighters assisted a veterinarian with helping an elderly horse that was having trouble standing. Mint Hill firefighters, along with members of the Charlotte Fire Department, were called to the Joli Cheval Equestrian Center on October 29. Photos below show firefighters working...

A 51-year-old woman in the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office died early Sunday after being found unresponsive at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center in Uptown. Sandi Hill was discovered in a medical emergency in her housing unit at the facility, the sheriff’s office said in a statement....

CHARLOTTE, N.C.- If you’re concerned about your SNAP benefits– or just watching your spending,. discount grocer Lidl is offering a Thanksgiving dinner bundle that feeds 10 people for under 36 dollars. That’s less than $3.60 a person; those prices do not include taxes. The bundle includes a...

As a kid in the late 1990s, Tyler Smith used to run around in the woods surrounding his family home in Autumnwood. It was a natural playground of thick century trees right behind Rockland Drive with roaming deer, wily coyotes, foxes and owls. A city of wildlife in northeast Charlotte. But that 150-acre sanctuary,...

A pedestrian is seriously hurt after they were hit by a car in east Charlotte Monday morning.

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Mecklenburg County is investing $740,000 into local resources that are helping those impacted by the disruption in SNAP benefits. Officials say more than 138,000 residents rely on the program in the county. Leaders are working on having a plan in place with local community...

Atrium Health’s new surgical training center in Charlotte is off to a fast start. In just six weeks, IRCAD North America has brought in 932 health care providers from 14 countries for training, said Rasu Shrestha, chief innovation and commercialization officer at Advocate Health, Atrium’s parent company. That...