Charlotte NC

Doula Heidi Snyderburn-Campbell drove around the Charlotte apartment complex cautiously, looking for any signs of Border Patrol presence last Friday. She was there to pick up a Brazilian woman named Rose for a doctor’s appointment. Rose, who is 15 weeks pregnant and undocumented, initially wanted to skip the...

(The Center Square) – Enforcement of America’s laws, says a North Carolina congressman, makes a just society, not a mean one, and not an evil one. “Enforcing the law does not make us Klansmen, but failing to enforce the law will be our national suicide,” wrote U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., on social media...

FORT MILL, S.C. — A mother whose son was killed in Fort Mill is getting community support with funeral and memorial expenses. Damien Crandell died on Sunday, November 23rd at the Lakeview Apartments, according to the GoFundMe account. Crandell’s mom, Ericka Jackson, says her son tragically lost his life...

Drones have been spotted in Charlotte night skies in recent days, but who is flying them? What are they being used for? And how much longer will they be around? The Charlotte Observer has reached out to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to...

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...

A man has been sentenced to life for shooting and killing a 19-year-old man in front of his girlfriend, according to the Charlotte Mecklenburg District Attorney's Office.

The funds are to be used to support of rent and utility bills for households impacted by what the city calls “ongoing economic disruption across the community.”

Nathaniel Smith (right) with friend Greg McMurray, was road manager for comic Kevin Hart. Mr. Smith, who grew up in Charlotte, died Nov. 17. Nathaniel Smith wasn’t a comic, but he looked out for one of the most influential in the business. Mr. Smith, a Charlotte native and Kevin...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The man accused of shooting at vehicles along I-485 in Charlotte has pleaded guilty in federal court. Anil Dabydeen, 40, of Charlotte, appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon for shooting at vehicles on I-485, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S....

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WOWO) — The FBI is issuing a warning to parents about a growing online predation scheme that targets children and teens. Agents describe the trend as one of the most severe they have seen, with predators convincing victims to harm themselves and, in some cases, attempt suicide.