Charlotte NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — New CMPD Chief Estella Patterson is no stranger to the department, having worked there for 25 years before becoming chief in Raleigh. Now she’s back and ready to tackle public safety in Charlotte head-on. “Just to be back in CMPD uniform is really, just feels really good to me,” […]

A private Christian school in south Charlotte associated with the Calvary Church announced it’s closing its doors at the end of the 2025-26 school year. The Calvary Christian Academy is a K-9 private school. Its board wrote in a message on its website that they’d been looking for a new “permanent, long-term home” for...

Charlotte rents dipped 1.4% year over year in November, marking a modest shift in a market long defined by steady increases.

Deliveries will be made to families in need across the Queen City by CMPD officers -- and even Santa himself.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after an assault on late Saturday night in east Charlotte, according to MEDIC. MEDIC said it happened around 11:30 p.m. at North Sharon Amity Road near Monroe Road. When originally asked if the assault happened on...

As the Christmas and New Year’s holidays approach, Charlotte and Mecklenburg County residents should expect changes to their regular trash and recycling pickup schedules in the coming weeks. Here’s what you need to know. Charlotte trash pickup holiday schedule ▪ Charlotte: During the week of Christmas, all trash and...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A 79-year-old man was killed Saturday night after being struck by an SUV on the I-277 ramp to Kenilworth Avenue, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. Wayne Raymond Cruse, 79, was found unresponsive shortly after 7 p.m. in the middle of the ramp to Kenilworth Avenue,...

Denise Sparks, owner of Sparks A/C-Heat and Home Improvements, is launching a 20-week job training program to open a pipeline for women in the industry. Denise Sparks has spent the last several decades blazing her own career trail. Now she’s turned her focus to jumpstarting the ambitions of women. Sparks,...

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — One person is dead after being hit by a train in southeast Charlotte, officials say. Shortly after 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to a call for service involving a CSX train and a pedestrian in the 9500 block of Monroe Road. Officers located an unresponsive pedestrian, later...

Around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, November 24, officers responded to a hit-and-run with injury on the 3500 block of Driftwood Drive.