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Morning 3 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. Check out those stories, and more, below. Man dies, 3 others hurt after truck crashes into snowplow in North Carolina. Officials said the man did not see the snowplow and crashed into...

Authorities have released the name of the man who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy Friday morning in Fort Mill, a killing the family calls “unjust” as they seek funds to transport his body back to Honduras. According to the coroner’s office, investigators responded to...

Charlotte seemed to slow down for a moment as people grabbed real and makeshift sleds, flocking to whatever hill they could find during Saturday's snowstorm . Why it matters: Saturday's 11 inches of snow marks the fourth heaviest single-day snowfall in Charlotte history. It's tied with Dec. 29, 1980. The heaviest was...

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, Miltimore Hall, a residence hall on the north side of campus housing over 400 students, experienced a fire alarm due to excess carbon monoxide levels detected within the building. The alarm was caused by adverse conditions amid Winter Storm Gianna. Current snow...

MINT HILL, N.C. — Paul Campbell, who led the Mint Hill Fire Department for two decades and helped shape modern emergency services in the town, has died after suffering a massive stroke at a care facility in Greenville, North Carolina. Campbell served as chief of the Mint Hill Volunteer...

Extremely low temperatures are driving up energy use across the Carolinas, straining the electrical grid. There are currently more than 5,000 outages, with many concentrated in areas previously impacted by Hurricane Helene. Duke Energy has asked that all customers in the Carolinas voluntarily reduce their energy use...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two people were seriously injured in a car crash in southwest Charlotte. It happened on Arrowood Road near Whitehall Executive Park Drive. Two people sustained life-threatening injuries and were transported to Atrium CMC, Medic said. Medic has responded to 33 separate crashes since midnight....

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte firefighters battled a fire at a home in east Charlotte Saturday morning. Crews were called to the 5800 block of Rupert Lane around 11:27 a.m. after multiple reports of a fire at a home. Despite heavy snow on the roads, the first fire company made it on scene within […]

WAXHAW, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two people are safe after being freed from a vehicle that ended up in an embankment in Waxhaw, according to the fire department. First responders were called to Waxhaw Highway for reports of a vehicle crashing into an embankment and getting stuck in a creek. Initial calls said two […]

Authorities reopened Interstate 85 north of Charlotte around 9 p.m. Saturday after more than 100 drivers were stuck in Cabarrus County because of wrecks in Saturday’s snow storm, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Many cars and trucks got stuck in the northbound lanes around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday...