Charlotte NC

Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Major Crash Investigation Unit are investigating a fatal vehicle crash that happened on Saturday morning.

Charlotte’s rental market continued to cool in December, with median prices dropping again and marking the city’s second straight year of declining rents. New data from Apartment List shows Charlotte’s overall median rent fell 1.1% last month to $1,366 and is now down 2.5% year-over-year — a sharper decline than both...

A state representative and four former sheriff's office employees accused Sheriff Garry McFadden of several crimes.

Boxed in by 8-foot-tall wooden canvases adorned with murals on all sides, a crowd of people gathered in TAOH Outdoor Gallery on Tuesday night, some warmed by cups of hot chocolate in their hands while others tried to keep candles lit in the breezy night. Packed closely together, the crowd solemnly listened as a man...

In Mecklenburg County, affordable housing emerges as a primary concern among residents, reflecting its prominence in local government agendas. The Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners acknowledges this necessity, integrating affordable housing programs focused on assisting longtime homeowners—particularly...

A large Charlotte concert venue is getting renamed.

In a decisive move against drug operations in Charlotte, member of the "Getting Money Brothers" drug trafficking organization, Kareem Hicks, was found guilty by a federal jury. Hicks, 45, faced charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and now confronts up to 20 years behind bars. U.S. Attorney for the...

The head of the Federal Transit Administration is coming to Charlotte after the city’s transit system spent much of 2025 in the spotlight for a pair of violent incidents. FTA Administrator Marcus Molinaro will be in Charlotte on Jan. 16, interim Charlotte Area Transit System CEO Brent Cagle announced at a Wednesday...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County leaders and community members made their case for reopening the county’s juvenile detention center during a panel discussion on Tuesday night. Sheriff Garry McFadden hosted the discussion at the Valerie C. Woodard Community Conference Center on Jan. 6 to talk about what it...

Protestors gathered Thursday in Uptown Charlotte after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman driving an SUV in Minneapolis the day before.