Armed Felon Hit With 8‑Year‑Plus Term For Firing Into Charlotte Apartment Building
On April 9, 2026, a federal judge sentenced an armed felon to more than eight years in prison after prosecutors said the defendant fired multiple rounds into an occupied apartment building in Charlotte. Authorities called the shooting especially reckless because families and children were living in the complex at the time.
Woman pleads guilty in deadly DWI crash on I-77
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A woman pleaded guilty in connection with a deadly crash on Interstate 77 in south Charlotte last year, court records show. Maria Leonard was arrested on multiple charges following a three-car crash on I-77 North near Tyvola Road on May 7, 2025. State troopers alleged that Leonard was drunk, triggering a crash that killed Graham Stuart Myers.
‘Dirty soda’ chain Swig eyeing Charlotte location: Here’s where
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A viral soda shop chain that recently opened two locations in South Carolina could soon come to Charlotte proper. Popular soda shop chain Swig appears to be eyeing a location in northwest Charlotte. According to city permit records, Swig filed a request on Wednesday, April 8 to build a location along Lawing School Road, near the Rozelle Crossing shopping center.
Woman rescued by boater after jumping from Lake Wylie bridge, sheriff says
A woman who jumped off the bridge that connects Charlotte and South Carolina at Lake Wylie on Friday afternoon has been rescued, officials said. Police and other emergency responders from York County and Mecklenburg County went to the area around the Buster Boyd Bridge after 4 p.m. responding to calls about a woman in the water after she jumped, said Sgt. Johnathan Gilbert of...
NC previously cited company in deadly tanker blast for hazardous waste violations
The company that owns the tanker that exploded this week and killed its driver in Mooresville has previously been cited for inappropriately storing hazardous chemicals, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality records show. In 2025, state inspectors fined Brenntag , a global chemical wholesaler with headquarters in Germany, nearly $67,000 after its Charlotte-area plant broke federal regulations designed to protect people from hazardous waste...
Layoffs surge across North Carolina
Layoffs in North Carolina are up more than 50% this year.
15 Cities Changing So Fast They’ll Look Different In 10 Years
Change happens slowly, then all at once. Walk through certain neighborhoods today and you’ll see construction cranes stretching toward the sky, old buildings wrapped in scaffolding, and entire blocks that seem to shift every few months. Some cities transform gradually over decades, but others are racing against time itself — driven by tech booms, climate ... Read more
Myers Park students push for later bell schedules. Research backs them up
A group of Myers Park High School students is pushing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to start high schools later, arguing that current start times leave teens chronically sleep deprived. Most CMS high schools begin classes around 7:15 a.m. The students say that schedule runs counter to adolescent biology — and research shows...
Michael Malone’s new UNC staff hires were exactly what fans were hoping for
Tar Heel fans will be pumped to hear that Michael Malone intends on retaining these staff members!
Mint Hill subdivision could deliver million-dollar homes
MINT HILL – Arey Properties plans to develop Reynolds Farm, a 41-lot subdivision that could sprout million-dollar homes on 27.39 acres at 12128 Bain School Road. The name of the neighborhood is a nod to the Reynolds family. “It’s been in the family for at least two generations, and...
