Community to hold vigil for Iryna Zarutska, one month after light rail stabbing
A candlelight vigil will be held Monday at 8 p.m. at the East/West Boulevard station in South End to honor Iryna Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed last month on Charlotte’s light rail.
Narcotics investigation leads to arrest of 2 Huntersville men
Two men were arrested in Huntersville on Wednesday, following an extensive narcotics investigation by multiple agencies.
Charlotte’s Latin American Festival aims to bring culture and community together
The 35th Annual Latin American Festival is set to take place this Saturday at the Ballantyne Bowl, celebrating Hispanic arts and culture from noon to 9 p.m.
Charlotte woman charged after elderly dog found dead in neglect case: Records
A man who occasionally does yard work at the home reported concern over the condition of multiple dogs on the property, records state.
$221M to help farmers rebuilding from Helene, 4 suspects charged in fatal shooting of...
Good evening, North Carolina. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Quiet conditions are on tap through early Friday. Mountain valley zones will likely see fog for a few hours to start the day. Most locations will be dry with warm afternoons and...
Suspect in Charlotte rail trail attack released on bond one day after assault: Records
A man accused of assaulting two people and threatening a third on the Charlotte Rail Trail this month is already out on bond, just one day after his arrest.
Family reaches settlement in WBTV meteorologist Jason Myers’ wrongful death case
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The family of the late Jason Myers, a WBTV meteorologist who was killed in a helicopter crash in November 2022, has reached a civil settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, according to a statement released by the Myers family. The settlement concludes the legal proceedings and...
Charlotte man caught with 60 pounds of drugs on eastern North Carolina interstate
MAGNOLIA, N.C. (WBTV) - A man from Charlotte was caught with 60 pounds of illegal drugs in eastern North Carolina this week, deputies said. The man -- 27-year-old Tyler Alexander Blackwood -- was allegedly driving down I-40 East near the exit to Highway 903 when he got pulled over on Thursday, Sept. 18.
‘Punched me in the face’: Business owners in Uptown say crime is out of...
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police identified the man accused of fatally shooting Jahday Humphrey Thursday outside Latta Arcade on Brevard Court, where business owners say violent crime has gotten out of control.
Over 5 years later, a separate Charlotte stabbing case is still unresolved
Five years before the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, there was the grisly case of Mary Santina Collins, a 20-year-old woman with a disability who was stabbed 133 times, wrapped in plastic and hidden in a mattress in NoDa. Her body went undiscovered for eight days. Three of four defendants...