CATS announces name of new light rail station in South End
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Area Transit System has officially announced the name of its upcoming South End light rail station. Interim CATS CEO Brent Cagle revealed the new stop will be called Atherton Mill Station. The name honors the historic textile mill nearby, which was the first factory built in Dilworth ove
UNC Charlotte student targeted in gunpoint carjacking caught after four-day hunt
An 18-year-old man is in custody after allegedly carjacking a sophomore student at gunpoint on the UNC Charlotte campus on Sept. 12.
Second parent says their child also wandered off from Charlotte elementary school
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte mother says her autistic son wandered away from Long Creek Elementary School in May after an incident during lunch in the school’s cafeteria. Brittney Gooding’s 6-year-old son, Luka, also has ADHD and ran out of the building towards Beatties Ford Road after he...
Earlier Shooting Reported on Griers Grove Road
A late-night confrontation inside a north Charlotte home ended with a man stabbed and a 31-year-old woman telling police she used a kitchen knife to defend herself. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are now investigating the Sept. 24 incident, which unfolded just after 10 p.m. inside a house in the 1800 block of Griers Grov
Petition calls for some CMS Board members to resign
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nearly 400 people so far have signed a petition calling for the resignation of the five board members who voted to terminate CMS Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill. “For five board members to decide that it was convenient for them to interrupt the flow of every single...
2 people injured in west Charlotte stabbing, medics say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Two people were injured during a Saturday morning stabbing in west Charlotte, authorities said. The stabbing happened before 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the same address as a LaQuinta hotel on Sloan Drive near exit 33 on I-85. Medics said two people were injured --including...
Starbucks shutters two Charlotte stores as part of 250-location closure wave
Two Starbucks stores in Charlotte will close Saturday as part of a larger effort to shutter 250 locations across North America.
Scout Motors will host ‘Harvester Festival’ in Charlotte Saturday
This weekend, Charlotte’s new car company Scout Motors is hosting a fall kickoff festival.
Black Radio Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2026 in Charlotte
Stevie Wonder, Skip Dillard, and Charlemagne Tha God were among the names called in Charlotte as the National Black Radio Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026, recognizing on-air talent, station owners, programmers, and pioneers who have shaped Black radio. Wonder, who received the African American Station Owner Awa
Tega Cay’s Catawba Fest Set for Saturday at Catawba Park
The city event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with vendors, live entertainment and food.
