Family Dollar to close distribution center in Matthews, layoff 373 workers
Family Dollar is permanently closing its distribution center in Matthews and laying off 373 employees, according to a regulatory notice filed on Monday.
South Carolina man found dead in field, police launch homicide investigation
A homicide investigation is underway in northwest Charlotte after a person was found dead on Tuesday morning.
Mother speaks out after son found dead in northwest Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte mother is speaking out after her 24-year-old son was found dead in a remote area of northwest Charlotte, a case police are now investigating as a homicide. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said officers responded just after 10 a.m. Tuesday to assist Medic on Belmeade...
North Carolina Severe Weather Alert: Charlotte & Raleigh Residents Told to Stay Ready for...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Charlotte, NC – Spring break travel across North Carolina comes with a serious overnight threat as tornado-capable storms can develop after dark, leaving just minutes to act while most people are asleep....
2 Charlotte food halls in national competition
Two of Charlotte's leading food halls are in the running for a USA Today Readers' Choice Award. Optimist Hall and The Market at 7th Street were nominated by an "expert panel," the newspaper says on its contest website. They join food halls in cities such as Washington, D.C.; St. Louis,...
Mecklenburg rolls back residential pool rules. Why it could help renters
Mecklenburg leaders voted to remove rules regulating residential swimming pools rented out on increasingly popular platforms. County commissioners approved the change unanimously at their Tuesday meeting. The move was necessary because of a change to state law last year that took away local governments’ authority to...
Tragic Murder-Suicide in Waxhaw Leaves Two Haitian-American Sons Orphaned
42-year-old nurse Eusther Toussaint fatally shot by husband Inol Toussaint, who then took his own life; community mourns loss amid renewed calls for domestic violence awareness. A heartbreaking murder-suicide on March 12 has devastated the Haitian-American community in Union County and beyond. Waxhaw Police...
Alarm malfunction sends Gaston County school into lockdown
BELMONT, N.C. (WBTV) - A Gaston County school went on lockdown after an alarm malfunctioned, law enforcement said. An alarm went off at South Point High School in Belmont around 8:22 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, prompting the school to go under lockdown. Within half an hour, police from Belmont, Belmont Abbey, and...
Banh mi sandwich shop quietly closed in Charlotte. Here’s what took its spot.
Paris Banh Mi Cafe Bakery has officially bid adieu to Charlotte after less than two years in business. The Vietnamese sandwich shop in Ayrsley was listed as “permanently closed” on both its Google and Yelp pages as of Tuesday, March 17 (the Yelp listing shows it was last updated this month). Multiple calls to the...
Mecklenburg County to vote on $1.6M golf course improvements
Golf lovers in Mecklenburg County won’t be yelling fore over a county commission vote Tuesday night.
