Illegal immigrant held on ICE detainer in Charlotte murder as disturbing details surface
An illegal immigrant is facing a murder charge after police say she shot her girlfriend and hid the victim’s decomposing body inside a closet at a Charlotte apartment. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say 23-year-old Lhis Birito Costa was arrested in connection with the death of 26-year-old Evelin Carolina...
CMS seeks parent input on district’s new program choice plan
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is hosting a series of meetings for parents about the district’s “Draft Plan,” a proposal that would allow students to go to any school in the district based off their program interests.
Mecklenburg County social services director resigns as local family demands answers in six-year-old girl’s...
MECKLENBURG CO., N.C. – The director of Mecklenburg County’s Child, Family and Adult Services Department has resigned. Kim Henderson’s resignation comes amid growing calls for answers in the death of six-year-old Dominique Moody. Moody was found not breathing in an east Charlotte home, in deplorable conditions, back...
Bitty & Beau’s Coffee To Close South End Location After 5 Years in Charlotte
Bitty & Beau's Coffee will shut down its Charlotte shop at 1930 Camden Road on Sunday, March 22. The café has operated in South End for five years, providing jobs to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. "This decision came only after deep reflection and exploring every possible option...
After south Charlotte company loses a contract, over 80 workers will be laid off
A Charlotte third-party logistics company will be permanently laying off over 80 people by mid-May. Due to a cancelled contract, Kenco Logistic Services will no longer serve its client at 11907 General Drive off of Westinghouse Boulevard, close to the South Carolina border. Kenco will be laying off 86 workers by May...
$2.4M Home in 475-acre, fly-in community near Charlotte, NC has its own plane hangar,...
Tucked inside the private aviation enclave of Aero Plantation, a newly renovated estate is offering a lifestyle rarely found in residential real estate: the ability to taxi directly from home to a runway. The five-bedroom property is set within the 475-acre fly-in community just outside Charlotte, North Carolina,...
Nearly 200 charges filed in CMPD speeding crackdown operation
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Last week, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police’s Motor Unit led a speeding crackdown operation along Independence Boulevard that yielded over 100 speeding charges. Officers across several divisions, along with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, conducted 144 traffic stops in the 6000...
Deputies recover stolen U-Haul and make arrest
Deputies from the Union County Sheriff's Office — Indian Trail Contract Division recovered a stolen U-Haul truck over the weekend that had been reported stolen out of Mecklenburg County. After stopping the vehicle, they identified the driver as Latoya Washington.
McAlpine Creek Foul-Up Has Charlotte Neighbors On Alert After 1,550-Gallon Spill
McAlpine Creek got an unwelcome dose of sewage over the weekend, after roughly 1,550 gallons of untreated wastewater slipped into the waterway near Hunting Court and triggered a warning to nearby residents. Charlotte Water crews traced the overflow to a familiar villain in the city’s sewer system: a greasy,...
Mecklenburg County DSS director resigns
Mecklenburg County's Department of Child, Family and Adult Services director resigns amid turmoil and investigation into a child abuse case.
