Days before Stella Patterson named CMPD Chief, her husband settled lawsuit with Charlotte
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — One week before Charlotte’s new police chief Stella Patterson was introduced to the public, her husband, Lance Patterson, reached an undisclosed settlement with the city. The settlement is tied to a lawsuit from 2018, when Lance, a Charlotte Fire Battalion Chief, and a colleague sued,...
Multi-county police chase ends in north Charlotte; suspect in custody
A multi-county police chase ended dramatically in north Charlotte on Tuesday, with the suspect now in custody after abandoning a stolen vehicle.
North Carolina restaurant earns state’s first Michelin Star
"The tight-knit team provides effortlessly gracious hospitality, and the beverage offerings are sure to impress."
Mother asks for help identifying those responsible for son’s killing in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) -A grieving mother is asking for the public’s help identifying the person or people responsible for shooting and killing her son. Steven Wheeler was killed in a shooting outside of the Brooklyn Lounge, located in uptown Charlotte on North Caldwell Street, on Sunday, Sept. 22. Wheeler...
Former assistant fire chief in North Carolina charged with felonies for buying 4 work-related...
STANLEY, N.C. (WBTV) - The former assistant fire chief for a small town in Gaston County is charged with eight felonies for using a work card to purchase four books without authorization during his employment for the town. The indictments were filed in Gaston County Superior Court on Tuesday, with...
Murder suspect dies in Mecklenburg County jail after receiving wrong medication
Channel 9’s crime reporter Hunter Sáenz recently got the autopsy report about the in-custody death that happened August, which was when detention officers found Miguel Angel Gonzales-Rosales, 38, dead in his cell.
Voters decide to increase sales tax to fund transportation
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte voters have decided to pay more taxes to fund transportation improvements on rails, roads and buses. “We need the roads and things fixed and if that 1% is going to help I’m okay with it,” West Charlotte voter Katina Bristol said. Each household would pay about $240 dollars more every year...
330 grams of drugs, two guns seized as part of NE Charlotte arrest
Joshua Lamar Brownlee, 34, was charged with discharging a firearm within city limits, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a firearm by felon.
David and Nicole Tepper Foundation donates millions to food banks
SNAP funding delays are just the latest hit impacting food banks.
‘Pull that money out of something’: Woman says $700 bill must be wrong
Jenee Randall says four adults and two children live in her Lowell house, but that their water bill is never more than about $100 per month — until recently.

















