‘Paying close attention.’ Mecklenburg leaders react after CMS board fires Hill
Mecklenburg County leaders say they’re paying close attention to the ongoing upheaval within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and want to meet with district leadership. The CMS board voted narrowly Tuesday night to fire Superintendent Crystal Hill , who was suspended over the summer during an investigation but reinstated
Two dead, two hurt after a shooting, crash at west Charlotte complex
Police later learned there was a third victim who self-transported to the hospital, and they were later pronounced deceased.
Charlotte BookPalooza enters its biggest chapter yet
Charlotte BookPalooza returns on Oct. 10 in Uptown. Why it matters: The third annual book festival is expected to be its largest yet, Kat Varner, festival organizer and Books on the House executive director, tells Axios. Context: BookPalooza serves as the signature fundraiser for Books on the House, a nonprofit...
Charlotte’s First Skyscraper Could Gain Historic Landmark Status
The Jefferson-First Union Tower at 301 S. Tryon St. may soon receive recognition as both a local and national historic landmark. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission is pushing for this designation, which would protect the 32-story tower and the 12-story connector that links two office buildings with
Charlotte breaking ground today on Southeast’s first mass-timber firehouse
The City of Charlotte and Charlotte Fire will host a groundbreaking ceremony today to celebrate the start of construction for a two-story, three-bay, 14,000-square-foot firehouse to serve the newly developed River District community. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at 7900 Dixie River Rd. This structure wi
Driver pleads guilty to lesser charges in SW Charlotte crash that killed 18-year-old
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man who was accused of killing a man in a 2025 crash pled guilty to lesser charges Tuesday. According to Mecklenburg County court records Carlos Vasquez pled guilty in the homicide case to involuntary manslaughter and two counts of felony injury by motor vehicle. The single-car c
CMS mom says her 5-year-old non-verbal autistic child left school campus during recess, was...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte-Mecklenburg parent is demanding accountability after her 5-year-old nonverbal autistic son escaped from an elementary school playground. Trinity Taylor says her son Sage walked off campus during recess at Long Creek Elementary School on Tuesday, September 17. Taylor claims the school princ
Flood advisory issued for some Charlotte-area counties due to ‘excessive rainfall’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A flood advisory was in effect Tuesday afternoon for Anson and Richmond counties in North Carolina. The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for the two Charlotte-area counties on Tuesday, Sept. 22 due to “excessive rainfall” in the forecast. The advisory was issued at around 5:30 p
Dr. Melissa Balknight named acting superintendent for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board on Tuesday night made several leadership changes to one of the biggest school districts in the state, including firing the superintendent. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the school board voted 5-4 to terminate Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill. Hill was fired for con
Suspect fatally shot by CMPD officer was a 47-year-old man. His name is released
The suspect fatally shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer has been identified as 47-year-old as Curtis Jermaine Massey, officials say. Massey was killed around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, after police responded to a 911 call about a “disturbance” in the 1300 block of Lasalle Street, CMPD said. A firearm was
