No injuries reported after crash involving CMS bus in east Charlotte: CMPD
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Police are trying to figure out who was at fault after a crash involving a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools bus in east Charlotte. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on The Plaza at James Road. Officers told Queen City News that Bus 965 was making a left turn onto The […]
‘I Was Just Stunned’: Cops Allegedly Fingerprinted the Actual Suspect, Then Charged a Completely...
Kendrick Gonzalez, a Black man from North Carolina with a clean criminal record, was working his dream job as a schoolteacher and coach in 2023 […] ‘I Was Just Stunned’: Cops Allegedly Fingerprinted the Actual Suspect, Then Charged a Completely Different Man Anyway, and Nearly Cost a North Carolina Teacher Everything
Gaston County senior defies odds walks at graduation months after being paralyzed in shooting
GASTONIA, N.C. (WBTV) - A recent Gaston County high school graduate is celebrating far more than receiving his diploma. Doctors told Kamryn Penny he had less than a 1% chance of ever walking again after he was shot in January during an attempted robbery in south Charlotte, according to court documents.
Drug bust at NE Charlotte hotel part of officials’ plan to clean up Sugar...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Local and federal law enforcement officials say the six-month-long investigation into a northeast Charlotte hotel is just the beginning of an effort to make the Sugar Creek corridor safer. U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson referred to the entire corridor as an “open-air drug market”. He ga
Nana Morrison’s wins CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice poll for best soul food
Nana Morrison’s has been voted CharlotteFive readers’ pick for the best soul food in Charlotte, drawing fans with fried chicken, collards and generous, family-recipe portions.
Charlotte man wanted on attempted murder charge arrested in York County
YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A man wanted for an attempted murder charge out of Charlotte was arrested by the York County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday evening, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies reported police activity on Village Green Lane off Neely's Creek Road around 9:50 p.m. YCSO said they...
One dead after overnight crash in southwest Charlotte
One person has lost their life in a crash overnight, according to Charlotte Mecklenburg Police.
Person killed in overnight crash at busy Charlotte intersection
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A person died in an overnight crash at a busy intersection in southwest Charlotte. The wreck happened around midnight Wednesday into Thursday, near the corner of Shopton Road West and Steele Creek Road. Paramedics confirmed that one person was killed and did not mention any other...
NASCAR team member suspended indefinitely after incident at Charlotte Motor Speedway
CONCORD, N.C. (WBTV) - NASCAR has suspended a team member indefinitely after an incident at Charlotte Motor Speedway this past weekend. NASCAR put out its weekly penalty report on Wednesday, May 27. On the report was Evanna Howell. The document said she was suspended indefinitely for a “behavioral” incident.
Iconic pizza restaurant reviving ‘classic’ location in Charlotte area
MONROE, N.C. (WBTV) - Pizza Hut is taking things back in time in the form of 155 “classic” restaurants across the United States. Yum!, Pizza Hut’s parent company, made the announcement in a May 20 news release. Of the 155 restaurants that will become classics, nine are...

















