Charlotte NC

The city of Charlotte and the private security company it hired to keep its buses and trains safe failed when an innocent 31-year-old bystander died in crossfire at the uptown transit center, a new lawsuit claims. Qualo Daniels was shot 360 steps away from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department headquarters ,...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A vigil is being held for a Johnson & Wales University student found dead on campus Monday, Sept. 15 at 6:00 p.m. The family of Skye Morris is asking for answers involving her death. Morris, from Detroit, was found unresponsive in her dorm, according to The Village PCL, who is organizing the vigil.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden addressed several issues when it comes to individuals like Decarlos Brown, charged with the murder of Iryna Zarutska. One of his main points being the need for a designated facility for forensic evaluations. "We are a detention center, we’re not a...

A resident at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center-Central died in custody on Aug. 6 according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.

The family of a man killed by a stray bullet at Uptown Charlotte’s transit center is suing the city and its security contractor, alleging they failed to protect riders despite repeated violence at the facility.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden hopes the high-profile murder case of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska will turn the spotlight to the importance of mental health. Decarlos Brown Jr. is charged with Zarutska’s murder. She was riding on Charlotte’s light rail on August 22nd when Brown is...

Late last month, Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, was fatally stabbed on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina. Though it has taken weeks for details to emerge, we now know that the alleged killer, Decarlos Brown, Jr., had an untreated serious mental illness. We learned this through his family’s testimony to...

Congress has cut federal funding for public media — an $800,000 loss for WFAE. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism. The city of Charlotte kicked off Welcoming Week on Friday with a naturalization ceremony at the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - At least 21 people reported their vehicles were broken into during a concert at the PNC Music Pavilion. According to police records, Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers responded to almost two dozen reports of cars broken into and items stolen between 7 and 11 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, during the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The family of an innocent man caught in the crossfire earlier this year at the Charlotte Transportation Center in Uptown is suing the city of Charlotte and Professional Police Services. Qualo Trevon Daniels, 31, was shot and killed on April 21 around 10:30 p.m. His family...