Charlotte Ranked as One of the Best Cities for Renters in 2026
‘s Best Cities for Renters 2026 report, the city ranks #17 in the nation out of 150 U.S. cities, landing in the top 20 for both housing and cost of living and local economy. Our report evaluates 150 U.S. cities across 20 metrics grouped into three categories: cost of living and housing; local economy; and quality of li
FORECAST: Cooler temperatures, rain chances arrive this week
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Opening statements begin in trial for men accused of killing woman in NoDa apartment
Opening statements are underway in the trial for two men accused of killing 20-year-old Mary Collins in a NoDa apartment in 2020.
The seeds were sown last year for the CMS board’s “precarious position” now
A version of this story first appeared in WFAE Education Reporter James Farrell's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get newsletters from WFAE straight to your inbox. It seemed like an innocuous moment, the kind of bureaucratic wrangling that happens all the time in the Government Center. At a March...
Pit Bulls Go on Rampage Down the Street After Falling Out of U-Haul Truck,...
Rodney Morrow and Rychelle Morrow are facing animal abuse charges in connection with the Aug. 26 attack
Charlotte Man Charged After Hickory Break-In and Strangulation Allegations
Catawba County Detention Facility — Site of Inmate Confinement. A 47-year-old Charlotte man is sitting in the Catawba County Detention Facility after Hickory Police arrested him on a stack of felony and misdemeanor charges, including assault by strangulation and breaking or entering to terrorize or injure someone insid
Cold front will bring damaging winds, heavy rain to Charlotte area, forecasters say
Severe thunderstorms will hit the Charlotte region Tuesday in advance of a cold front that will cause temperatures to tumble, the National Weather Service says. Lows in the 50s are expected multiple nights this week. “The primary concerns from any stronger storms are damaging wind gusts and excessive rainfall,” forecas
North Carolina men faced revoked citizenship over fraud
The United States Attorney's Office is seeking to revoke U.S. citizenship for three men accused of committing naturalization fraud, and a fourth is facing the same charge while serving time for child sex crimes, according to Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
In far-flung Charlotte where Helene ripped homes apart, some families stay in financial limbo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Inside Linda Brown’s home, the mud-soaked magazines and furniture still in disarray feel frozen in time. The clock feels like it stopped on Sept. 27 two years ago, when floodwaters rushed through the Catawba River dam system and overwhelmed the community along Lake and Riverside drives in north
Kayaker dies trying to rescue his sister struggling in Lake Norman, NC officials say
A 21-year-old college student died while trying to rescue his sister from Lake Norman north of Charlotte, according to N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Law Enforcement. Searchers recovered the body of Dorian Jackson from the 32,475-acre lake around 1 p.m. Sunday, officials said. He vanished just before 7 p.m. Saturda
