Charlotte NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Residents across Charlotte are raising their voices against a proposed Duke Energy rate hike that could increase electricity bills by up to 18%, with many saying the burden would fall hardest on working families already stretched thin. Dozens gathered outside the Mecklenburg County Courthouse this...

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What's happening with house prices in Charlotte in 2026?. Home prices across the U.S. have remained at record highs for years, driven by a limited supply and a persistent homebuilding shortage. More recently, economic uncertainty has kept more homebuyers on the sidelines, but it's also discouraged home sellers, further limiting new listings and putting upward pressure on prices. Sellers who are in the market...

The low-slung TowneBank branch on Carnegie Boulevard is on its way out. The bank is clearing the site at 6337 Carnegie Blvd. in SouthPark so it can put up a much larger headquarters on the same 1.53-acre parcel, trading its single-story office for a multi-story mixed-use building that will tower over the current footprint. Demolition prep crews are already...

HPX 2026 has announced that it is bringing the heartbeat of car culture to the show floor in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the Car Club Collective. For the first time at HPX, 10 car clubs have been handpicked to showcase a signature vehicle that represents the passion, personality and pride of their community, event officials said.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An old A&P grocery store on West Trade Street was demolished Thursday, ending three decades of abandonment. The store shut down about 30 years ago and was left abandoned. Neighbors called it blight and requested that it be removed. Johnson C. Smith...

A shootout erupted on Wednesday night along Central Avenue near Norland Road during an attempted robbery, resulting in one person sustaining non-life-threatening injuries.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two teenagers accepted plea deals Thursday in connection with the shooting death of a missing 15-year-old in southwest Charlotte nearly two years ago. Samir Xavier Metoyer and Issac Grier both pleaded guilty to second-degree murder related to the killing of Anthony Smith in September 2024. Smith was found shot to death near Old Pineville Road a week after he...

An accused killer refused to appear in a Mecklenburg County courtroom Thursday, delaying key decisions in the case of AJ Zellars Jr., a parking enforcement worker shot and killed in 2024 in west Charlotte.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said it arrested more than 100 people last year tied to 35 takeover events.