Charlotte Could Reverse Course on I-77 Toll Lanes in High-Stakes Vote Tonight
In May, council voted 6-5 to withdraw support for the project’s public-private partnership funding model. Since then, the debate has shifted toward the financial consequences of stopping the project. Charlotte could face a state repayment claim of about $70 million for preliminary project costs already incurred. That p
Former CMPD DNA analyst charged
A former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department DNA analyst has been charged with misdemeanor obstruction of justice following a state investigation, the N.C. SBI said.
Neighbors ask for more patrols in neighborhood following death of 4-year-old
After two shootings so far this month, a four-year-old was killed in the most recent one early Sunday morning.
Owner of NoDa bottle shop pleads guilty to tax embezzlement
On Sept. 14, he entered a guilty plea with the reduced charges of nine counts of aid and abetting embezzlement of state property.
Autopsy pending after man fatally shot by officers in north Charlotte
Authorities are awaiting an autopsy report following a fatal law enforcement shooting near a gas station on LaSalle Street in north Charlotte.
U.S. Attorney’s Office looks to revoke citizenship for Charlotte men 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.
South Charlotte taco restaurant has closed, facing eviction over unpaid rent
Condado Tacos has permanently closed its Promenade on Providence location and is facing eviction over $79,108 in past-due rent and other lease charges. The location has been removed from its website, and a message at the phone number for the restaurant says, “This location has been permanently closed.” Promenade Shoppi
Wegmans signs land deal near Charlotte for second store even before first opens
Before its first, long-sought south Charlotte grocery store even opens, Wegmans has staked out a location for its second one. The Rochester, N.Y., grocer signed an agreement with Atrium Health to purchase property in Cornelius in the Lake Norman area, Wegmans spokeswoman Marcie Rivera confirmed Monday. The property is
Charlotte Man, 42, Convicted of Assaulting Teen He Met at Shell Station
A Charlotte man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl he first met at a Shell gas station, in a case that stretched from a chance encounter in 2022 to a criminal trial that concluded this month. Erick Jamison, 42, was found guilty of statutory sex offense with a child and three counts of i
Sentencing looms for former councilwoman Tiawana Brown in federal fraud case
Former Charlotte City Councilwoman Tiawana Brown and her two daughters will be sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to Covid-19 relief fraud.
