Charlotte NC

The Brookshire Boulevard ramp onto Interstate 485 is back open after a tractor trailer flipped on its side Friday morning.

Roberth Vega has lived his whole life in Ecuador, and for the most part, so have his children. That changed in February of 2024 when he says the mother of his children, Deisy Tenesaca, abducted them out a bedroom window in the middle of the night in Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE, NC — The electricity and patience are out in the Chantilly neighborhood. A group of neighbors on Katie Strimaitis’ home all tell a similar story. “People have been flooding me with the stories of years and years of no electricity,” said Strimaitis. Neighbors say the outage...

The chilling murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska is unfortunately yet another episode in the overall saga of rampant crime, repeat offenders, and a porous justice system that seems as effective as it is involved — it’s not. The security camera footage shows the twenty-three-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina,...

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. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles has ordered more security and fare enforcement on city trains after last...

Roof Above opened a transitional housing program in southeast Charlotte for veterans and working men experiencing homelessness, with a celebration event Friday morning.

Conservatives are justifiably furious following the brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska by career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr. in Charlotte, North Carolina. We recognize that this tragedy was the result of a terrible policy choice. The perpetrator had over a dozen prior arrests for assault, breaking and...

A former employee of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is suing Sheriff Gary McFadden and alleges she was fired in retaliation for making reports of racial pay disparities, and claims she was asked to alter expense reports by the sheriff.

Six teenagers are now charged with first-degree murder, tied to a 16-year-old’s death in northeast Charlotte.

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Reactions continue after a Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed in Charlotte. On August 22, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was riding the light rail on her way home. About four minutes after Zarutska sat down, 34-year-old Decarlos Brown allegedly stabbed Zarutska. She died at the scene. Lena...