1 sent to hospital after northeast Charlotte house fire
One person was transported to a hospital after an early morning house fire in north Charlotte.
New owner may breathe life into struggling Queen City Quarter in Uptown Charlotte
A new prospective owner is interested in purchasing Queen City Quarter, the Uptown Charlotte entertainment complex formerly known as the EpiCentre.
Sheriff warns about dangerous senior prank activity
Sheriff Eddie Cathey is asking for parents' help after deputies responded to several calls involving high school students playing the viral game Senior Assassin in the Weddington and Indian Trail areas. The game involves students using water guns to ambush classmates, sometimes at their homes or other locations.
Accused Gunman in Charlotte School Bus Crossfire Enters Federal Plea
Federal prosecutors say a daytime shootout that rattled a Charlotte school bus full of kids is now landing one of the accused gunmen squarely in the federal system. Paris Lewis-Bynum, 21, entered a plea in federal court Friday in a case tied to the Dec. 16, 2024, exchange of gunfire that sent bullets into a...
Gas prices spike in Charlotte, squeezing rideshare drivers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Gas prices across the Charlotte Metro area have climbed sharply over the past month, leaving rideshare drivers to absorb the added cost. Data from the American Automobile Association shows the average price of regular gas in the Charlotte metro is up about 70 cents a gallon compared to one...
NoDa Shooting Leaves Man Paralyzed, Yet He Still Forgives Gunman
On what should have been a routine July night in one of Charlotte's buzziest neighborhoods, Pedro Aguirre ended up fighting for his life. The NoDa regular was shot during an attempted robbery near Mercury Street and North Davidson Street on July 26, 2025, an attack that left him paralyzed from the waist down and with...
Charlotte man charged in the ‘despicable’ homicide of a 15-year-old, SC sheriff says.
Laurens County deputies investigated the tragic shooting death of 15-year-old Leo Scott Epting, a Laurens District 55 High School freshman, found in a Gray Court roadway on March 7. An 18-year-old Charlotte man, Ryan Ingersoll, faces murder, armed robbery, conspiracy, and weapons charges, with a juvenile co-suspect...
CMPD officers herd, catch un-wooly sheep running around Charlotte park
East Charlotte residents who spotted a sheep running around a park on Friday may have thought someone was trying to pull the wool over their eyes, but that wasn’t the case. A sheep really was on the loose, said Melissa Knicely, spokesperson at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control office, and two CMPD...
One person dead following vehicle crash in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — A crash in north Charlotte on Thursday left one person dead and another seriously injured, according to officials. The crash occurred on Statesville Road near Twin Lakes Parkway. Emergency responders pronounced one person dead at the scene, while another victim was transported with serious injuries,...
Problematic motel at the center of new investigation
Two people were shot Friday afternoon at the Loyalty Inn on Lucky Penny Street off Freedom Drive in northwest Charlotte, MEDIC said.

















