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The man whom police say killed a SouthPark realtor tried to escape from the Mecklenburg County Jail.

Strong to severe storms with damaging winds threaten the Charlotte area, the mountains and Upstate South Carolina through the evening Saturday, National Weather Service meteorologists said. “Multiple rounds of storms possible,” NWS forecasters said on social media site X. Two rounds of storms are expected, the first fr

Charlotte Kids Fest returns to University City on Saturday, Oct. 3, with a free festival that adds a sensory-friendly space for autistic and neurodivergent children to its mix of performances, games and hands-on activities, organizers announced Friday. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Boardwalk at...

The bleachers at Nation Ford High School were meant to be a wall of noise Friday night, packed with students wearing paint and alumni leaning against the chain-link fences, waiting to kick off Homecoming with a spark. Instead, the home crowd froze before most fans had even settled into their seats. Sixty seconds. That

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - After Friday’s scorching heat topped out near 96 degrees, we’re tracking a significant pattern shift. This weekend brings more heat and humidity along with daily shower and thunderstorm chances through at least Tuesday. A real break from the summer heat arrives by midweek. What’s...

The Duke’s Mayo Classic returns to Bank of America Stadium Saturday night, when West Virginia takes on Virginia.

A regional initiative aimed at addressing health, safety and funding disparities facing Black women and girls across the South will conclude its nine-city tour in Charlotte on Sunday, Sept. 27, with a free community festival. The final stop of the 2026 "Joy & Justice Tour," organized by the Southern Black...

Members of the Charlotte community were rallying around a father after his wife and 6-year-old daughter were deported.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather is asking the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to launch a criminal investigation into Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Merriweather says last month he reached out to the SBI to do an “informal” review into reports of allegations of f

A man was found lying facedown near the light rail stop on East Trade Street, just outside the Spectrum Center, shortly after noon on Sept. 13. He was rushed to a hospital, where he later died, and police have so far identified him only as a Hispanic male. The man killed is listed as John Doe in a court affidavit while