Community Reeling from Shock as Violent Crime Wave Sweeps Through Charlotte: A Heated Conversation
WSOC-TV - 10/25/2025 01:54:06 AM. A crime spree in Charlotte that led to the murder of Justin Carlton, 38, and a series of violent incidents involving suspect Joseph Andrade has left the community in shock. The suspect allegedly stole a car, crashed into a house, kidnapped a woman, and engaged in a police chase and...
A healthier North Carolina means a safer North Carolina
North Carolina’s public safety depends on tackling the mental health crisis, boosting law enforcement support, and expanding Medicaid, Gov. Josh Stein argues in his push for new reforms.
Kidnapped woman recounts harrowing escape from violent crime spree suspect
A woman who was kidnapped during a violent crime spree in Charlotte is sharing her harrowing experience after escaping from her captor.
SNAP benefits could stop in November. Here’s where Charlotte area families can find food...
SNAP helps more than 1.3 million North Carolinians, including over 500,000 children, buy groceries each month.
This 85-year-old North Carolina seamstress doesn’t let age affect her wage
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (InvestigateTV) — Alice Taylor is not afraid of hard work. She says her father worked on the railroad and instilled in her the importance of hard work at an early age. She is currently a seamstress for Dillard’s. She handles stitching, hemming, zippers, and steaming, you...
3 years later, family still seeking justice for Shanquella Robinson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three years after Shanquella Robinson, a Charlotte woman, was killed while vacationing in Mexico, her family’s attorneys are once again calling for justice. Nationally recognized civil rights attorney Ben Crump and attorney Sue-Ann Robinson released a joint statement marking the anniversary of...
Email scam circulating, Charlotte warns
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An email scam claiming to be the city of Charlotte's Planning, Design & Development Department is asking rezoning applicants to pay an invoice, the city warns. The scam asks people waiting on a rezoning request to wire money to an account to pay an "invoice." If...
Lending Tree CEO and Dad of 3’s Body Was Found on Family Farm Thanks...
“I heard that dog! He barked one time. He’s on that hill. ... There it was again," said a caller who reported Doug Lebda missing on Oct. 12
Man buys winning $1M scratch-off from Pineville convenience store
Jose Miguel Aza Andrade, of Pineville, won a $1 million top prize in the new Cashword King lottery game after purchasing a $10 scratch-off ticket, N.C. Education Lottery officials stated in a news release.
Charlotte Food Lion employee attacked after attempting to confront suspected shoplifters
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Detectives from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are working to identify two people involved in an alleged theft and assault. According to police, the assault happened Monday, Oct. 20, at the Food Lion located at 2226 Park Road. According to Detective Ashley Phillips, two people...

















