Charlotte NC

A Mecklenburg County convenience store operator finds himself in the grip of the law, facing serious allegations of tax embezzlement. Prakash Mehta, a 72-year-old businessman from Waxhaw, was charged with three counts of embezzlement of state property by the North Carolina Department of Revenue, as first reported...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County’s top attorneys were refusing to tell the public about when social workers last visited Dominique Moody’s home before her death. North Carolina laws require both that and other information to be made public upon request when a person is charged in a...

Gunfire rattled an east Charlotte neighborhood Monday when officers heard a quick burst of shots near the Old Concord Road light rail station, and police say the man who pulled the trigger was arrested just a short walk away on the platform. According to court documents, officers were in the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A twice-convicted accountant was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison Wednesday for embezzling more than $1.1 million from her Charlotte employer, U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson of the Western District of North Carolina announced. Mandy Deann Urban, 49, formerly of Charlotte, was also ordered to...

A search is underway for a missing North Carolina man who authorities believe jumped from the Cumberland River bridge on US Highway 62 on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Kentucky State Police Post 1 said they received several reports of a man on the Cumberland River bridge along US Highway 62,...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teacher is facing assault charges in South Carolina after punching someone at Sam's Club. The incident happened on Saturday at a Sam's Club in Columbia, SC, the Richland County Sheriff's Department told WLTX. A victim told deputies that while she was in line at the...

South Charlotte commutes are about to come with a bigger price tag. next Saturday 6 a.m., the long-delayed I-485 express lanes are set to open along an 18-mile tolled stretch between I-77 and U.S. 74. The new lanes are fully cashless and priced by vehicle length and time of day, with NC Quick Pass users paying lower...

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. plans to lay off hundreds of employees across the United States, including several in Ohio, the home improvement retailer confirmed after filing a federal WARN notice on February 13. State officials were notified that separations will begin April 19 and conclude by May 1.

Express lanes on Interstate 485 in southern Mecklenburg County will open Feb. 28. Drivers will pay tolls of at least $8.20 one-way during rush hour. Those traveling from southeast Charlotte or Matthews to I-77 could pay more than $400 monthly in toll fees. Drivers using the inner express lane from...

Tucked along Huntersville-Concord Road near Lake Norman, The Neighborhood Cafe is a family-owned breakfast gem that lives up to its inviting name in every way. ☕. This locally-owned Huntersville café serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch made entirely from scratch—right down to every housemade dressing—using the...