School Employee Charged After Slashing Husband’s Neck with Knife During Domestic Dispute
Charlotte, NC, October 25, 2025: As communities across the United States mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a case from North Carolina has brought renewed attention to domestic disputes escalating into violence. A 44-year-old woman employed by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School (CMS) district has been charged with...
Charlotte’s Day of the Dead Festival is right around the corner
José Hernandez-Paris, CEO of the Latin American Coalition, and Patrick Stepp, programs manager at the Levine Museum, joined Queen City News to preview the event.
Mustang Week moves to Charlotte, NC
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Organizers of Mustang Week decided to move the event to Charlotte, North Carolina, according to Myrtle Beach City Government. The event had been held outside of city limits for several years at the Myrtle Beach Mall in unincorporated Horry County. The city emphasized that...
Trial for men accused of killing Brooks’ Sandwich House co-owner in Charlotte to start
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Nearly six years after Scott Brooks, the co-owner of the Brooks’ Sandwich House, was murdered, the two men charged in the case will go to trial this week. Steven Staples and Terry Connor Jr. were both charged with Brooks’ murder and face charges for several...
Grand jury indicts Decarlos Brown in Charlotte light-rail killing
In addition to the newly returned state indictment, federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint on Sept. 9, 2025, charging Brown with the federal crime of causing death on a mass‐transportation system.
Cameras led to quick arrest of shooting suspect, now held on $3M bond
Gastonia’s Real Time Crime Center helped U.S. Marshals arrest a man wanted in connection with a shooting.
Mecklenburg County Sheriff announces collaboration, cooperation with ICE
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden met with ICE representatives on Oct. 17 to discuss improving collaboration and communication for enforcement operations.
City voting on ordinances to allow kiosks providing information, free Wi-Fi
Charlotte City Council is set to vote on Monday on ordinance changes that would allow the installation of 30 digital kiosks throughout the city.
1 sent to hospital following north Charlotte shooting, MEDIC says
One person was sent to a hospital after a shooting in north Charlotte early Saturday morning, MEDIC said.
Over 180 flags mark unnamed graves at African American burial site
A mission to mark unnamed graves in Mecklenburg County has led to the placement of over 180 flags at burial sites along Ridge Road and Morehead Road.
