Charlotte NC

An early-morning shooting just north of Uptown left one person seriously injured Tuesday, according to emergency responders, rattling a normally quiet stretch just as the city was waking up. The gunfire was reported just before 5 a.m. near West Fifth Street and North Clarkson Street, close to an apartment complex,...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department detectives are investigating a fatal crash in southwest Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A NASCAR driver has resigned after he was suspended indefinitely earlier this month. Kaulig Racing said on Tuesday, March 31 that it accepted driver Daniel Dye’s resignation. Dye had driven the team’s No. 10 in the Truck Series prior to his March 17 suspension that stemmed from comments he...

Spring is in full swing in the Carolinas, but some folks are still experiencing a lingering winter chill from overdue utility bills. For Duke Energy customers, this increasingly results in disconnection. Disconnections at both Duke utilities rose significantly in February. About one fifth of Duke Energy Carolinas, or...

A Charlotte man was killed when a group fight erupted after midnight at a bowling alley in Matthews, according to investigators. Travis Marcus Lock, 43, was fatally shot around 12:50 a.m. Sunday at the Lucky Strike on Brigman Road, Matthews police said in a March 29 news release. The initial 911 call reported someone...

BELMONT, N.C. (WBTV) - Belmont police made an arrest after a bank was robbed Monday afternoon. Rodney Samuel, of Shelby, was charged with common law robbery and communicating threats after allegedly taking money from the State Employees’ Credit Union on Wilkinson Boulevard. The robbery happened around 12:30 p.m. on...

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a carjacking that occurred this morning at approximately 5:40 a.m. in the parking lot of Triangle #2. The suspect is described as a light-skinned male, believed to be in his late teens to early twenties, with a black mustache and black eyebrows. At...

“A Soul Food Missile” — Guy Discovers the Soul Roll at Mert’s Heart & Soul. When Guy Fieri rolled into Charlotte, North Carolina, he knew exactly what he was after. As he put it: “When you come to Charlotte, North Carolina, you got to try some low country.” And Mert’s Heart & Soul, the downtown gem run by chef and...

A large vehicle fire involving a tractor-trailer caused temporary road closures in Stallings on Monday afternoon.

A Charlotte food truck slinging loaded French fries has found a permanent home. Gouda’s Loaded Kitchen will open its first brick-and-mortar spot at 4431 Brookshire Blvd. in West Charlotte. The grand opening celebration kicks off Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m. The new restaurant is take-out only, so don’t expect any...