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Ridership on the Lynx Blue Line fell 10% in September compared to the same month a year earlier. The August murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on the train appears to have kept some passengers away. A year ago, nearly 550,000 people rode the Lynx in September. In September 2025, only...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two people are dead following two shootings connected to a kidnapping in Charlotte Thursday afternoon, including one killed by police officers. According to Medic officials, the initial shootings occurred around 4:15 p.m. near the intersection of North Hoskins Road and Brookshire...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Charlotte police were still searching for the person responsible for killing a woman at a SouthPark apartment complex last week. Police said 45-year-old Dwanneich Hammonds was shot on Oct. 13. Toronda Massey, Hammonds’ aunt, says she was a light and a joy to be around. She...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Detectives from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were working to identify two people believed to be responsible for stealing expensive items from Lowe’s stores in Charlotte. Detective Ashley Phillips, the department’s new Crime Stoppers coordinator, is hoping to help aid in the...

Police are investigating a crime scene on Morehead Street near Uptown Charlotte, Chopper 9 SkyZoom saw Thursday afternoon.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Mecklenburg County court employee was arrested after she allegedly brought a gun into the courthouse earlier this week. An affidavit alleged that the 56-year-old woman tried passing through the courthouse security entrance on Tuesday, Oct. 21. When she was being screened, the gun was found...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Mecklenburg County courthouse employee was charged with a misdemeanor for bringing a weapon into the Mecklenburg County Courthouse on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The gun was found inside employee Adrienne White's purse when it passed through the X-ray scanner at the entrance security checkpoint. White was...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Mecklenburg County businessman and his company's controller were arrested Friday on felony tax charges, according to the North Carolina Department of Revenue. Kristian Pedersen, 51, of Charlotte, was charged Oct. 10 with four counts of embezzlement of state property and one count of obstruction...

Police say a suspect is in custody after a string of burglaries at a popular south Charlotte shopping center. Emil Lagos-Herrera is in jail facing multiple charges related to a series of break-ins at the Arboretum Shopping Center. PREVIOUS STORY >> Charlotte shopping center hit by string of break-ins, multiple stores...

KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC – The Catawba Nation and its partners in the development of a $1 billion casino and hotel near Charlotte are scheduled to celebrate a significant construction milestone on Oct. 27 with a ceremonial beam placed atop the complex’s permanent casino. The 11:00 a.m. topping-off ceremony...