Charlotte NC

After some rain in the mountains and foothills Wednesday, Thursday will bring a better chance of showers to the Charlotte area and rest of the Piedmont, with a weak cold front approaching from the northwest and some storms potentially turning severe.

AVL USA Inc., a Canadian manufacturer, has opened its first U.S. plant in Charlotte and plans to hire 300 more workers by July 2026.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A mother accused of bringing weapons to Palisades High School on the first day of class is telling her side of the story. Regina Mungin and her husband, Miquel Williams, said their son is a junior at the school in southwest Charlotte. Mungin said she and her husband went to Palisades on the...

The deadly fire broke out on Swink Street on Aug. 31. 3 people accused of killing Gastonia man amid home invasion still not identified years later. Police believe Gastonia man shot, killed in his home in 2021 was targeted. Former South Carolina correctional officer among those accused of sending drug-laced...

The senior pastor at the historic First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte in uptown was fired after allegations of misconduct proved true, the church said in an email Wednesday. Church congregants received an email announcing the departure of Pen Peery and that a yearlong investigation found he had “inappropriate...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In south Charlotte, neighborhood families say they’re noticing a new sound on their streets: the roars of electric bikes. They said riders are often teenagers, with some going as fast as 50 miles an hour. "There are lots of middle schoolers out there doing wheelies...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Sexual Assault Cold Case Unit arrested a suspect connected to two sexual assaults that happened more than 30 years ago. CMPD announced on Wednesday 55-year-old Dulaine Lotharp has been charged in connection to attacks reported in 1993 and 1994 in Charlotte....

The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners is paying off the Charlotte Knights early.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Transit safety will be the focus of a special meeting in Uptown Charlotte on Wednesday morning. The meeting comes about a week and a half after a woman, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, was fatally stabbed while riding the Blue Line in South End. Shannon Binns, a transit advocate with...

Nearly two weeks ago, police say a man got onto the Charlotte light rail system and stabbed a woman to death, seemingly at random. His family said he is mentally ill and they had attempted to get him help before the attack.