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Wikimedia Commons/Bob Merchant Collection of U.S. Numismatic Postcards. The Charlotte Mint’s Dangerous Gold Rush Transformation. North Carolina miners once risked their lives on a 500-mile trek to Philadelphia just to turn gold into money. The trip took weeks on rough roads where bandits lurked. In 1837, the...

A blade hidden in a bracelet was confiscated from an elementary school student, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools confirms.

Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, are reporting an 8% overall decline in citywide crime and a 20% drop in violent offenses through the third quarter of 2025, but local officials warn that repeat offenders continue to undermine public safety. According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s latest report,...

A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted the man accused of killing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in August and he could face the death penalty if convicted.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A CMS coach was arrested in South Carolina on Wednesday, accused of shooting into an occupied property, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say. York County deputies worked alongside CMPD to arrest 27-year-old Dia’Mond Tyrie Johnson in Clover. He faces two counts of shooting into occupied...

Records show 32-year-old Ronnie Fewell was arrested on Tuesday, October 21, for allegedly killing Ronald Neville on Friday, October 10.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and Mecklenburg County community services say most domestic violence incidents can be prevented before they turn into a serious incident, or worse, a homicide. “We’re a unit that primarily is responsible for investigating intimate partner violence," CMPD's...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A coach with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools was charged on Wednesday for allegedly firing a weapon into a home in southwest Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Charlotte police said on Wednesday, Oct. 22, that the York County Sheriff’s Office located and...

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — WCNC Charlotte has chosen to use these mugshots because of the nature of the alleged crime. A man's death has been labeled a homicide after investigators suspected foul play when he wasn't present at his home for a welfare check. Deputies conducted a welfare check...

City and county leaders in Charlotte said they are pressing for answers after a Charlotte Ledger/NC Health News article last week highlighted slow progress on affordable housing tied to the city’s new medical innovation district, The Pearl. Some are also asking why the city’s contract with Atrium Health doesn’t...