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Two people were rushed to hospitals with life-threatening injuries Monday after gunfire and a separate vehicle strike rocked northeast Charlotte, according to city paramedics. One victim suffered a gunshot wound, while another person at the scene was hit by a car and also transported in critical condition. The violence unfolded in the University City area and drew a large emergency response from MEDIC...

FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) - The York County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a shooting that happened at a Fort Mill-area lounge over the weekend. People in the area who say they’ve always felt safe in the community said they wouldn’t have expected to see gun violence.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte man woke up his wife in the middle of the night to celebrate a big lottery win last week. Jeffrey Huppe checked his Cash 5 numbers early Monday, April 13, and discovered he’d won a $144,419 jackpot. “I turned the lights on in...

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer seen in a viral video slamming a West Charlotte High School student to the ground has been suspended without pay after a department review found he used excessive force. The student lost consciousness and suffered a seizure, according to reports, and CMPD says the officer has been pulled from his school resource officer assignment and moved back to...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multiple crews responded to a large car fire on Interstate 485 near Pineville on Tuesday morning. The fire happened on the outer loop near Exit 65 for South Boulevard. WCNC Charlotte's crew saw a yellow pickup truck fully engulfed in flames with multiple firefighting units on the scene.

NORTH CAROLINA — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man last seen in south Charlotte. Police said 78-year-old James Garrett was last seen around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, walking away from his home on Zion Court, in a neighborhood near Marsh Road and Park Road. Garrett is described […] The post Police searching...

Whether you felt tremors last week or not, many North Carolinians may wonder whether it is necessary to get earthquake insurance on their homes. Several shallow earthquakes were recorded near Randleman, North Carolina in Randolph County last week, The Charlotte Observer reported. There have been five minor quakes in the region since Easter. NC earthquake history Despite recent earthquakes, North Carolina isn’t known for...

NORTH CAROLINA — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced 21 arrests following a weekend enforcement effort aimed at reducing crime in parts of the city. Police said the initiative, known as “Operation Queen City Safe,” focused on areas within the Metro Division located north and west of uptown Charlotte. According to officials, the operation was designed to disrupt […] The post 21 people arrested following police...

Belmont Heights, a 176-unit garden-style apartment community in Belmont just outside Charlotte, changed hands again in April, keeping its recent hot-streak alive. The low-rise complex at 199 Belmont Mount Holly Road, made up mostly of two-story buildings across roughly 13 acres, was acquired by a private investor group this month. It marks the second ownership change for the property...

GASTON CO, N.C. (WBTV) - Limit your water usage -- that’s the message coming from Duke Energy and other leaders on Monday as drought conditions persist across the Charlotte region. Voluntary water restrictions were in place in Charlotte and several nearby communities as of Monday, April 20 due to...