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Gaston County has confirmed its 15th rabies case of 2025 after a skunk tested positive for the virus in Cherryville.

Rockwell AME Zion Church, one of Charlotte’s historic landmarks, celebrated its 160th anniversary this weekend with a festival that brought together members and non-members alike.

When a senior dog named Sammy from North Carolina needed compassion more than ever, his family brought him to a shelter to surrender him. For a dog his age, the last thing he needed was to spend his final years behind metal bars. At fifteen, Sammy was frail and covered...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The two men accused of shooting at an ambulance in uptown Charlotte were indicted on their charges Friday. Detevin Butts and Jaquarius Mingo, both of Charlotte, were arrested last month for the shooting that occurred Sept. 25 on East Trade Street. The Medic vehicle was left with a...

DENVER, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A head-on crash in Lincoln County claimed the lives of two men from Charlotte overnight, troopers say. Around 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, the NC State Highway Patrol was called to investigate a deadly crash on NC 16 South near NC 73 in Denver. Officials say a 2006 Acura RSX […]

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — A Gastonia man accused of killing two men at a northwest Charlotte hotel earlier this month has been denied bond following his first court appearance on Friday, October 17, according to the Mecklenburg County court records. Suspect Identified as 38-Year-Old Alvaro Ozuna-Sierra. Police...

According to CMPD, around 1:25 a.m., off-duty officers working in the 4600 block of Wilkinson Blvd. responded to the sound of shots fired in the parking lot.

NORTH CAROLINA — Two people were killed early Sunday morning in a head-on collision on North Carolina Highway 16 South near Highway 73, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred around 12:40 a.m. when a 2006 Acura RSX traveling north in the southbound lane collided head-on...

This type of HPAI virus is considered low risk to people, the U.S. Centers Disease Control said, but highly contagious to other birds.

Officers are investigating three unrelated killings in separate areas of Charlotte on Saturday, including two within 15 minutes of each other, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said. The first homicide occurred just before 2 a.m. in the 1300 block of Wembley Drive in east Charlotte. MEDIC pronounced the person dead,...