Charlotte NC

Dai’Quan Mills, 18, a repeat offender, was arrested on Nov. 13 in connection to a shooting on Redwood Drive and is currently held on a $5.3 million bond, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced on Tuesday.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Both the current owners of K&W Cafeteria and the grandson of the restaurant’s founder have released statements on its sudden closure. The company made the announcement on Monday afternoon on Facebook, stating that all locations would close as of Dec. 1. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, K&W...

Overdose deaths among Black and Hispanic residents have risen sharply in Mecklenburg County over the past six years, and Black residents especially account for a disproportionate share of deaths. At the same time, overdose deaths among white residents have fluctuated. This week, WFAE is exploring the crisis. A...

Friends that started a glamping business in Gaston County have launched a new, completely different endeavor, a drug-testing facility that offers drug and DNA testing at more affordable rates. Carolina's On-Site Testing opened in early November at 108 W. Virginia Ave., in Bessemer City. Melissa Bradley co-owns the...

UNION COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A Lyft passenger was arrested recently after he was caught with illegal drugs in Union County. The passenger -- 33-year-old Eugene Kyermanten Boateng -- was allegedly riding in a Kia along Highway 74 on Nov. 19 when a deputy pulled the vehicle over because of a brake light issue, the Union...

It’s been a few weeks since U.S. Customs and Border Protection descended on Charlotte. Heading into the Thanksgiving holiday, U.S. Department of Homeland Security says agents detained around 400 people. Federal officials have told WFAE that the goal is to rid Charlotte of crime, but there has been confusion...

Two people are recovering after an interstate sign collapsed onto a vehicle on Interstate 77 South late Friday night.

Crews responded to a two-alarm fire shortly before 5 p.m. Monday on Clanton Road between Interstate 77 and South Tryon Street in southwest Charlotte.

YORK COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Police are reminding residents to lock their vehicles after a man was charged with several car break-ins in York. Early morning on Sunday, Nov. 30, the York Police Department responded to a 911 call saying a man was breaking into vehicles in the Austen Lakes neighborhood....

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A popular lunch spot is back open following the conclusion of the trial involving the men who murdered co-owner Scott Brooks. A line formed early Monday outside of Brooks’ Sandwich House after the restaurant closed during the trial. Scott Brooks was robbed and killed in 2019. It took...