Teen detained after being caught with 3D-printed gun near North Mecklenburg High School, CATS...
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — A teen is facing charges after he was caught with a 3D-printed firearm at a Charlotte Area Transit System bus stop on Wednesday. Just before noon, a resident noticed a juvenile carrying a weapon at a CATS bus stop in the 11100 block of Bryton Town Center Drive, coming from North Mecklenburg High Sc
NC orders Mecklenburg County to address multiple DSS issues after child death
North Carolina officials found “systemic” issues in Mecklenburg County’s social services department after the death of a local child sparked a review of child welfare cases handled by the agency. The state Department of Health and Human Services ordered the county to develop a corrective action plan for the Department
Fort Mill’s newest high school names new principal. She’s a familiar face
Fort Mill High alum Angela Struve will become the next principal at Catawba Ridge High School this summer, the Fort Mill School District announced Thursday. Struve has been an assistant principal at Catawba Ridge for four years. She oversees facilities, testing, technology, student mentoring and the schools’ 4K program
Development claims more tree canopy so an East Charlotte community had a funeral
The air was as thick as the canopy over the Wilora Lake neighborhood in east Charlotte. Rain clouds had only just scattered, and the birds were active, their songs battling against the noise of nearby traffic. That scene will soon change. About two dozen people gathered the morning of May 9 to pay their respects not to
CMPD bomb squad responds to call concerning ‘quantity of dynamite’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Fire, police and Medic are responding to a call for service regarding a "quantity of dynamite" in west Charlotte. CMPD Bomb Squad is on the 6800 block of Brookshire Boulevard because a local business found dynamite on the property. CMPD says this business frequently uses dynamite, however, t
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Proposes First Student Free Speech Policy
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools unveiled a draft student free speech policy at its May 12 board meeting. The board will vote on it this summer. The policy would cover student speech at school, at school-sponsored events, or in school programs. It might also address online speech or social media posts that contain threats
Fort Mill Council Greenlights Operations Center Build, Extends Manager Contract
Fort Mill Town Council on Monday approved a guaranteed maximum price of $34,858,984 with Hood Construction for the town’s new operations center on Banks Road, clearing the way for a June groundbreaking on a facility that will house the public works and utilities departments. The total cost of the project, including sof
$450M Atrium Health hospital set for Fort Mill after land annexation
Atrium Health has applied to annex nearly 11 acres at I‑77 and Sutton Road into the town of Fort Mill, offering the clearest indication yet of where its planned $450 million Fort Mill hospital will be built.
Deadly shooting under investigation in NoDa
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department investigated a deadly shooting Thursday morning in NoDa.
Titanic exhibition in Charlotte highlights North Carolina postal clerk who died in 1912 disaster
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Titanic The Exhibition is open at the Park Expo in Charlotte. It tells the story of the 1912 disaster that claimed more than 1,600 lives. It features recreations of the ship and more than 300 artifacts. The exhibition’s journey starts at the Harlan and Wolff Shipbuilding...

















