1 sent to hospital following northwest Charlotte stabbing, MEDIC says
One person was injured in a stabbing in northwest Charlotte on Sunday morning, MEDIC said.
Lawsuit says Charlotte police chase led to woman’s death. CMPD says it didn’t happen.
A 2023 police chase involving a Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department officer led to a local woman’s death, an ongoing lawsuit alleges. That chase violated CMPD’s pursuit policy, it states. The department, however, says a police pursuit never happened. Instead, the fatal crash was solely caused by dangerous driving...
Rabies Alert: Gaston County Reports 20th Case Following Dog Exposure Call
Animal Care and Enforcement responded to White Jenkins Road around 11:30 a.m. on December 17 after a dog was potentially exposed to a skunk showing neurological symptoms. The dog’s rabies vaccination had expired, but a veterinarian administered a booster shot shortly after the incident. Officials said no humans were...
Person killed in southeast Charlotte car crash
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A person was killed in a southeast Charlotte car crash on Saturday morning, according to Medic. The wreck reportedly happened around 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, near Sardis Road North and Tower Point Drive. Paramedics said one person was pronounced dead at the scene of...
Local family helps domestic violence victims by turning grief into mission
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The family of a woman killed in a domestic violence incident in January has started a foundation in her honor and held its first event. Chartara Courtney was shot to death by her boyfriend, Willie Wimbley, who then killed himself, according to law enforcement in Harrisburg, North Carolina.
Charlotte Gripped by Multiple Homicides as CMPD Seeks Public’s Help in Investigations
Charlotte has been shaken by a series of tragic events, as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department investigates multiple homicides across different parts of the city. The first incident, a double homicide in the Steele Creek Division on Farmhurst Drive, involved 18-year-old Samir Canales Molina and 16-year-old...
Furniture company to invest $9 million, add 45 jobs in Catawba County
A direct-to-customer furniture company based in Charlotte will invest $9 million to create 45 jobs for a new manufacturing facility in the Catawba County town of Claremont, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. Coley Hull founded Coley Home in 2019, which has had a manufacturing facility in Claremont since at...
Gastonia BBQ restaurant to close this week after 80 years
Their beloved slaw and pimento cheese products will continue to be available in surrounding retail stores.
Apartment clubhouse in North Carolina destroyed after attempt to fry a turkey: officials
Heavy smoke and flames are seen coming from the complex's clubhouse.
Gastonia-area woman says man posed as contractor, scammed her out of $19,000
Work on an addition to Kaitlyn McAndrew's house in Ranlo was supposed to start July 7. The Fort Mill, South Carolina, man they hired to do it, Chad Brezeale, charged McAndrew and her husband, Colton, $19,000, according to McAndrew and court documents in the case. Brezeale, according to McAndrew, posed as a licensed...
