Charlotte NC

Murray said the board is often divided on how the town should handle its continued growth and added that he does not see either side budging.

The man who paid a record $12.2 million for NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ’s mansion near Charlotte is a racing name himself , public tax records show. Buyer Bob Mueller Jr. is a motorsports competitor who co-owns Streetside Classics , billed on its social media channels as “the nation’s #1 classic car dealer,...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A new Black bank will soon open for business. The name of the new bank is called Redemption Bank. It will be the 24th Black Financial Institution in the United States and the first in the west. The bank will be headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Despite the fact the new bank is on the...

The North Carolina House passed a bill unanimously Wednesday that would block local governments from forcing developers to build parking. Why it matters: An issue that has been controversial in Charlotte received bipartisan support in Raleigh. The big picture: With a starting price tag of about $5,000 per space ,...

Kirsten Dunst, Lakeith Stanfeld and Peter Dinklage are in this true story caper farce from the director of “The Place Beyond the Pines.”

The city of Charlotte says it won’t release certain records related to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings’ “separation agreement” with the city. The Charlotte Observer submitted multiple public records requests after WSOC and WFAE first reported the Charlotte City Council voted on a settlement with...

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles broke a tie vote on Monday night, deciding that City Council members will not study in a committee ways to improve the working conditions of airport contract workers who do work such as cleaning planes. For years, the Service Employees International Union has pushed the City...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A former Harding University High School teacher previously charged with taking indecent liberties with a student has since had her charges expunged. Jasmine Wooten was arrested in 2024 after a teacher said he overheard a conversation between students that a student was involved with Wooten...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A man accused of shooting another person in a Food Lion parking lot this past weekend has been released from jail, records revealed. The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 22 at the Food Lion on West Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte. Within hours,...

Charlotte, NC is one of the fastest-growing cities in the Southeast, but not every part of the Queen City offers the same sense of safety. While many neighborhoods are thriving, others continue to struggle with high rates of violent crime, property theft, and gang activity. Based on recent data and crime research,...