Charlotte NC

RANLO, N.C. (WBTV) - A Gaston County couple is hopeful their nightmare home remodel will serve as a warning for other families, after paying a contractor nearly $20,000 for work that wasn’t completed. Chad Austin Brezeale was accused of misleading at least two victims into believing he was licensed...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is currently handling a death investigation following an incident in the Hickory Grove Division, as first reported by the CMPD Newsroom. Yesterday morning, December 16, police were dispatched to a medical assistance call on the 7600 block of Gwynne Hill Road. Officials...

Newly released 911 audio from a December stabbing on a Charlotte light rail train captured the frantic efforts of passengers as they struggled to help the victim, who was allegedly attacked by a twice-deported illegal immigrant. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released four 911 calls tied to the stabbing...

Alliance Defending Freedom and the parents of Ardrey Kell High School student Gabby Stout have alleged that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education violated Stout’s constitutional rights by removing a religious and patriotic message she painted on the school’s “spirit rock.” The group has filed a federal lawsuit...

High above at Levine Children’s Hospital, Charlotte firefighters made a gravity-defying entrance, rappelling down the side of a 12-story building dressed as holiday favorites.

The rally centers on a New Soil Analytics report revealing that CLT passengers paid 33.4% more per nonstop domestic fare over the last decade than travelers at comparable airports. In 2024 alone, fares were 20.4% higher, and in 2018 the gap reached 42.3%. Charlotte passengers paid an average of $119 more per round...

Two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash in west Charlotte Wednesday morning.

Hundreds of kids around Charlotte could wake up on Christmas Day without a toy under the tree, but the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is working hard to give kids a Christmas they may not otherwise get.

Elevation Church, the evangelical, nondenominational megachurch led by Pastor Steven Furtick, recently announced its plan to start its own college program in 2026. Elevation College is a partnership between the church and the Florida-based Southeastern University. The program is intended to help traditional-aged...

For single dad Eric Nerone, nothing’s more important than being a good father to his 5½-year-old son, Kadin. Until about a year and a half ago, Ohio was the only home he’d ever known. Over the years, Nerone’s sisters and mom had all relocated out of state. Nerone has some health challenges, so living far from any...