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Construction began in 1986 and was caught up with televangelist Jim Bakker's eventual prison sentence for financial fraud.

An armed man was shot and killed by police officers on Tuesday in Fort Mill while they were serving a warrant.

Charlotte Water declared mandatory restrictions on May 15 to reduce overall water use by 5% to 10%. As of last week, it had surpassed its target by more than 5%. Charlotte Water issued 84 violations to customers for restricted water use as of last Friday. Each carried a fine starting at $100 and increasing for repeated

An immigration judge in Charlotte ordered the deportation of a young man who had been dead for over a year, signing a removal order that made no mention of his death and cited only his failure to appear in court. Levi Mendez-Maldonado, a 19-year-old from Honduras who came to the...

The Fort Mill Schools District recently approved a tax hike to balance its budget, which has seen a 30% increase in the last five years due to the town's growth.

Authorities have identified a 74-year-old man who was shot and killed by officers Tuesday while investigators were attempting to serve a warrant at a Fort Mill apartment complex. The man was identified as Yves Venne, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, which is investigating the shooting. Venne is

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 15-year-old was injured in a shooting in east Charlotte late Wednesday night, police say. The shooting happened along Barrington Drive, just off Milton Road. Medic confirmed one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. According to an incident report obtained by WCNC Charlotte, a grou

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Huntersville police arrested two 19-year-olds in connection with a shooting that left another teen dead in Charlotte last month. Jose Quintanilla-Cordova and Dorian Jassier Tabora Oro were arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of 19-year-old Henry Leonel Vindall Branco. Both suspects

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A major shift in federal homelessness policy could soon impact programs serving some of Charlotte’s most vulnerable residents. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is making more than $4 billion available nationwide through its Continuum of Care program. But the biggest change is

If you’ve wandered into the Shell station at the corner of East Boulevard and South Boulevard lately and found yourself wondering what happened to the fried chicken, you’re in good company. For a brief stretch, The Chicken Store — a gas station chicken counter that has earned praise from both CharlotteFive and Southern