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NORTH CAROLINA — A pedestrian was killed in an early morning crash that shut down part of Interstate 85 South in west Charlotte on Saturday, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Emergency crews responded to the scene near Little Rock Road before 3 a.m. after reports of a crash involving a pedestrian. Troopers […] The post One person dead after being struck by vehicle...

The Charlotte Fire Department put out a fire on an Amtrak train car early Saturday morning after passengers noticed smoke filling the cabin.

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Matthews is lowering speed limits on three busy roads as the town battles growth. Speed limits were recently lowered from 45 mph to 35 mph on McKee Road, Pleasant Plains Road and Weddington Road. Officer Tim Aycock of the Matthews Police Department said many drivers who commute from the suburbs to Charlotte use these roads as cut-throughs to get to their...

Around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, crews responded to a reported fire involving an Amtrak train near the Charlotte station on North Tryon Street.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting in northwest Charlotte. The shooting happened on Old Forester Lane, off Mt. Holly Road, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department confirms. Roughly 30 to 40 shell casings were found in the backyard, investigators say. A bullet hole can be seen in the window. The backyard door is completely shattered.

Over two dozen firefighters were called to an apartment complex in west Charlotte after flames were spotted Saturday morning.

NORTH CAROLINA — One person was hospitalized after a shooting in northwest Charlotte on Friday, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Police said the shooting happened on Old Forester Lane, off Mt. Holly Road. Investigators found between 30 and 40 shell casings in a backyard at the scene. A bullet hole was also visible in […] The post One person injured following shooting incident in...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The former Smith School in Charlotte on Tyvola Road will soon become housing units for Mecklenburg County and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teachers. “It represents a huge step in the county’s ability to make a difference in the lives of its employees, as well as employees with CMS,” said Jacqueline McNeil, the real estate management director for Mecklenburg County.

The priciest home on the Charlotte market right now is not in Myers Park or SouthPark. It is a sprawling Lake Norman spread tucked inside the Norman Estates gated community in Denver, carrying an eye-watering $18.5 million list price. The property is being pitched less as a house and more as a private resort, with multiple guest spaces, long stretches of waterfront and...

It was about 15 minutes after he finished his round on Friday — 15 minutes after drilling a tough putt on 18, no less — when Akshay Bhatia wasn’t sure what to say. So he smiled instead. Why? Because the longtime Wake Forest, North Carolina , resident was informed that N.C. Gov. Josh Stein said before the round that he was openly rooting for Bhatia — the tremendous...