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More than 100 women crowded into one of Charlotte's most beloved dive bars recently to bond over cheating exes. Why it matters: Johnny Dollars has become a magnet for Charlotte's twenty- and thirty-somethings, thanks in part to its viral social media presence that taps into online humor, nightlife culture and the...

Monroe Charter Academy came before the North Carolina Charter School Review Board on Tuesday seeking a seven-year renewal of its charter. Instead, the board ordered the school to close immediately, saying it had been “operating illegally.” The school had planned to relocate from Union County to a campus in...

A final settlement was approved Tuesday in a wrongful death suit filed by a groom who lost his bride in a DUI golf cart crash that happened on Folly Beach in 2023.

A man who caused a fatal “head-on” crash after being cut off by a Charlotte bartender will spend years in prison, according to the Union County District Attorney’s Office. Elias Badri Walid Francis, 24, pleaded guilty to felony death by motor vehicle on the day his trial was set to begin, according to a Dec. 9 news...

The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.

Another large-scale immigration enforcement operation appears to be underway in North Carolina, focusing on the Research Triangle and Triad area, according to immigrant advocacy group Siembra NC. In a statement Friday, Siembra NC said they received reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County has launched the region’s first program designed to stop the dangerous revolving door for people with severe mental illness who are in and out of the jail system. The Forensic Assertive Community Team, known as FACT, is the first program in the state...

After another stabbing on Charlotte's light rail, some GOP lawmakers are calling for increased cooperation with federal immigration officials and the deployment of the National Guard.

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A road in uptown Charlotte is back open after a car crashed into a traffic light pole. The closure went into place Tuesday morning at East 11th Street and College Street. Officials have not said if anyone was hurt.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Area Transit System's ability to track and enforce bans is facing renewed scrutiny after a man prohibited from using CATS property allegedly stabbed another rider on the light rail on Friday, Dec. 5. Oscar Solarzano, who was on CATS's banned list, was aboard the...