Joe Gibbs Racing sues ex-director Chris Gabehart, alleging a ‘brazen’ trade secrets theft
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joe Gibbs Racing on Thursday filed suit against former competition director Chris Gabehart for allegedly embarking on "a brazen scheme to steal JGR's most sensitive information" for the benefit of rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports. The suit filed in the Western District of North Carolina —...
Matthews woman accused of trying to kill man with her car
MATTHEWS, N.C. — A Matthews woman faces a felony assault charge after allegedly striking a man with a vehicle in a parking lot following a domestic dispute, the Matthews Police Department said Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday at approximately 8:25 p.m. in the parking lot along East Independence...
After 35 years, CMPD makes arrest in long-unsolved Charlotte murder
On Thursday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department charged Marion Gales, 63, with first-degree murder in the 1990 killing of Kim Thomas Friedland.
2-19-26: Cold Case Murder Solved
Tune in here to this Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!. Breaking Brett Jensen talks about a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department press conference that announced an arrest in a homicide case that had remained unsolved for over 35 years. During the press conference, Deputy Chief Ryan Butler announced...
2 MS-13 leaders sentenced to decades in federal prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two leaders of the MS-13 gang were sentenced in federal court this week for violent crimes committed in support of the criminal organization, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced. Fredy Mauricio Buruca, 27, of El Salvador, received a 30-year prison...
Man airlifted after being struck by vehicle in Matthews parking lot
A man is in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in what investigators say stemmed from a domestic dispute.
Charlotte has 3 of the worst highway bottlenecks for trucks in the US, study...
Pay no heed, Charlotteans, to transplants who say we have it a lot better than they did when it comes to congestion on our highways . Proof came this week that stretches of our interstates rank among the worst. The Charlotte area has three of the top truck bottlenecks in the U.S., a national study revealed. Although...
Dispute outside Cracker Barrel ends with man run down in parking lot, NC cops...
A 2008 Chevy Impala was used as a deadly weapon when it hit a man outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant, according to investigators in Matthews, North Carolina. The incident happened just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at 9330 East Independence, and the man remains hospitalized, Matthews police said in a Feb. 19 news...
Charlotte Uber driver says he was asked to pick up 5th grader at CMS...
A rideshare driver in Charlotte, North Carolina, raised safety concerns after being dispatched to pick up a fifth-grade girl from Montclaire Elementary School.
CMPD K-9 Ozzy Records Two Busts in First Week at Charlotte Airport
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department brought K-9 Ozzy into its airport security squad. The dog snagged two busts during his opening week at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Those first seven days wrapped up after he completed training and got certified. Ozzy clocked in last week. He'd finished his...
