10 North Carolina Cheap Eats Where Locals Still Get Lunch For $10 Or Less
Can you still get a satisfying lunch for ten bucks or less, or is that just another urban legend, like finding a parking spot downtown on the first try?. In North Carolina, the answer is surprisingly simple, absolutely. While trendy cafés keep raising prices and avocado toast seems to require a small loan, plenty of lo
More than 100 Mecklenburg inmates await state prison transfer as jail overcrowding grows
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office says overcrowding at the county jail remains a growing concern, with more than 100 inmates currently waiting to be transferred to state prison.
Cabarrus County deputies warn businesses after string of commercial break-ins
CABARRUS COUNTY (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Cabarrus County deputies are warning business owners to take preventative measures after a spree of overnight commercial break-ins. The sheriff’s office says they are investigating multiple break-ins that recently occurred in the Harrisburg, Concord, and Kannapolis areas. In these in
Strobing lights on Billy Graham Parkway in Charlotte pose health concerns
It's not a scene from Stranger Things; these flashing lights are what drivers see on Billy Graham Parkway.
Pedestrian deaths rose as Vision Zero enters year 7: ‘We need to slow down...
Pedestrian fatalities are on the rise in the Charlotte region, according to a recent report from national nonprofit Smart Growth America . And the trend is being seen across the country. Dangerous by Design ranks all 50 states and the largest 101 metro areas by pedestrian fatality rates. According to the report, pedest
Fake IRS Letters Target Charlotte Residents With Tax Refund Scam
Renee Klein, who lives in Charlotte, received a letter. It appeared to come from the IRS. The message told her to scan a QR code and submit bank account details for a tax refund deposit. Klein dodged the scam because she knew no refund was coming her way. "I wasn't...
Matthews outage knocks out power for 2,300, traffic lights along NC 51
According to Matthews Police, the outages are caused by “an issue with a transformer.”
Charlotte man charged with Medicaid fraud scheme
Ronnie Lorenzo Robinson, Jr. of Charlotte, was charged with health care fraud, making false statements relating to health care matters, and aggravated identity theft for submitting false reimbursement claims to Medicaid for psychotherapy services that were never provided.
Trio Nabbed In Charlotte Murder Mystery After 9 Years On Ice
After nearly a decade of unanswered questions, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a long-cold homicide case is finally seeing movement. Three people were arrested today in connection with a Charlotte killing that had gone unsolved for nine years, according to CMPD, which announced the development after a lengthy cold-cas
Horry Co. agencies assist in arrest of suspect in 2017 Homicide Case
HORRY COUNTY S.C. (WPDE) — Authorities in Horry County assisted in the arrest of a suspect connected to a 2017 homicide investigation in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) announced that cold case detectives identified three suspects in the killing of Raymond Johnson, who was
