Intense Debate: Charlotte Student Sustains Brain Injury Following Alleged Officer Assault, Claims Attorney
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Boy died as 150 shots hit Charlotte home. A third man has pleaded guilty,...
A third man has taken responsibility for his role in the notorious 2021 attack on a Charlotte home that killed a 3-year-old boy as he slept, Mecklenburg County prosecutors say. Jacob Lanier , 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder and accepted a lengthy prison sentence, Mecklenburg...
Charlotte woman wins $4M on scratch-off ticket at Asheville convenience store
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A Charlotte woman has struck it rich after she won a $4 million top prize on a scratch-off ticket from a west Asheville convenience store. Swati Amin purchased her winning $30 Carolina Black Premier ticket at BJ's Food Mart on Michigan Avenue after she finished her shift at the store,...
Court hears evidence in second homicide linked to Brooks’ Sandwich House trial
On the second day of testimony in the trial for the 2019 killing of Scott Brooks, a Mecklenburg County judge ruled that evidence from a separate homicide that occurred 32 days later can be used in the trial, as the defendants are allegedly tied to both killings.
‘It’s a place of honor’: Charlotte site formed by newly freed slaves transitions to...
A ceremony in Charlotte on Wednesday celebrated the transfer of a piece of land where newly freed slaves built a church and cemetery. The consecrated land has now returned to its descendants and those with ties to the church. More than two dozen people walk through the leaves at Grier...
Charlotte community invited to discuss homelessness ahead of 2026 count
Mecklenburg County is hosting a community conversation on homelessness to kick off preparations for the 2026 Point in Time Count, which will measure homelessness in the Charlotte area.
Number of CMS students identified as homeless is rising. What’s behind the increase?
The number of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students experiencing homelessness approached 6,000 last school year, district data show. Homelessness rose in surrounding districts, too. The number of students identified as homeless in CMS rose to 5,704 during the 2024-25 school year, the latest available data . That was...
SEE IT: Video shows Charlotte train stabbing suspect before attack and minutes before arrest
Surveillance video shows arrest of suspect who fatally stabbed Ukrainian woman on Charlotte Area Transit System train in random attack in August.
Autopsy reveals three stab wounds on Iryna Zarutska’s body from deadly light rail attack
Blood tests on Zarustka' body revealed no ethanol was detected and no significant natural disease.
North Carolina Erases $6.5 Billion in Hospital Medical Debt for 2.5 Million Residents
North Carolina wiped out more than $6.5 billion in hospital medical debt for about 2.5 million residents through the Medical Debt Relief Program. New data from the state Department of Health and Human Services shows this. All 99 acute care hospitals in the state joined the initiative. The program uses...
