Charlotte NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Gas prices across the Charlotte Metro area have climbed sharply over the past month, leaving rideshare drivers to absorb the added cost. Data from the American Automobile Association shows the average price of regular gas in the Charlotte metro is up about 70 cents a gallon compared to one...

On what should have been a routine July night in one of Charlotte's buzziest neighborhoods, Pedro Aguirre ended up fighting for his life. The NoDa regular was shot during an attempted robbery near Mercury Street and North Davidson Street on July 26, 2025, an attack that left him paralyzed from the waist down and with...

Laurens County deputies investigated the tragic shooting death of 15-year-old Leo Scott Epting, a Laurens District 55 High School freshman, found in a Gray Court roadway on March 7. An 18-year-old Charlotte man, Ryan Ingersoll, faces murder, armed robbery, conspiracy, and weapons charges, with a juvenile co-suspect...

East Charlotte residents who spotted a sheep running around a park on Friday may have thought someone was trying to pull the wool over their eyes, but that wasn’t the case. A sheep really was on the loose, said Melissa Knicely, spokesperson at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control office, and two CMPD...

NORTH CAROLINA — A crash in north Charlotte on Thursday left one person dead and another seriously injured, according to officials. The crash occurred on Statesville Road near Twin Lakes Parkway. Emergency responders pronounced one person dead at the scene, while another victim was transported with serious injuries,...

Two people were shot Friday afternoon at the Loyalty Inn on Lucky Penny Street off Freedom Drive in northwest Charlotte, MEDIC said.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A person was killed and another person was injured after a vehicle crash at an intersection in north Charlotte on Thursday evening, according to police. On Thursday, March 12, police arrived at a deadly crash at the intersection of Statesville Road and Twin Lakes Parkway. The...

Federal prosecutors in Charlotte have closed the book on a major cocaine case that started with undercover buys and ended with a massive stash house bust and guns on the table. Raul Bello Rojas, a Mexican national, was sentenced to a little over 11 years in federal prison after pleading...

ROCKINGHAM -- A man reported missing earlier this week was found in Mecklenburg County, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. A press release on the RCSO Facebook page states ...

CHARLOTTE, NC — The revitalization of what once was uptown Charlotte’s mecca for entertainment appears to have hit another snag. The EpiCentre may be going back up for sale. Shopping, restaurants and bustling nightlife in Charlotte’s EpiCentre is now just nostalgia for those who grew up in the...