America’s commuters under siege as violent transit crimes endanger blue cities
Recent attacks on public transit in Charlotte, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Boston raise safety concerns for millions of daily commuters across America.
New grocery store to end 30-year food desert in this west Charlotte neighborhood
The Market will be a 12,000 square foot grocery store located at West Boulevard and Clanton Road.
North Carolina 32nd Annual Renaissance Fair Opens This Weekend; Family Fun
Charlotte, N.C.- The 32nd Annual Carolina Renaissance Fair opens Oct. 4 2025, offering visitors a chance to step back into the 16th century on a 25-acre fairground filled with food, music, crafts and live entertainment. Visitors can come dressed for the occasion as costumes are not only encouraged, but sold...
Industry Update: Film industry in NC continues to grow, efforts to spread job opportunities...
The film industry in North Carolina continues to make gains and strides after years of ups and downs caused by incentive battles and controversial laws pushing productions away because of writer strikes and the coronavirus pandemic. In 2024, film productions across the state generated more than $302 million in...
Loved ones raising money for 4-year-old homicide victim
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Loved ones are raising money to support a grandmother who lost her grandson in a southwest Charlotte shooting. Police say 4-year-old Jayce Edwards was in bed around 6:00am last Wednesday morning when a group fired shots into his home while stealing a car. Edwards was shot and killed.
Legislative leaders announce criminal justice reforms after light rail stabbing
The General Assembly is set to meet this week to discuss a package of criminal justice reforms in response to the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska in August.
2 Decades and $608 Million Later – Charlotte Douglas Finally Completes Massive Terminal Lobby...
“It takes hundreds of companies and thousands of people involved in planning, design, construction and management of an effort this monumental,” Charlotte Douglas CEO Haley Gentry said in a press release. “And that doesn’t even include the millions of passengers who experienced this arduous process with us. Thank...
York County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking
A York County man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Eric Michael Deon Brown, 37, was sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl. The investigation revealed that Brown was selling drugs...
Charlotte Police Investigating Fatal Shooting on N. Caldwell Street and Seeking Public Help
Early this morning, a shooting in Charlotte’s Central Division left one person dead. According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, off-duty officers heard gunfire at about 12:42 a.m. near the 200 block of N. Caldwell Street. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was found with fatal gunshot...
Longtime Freedom Park festival provides reprieve from startling violence in Charlotte, across the country...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Festival-goers say Friday and Saturday are nothing but stress relievers after a tumultuous last few weeks, not only in Charlotte but across the nation. Thousands of people roamed Freedom Park Friday evening for the opening day of the 61st annual Festival in the Park. “We wanted...
