Mike Ditka’s restaurant group is scouting a second Charlotte location, reportedly targeting a 4,000–6,000 sq ft space that would follow the group's Catalina Kitchen + Bar in Elizabeth.

Bank of America will deploy $25 billion of its balance sheet into private‑credit lending and promoted Anand Melvani and Scott Wiate to lead the program, a move with clear implications for Charlotte's finance hub.

Some Charlotte councilors are floating a property-tax hike to pay for police and fire raises as staffing shortfalls strain services. The budget calendar will force a decision this spring.

Two Wingate men were arrested in connection with a Dec. 10 shooting that peppered a Monroe home with bullets; no one was hurt. Investigators say license‑plate readers helped lead to the arrests.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has tightened baseline and sideline access at winter-sports games, prompting pushback from independent photographers who cover high-school hoops. The rule shifts who gets close-up game coverage.

Salisbury chose two nonprofits to transform the former Kesler Mill into roughly 150 mixed‑income homes, moving a long‑stalled brownfield toward housing for seniors and working families.

A person was seen in handcuffs after a Saturday morning stabbing in the 3000 block of Reid Avenue in west Charlotte. MEDIC says the victim’s injuries were non‑life‑threatening.

Crust & Craft signage has been spotted at the former Brixx site on Westover Terrace, pointing to a possible new pizzeria for Greensboro.

Light rain this afternoon with highs near 62°F. Cooler, gusty conditions and mountain snow arrive Sunday.

Interstate 40 in Davie County will have lane closures due to bridge construction, affecting traffic on February 23 and 24 with detours and traffic management in place.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are probing a homicide in Hickory Grove Division, where a person was shot and died. A suspect is in custody, with CMPD seeking public tips for the case.

A 17-year-old pleaded guilty and received six-to-nine years after a robbery that led to the 2024 killing of a Jack in the Box worker in northwest Charlotte.

A Charlotte man pleaded guilty and received a 15–20 year prison term in the 2024 Uptown A1 Lounge shooting that killed one person, authorities say.