A hotel in University City saw smoke Sunday as roughly 60 Charlotte firefighters knocked down a structure fire in about 45 minutes. No injuries were reported and investigators are on scene.

A Charlotte USPS carrier was arrested after a woman says he entered her apartment and later withheld her mail. Authorities removed him from the route.

Charlotte’s SPX Technologies paid about CA$605M (≈US$430M) for Montreal‑based Neptronic, adding controls and electric‑heat products to its HVAC lineup. The deal arrives ahead of SPX’s July 30 earnings update.

A 24-year-old man was charged in a July 10 double shooting in northeast Charlotte that left a 20-year-old dead and another person critically injured.

A Birmingham contractor says the developer of uptown Charlotte’s Moxy owes about $3.1M for work and materials delivered during the hotel’s construction. The newly filed complaint names BL Halbert and targets the 13‑story project at 125 S. Brevard.

A 20‑year‑old has sued Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Schools, alleging an independent coach with a troubling record was allowed to work with students and that failure led to sexual assault. The complaint names coach Daszmar Lockhart and district staff and is now before a Mecklenburg judge.

A traffic stop on Hwy 321 resulted in the seizure of about 392 grams of meth and two arrests, authorities say. Bonds were set at $100,000 and $350,000.

A federal judge handed an Arden man 135 months and $2.4M in restitution after prosecutors say he ran a log‑cabin kit fraud that bilked at least 24 customers. Victims and regulators continue to sort through losses.

Panthers’ Nic Scourton was carted off with an apparent right-knee injury on the first day of training camp; MRI is scheduled and practice was paused. Updates are pending.

Two 16-year-olds were arrested and charged in the April University City shooting that killed Virgil Hardeman Jr.; CMPD says the probe remains active.

City Council approved a 150‑day moratorium on new data centers to give staff time to study power, water and zoning impacts while select projects proceed. A town hall is set for Aug. 20.

Chipotle opened a Ballantyne outpost Wednesday and will open a Concord drive‑thru next Tuesday; each location is expected to add about 30 jobs in the Charlotte area.

State lawmakers canceled Kannapolis’ 2027 municipal election, extended current officials’ terms and moved future mayor and council races to partisan, even‑year ballots.