A traffic stop on I‑85 near Townville turned deadly Monday when a Pennsylvania driver opened fire on deputies, leaving one deputy critically wounded and the driver dead. SLED has taken over the investigation.

A county-backed plaque at Reedy Creek Park now memorializes Willie McDaniel and names racial terror in Mecklenburg County.

Dallas Rescue Squad asked Gaston County for an $8.50 per‑hour reimbursement increase to shore up staffing, citing rising payroll and fuel costs.

Averitt Express plans a major logistics campus off Shopton Road near CLT after a high‑value land purchase; city rezoning and traffic work will shape the buildout.

Adam Hayes, Jon Rahm’s longtime caddie, has listed Stone Falls Farm — a 100‑acre Iron Station estate — for $13.995M with a 3,000+ sq ft gym and equestrian facilities.

A Lowell traffic stop led deputies to find about 15 kilograms of cocaine and a concealed 9mm, and two men were booked on trafficking and weapon charges.

CMPD’s review board suspended an officer without pay after a viral October video showed a student slammed at West Charlotte High; the officer is no longer an SRO.

Tuck Fest returns April 24–26 with races, clinics, a vendor village and live music at the U.S. National Whitewater Center.

Honeywell agreed to sell its PSS unit to Brady for $1.4B, accelerating the company’s portfolio reshaping ahead of an aerospace spin-off.

Nearly 30,000 Duke Energy customers were without power in Charlotte on Sunday, with outages concentrated around the University City area.

Leaders met Thursday as Rutherford County schools plan for a roughly $2 million drop in state funding; safety is being protected while repairs and expansions are deferred.

FBI and Lumberton police renewed an appeal Saturday and increased the reward to $75,000 for tips in the 2017 deaths of three Lumberton women.

NCDEQ has declared a Code Orange ozone alert for Mecklenburg and Union counties through 8 p.m.; sensitive groups should limit outdoor activity and avoid burning.