York County deputies are investigating at least 10 vehicle break‑ins in Clover's Mill Creek Falls neighborhood after residents shared surveillance showing suspects prowling cars. Police are asking for tips.

Pizza Hut’s 'Classic' program names 155 retro sites nationwide — and one of them is the Monroe restaurant on Highway 74, which will get the red cups, booths and red roof.

Phoenix-born Postino WineCafe will open a 4,113-square-foot location at Commonwealth in Plaza Midwood later this summer, bringing 30 wines by the glass and shareable boards.

A lakeside dinner turned tragic when a wind‑lifted patio umbrella struck and killed a 56‑year‑old woman at Driftwood Grill on Lake Marion. Officials say high gusts likely sent the umbrella airborne; an autopsy is pending.

CMS launched an "intent to ride" bus pre-registration for 2026-27 with a June 5 cutoff; families should sign up soon so students are counted in route planning.

CMPD says it joined the FBI on the 4900 block of Reagan Drive for a federal court-authorized operation; one person was treated for minor injuries.

A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in a drive-by outside a Lancaster home late Sunday. Deputies are asking witnesses and anyone with video to contact the sheriff's office.

CMS approved an option to lease seven acres next to Garinger for a roughly 100‑unit educator community under a 99‑year lease and a nominal rent.

Charlotte set aside $100,000 after November Border Patrol sweeps; six months later the city says none of the money was spent and nonprofits stepped in.

After being displaced from Birkdale Village, Corkscrew is returning to downtown Huntersville with a Holbrook location expected to open in 2026. The move reunites the wine bar with its Lake Norman regulars.

Two women are accused of breaking into a Charlotte home and stabbing the homeowner’s new girlfriend, who suffered multiple lacerations and needed stitches.

Angela Collins of Stanfield hit the PowerMax Cash Power Jackpot on a 50-cent play, winning $1,073,621 and taking home $773,115 after taxes.

A driver died after a car ran off U.S. Highway 601 near Kershaw. Troopers say the 2006 Lexus struck a tree and the crash is under investigation.