The Oxbow, a 389-unit project in Charlotte's Optimist Park, is wrapping up construction with ground-floor retail and upgraded amenities.

More than 6,500 volunteers from Charlotte companies are building beds non‑stop at the convention center, with organizers aiming to assemble up to 10,000 beds for kids in need.

Mecklenburg’s new housing report finds more than 52,000 eviction filings in FY25 and a rise in first‑time homelessness even as the county’s on‑the‑ground count ticked down. Leaders and nonprofits are pushing for flexible subsidies, landlord incentives and expanded legal help.

City Council completed Charlotte's 2040 neighborhood blueprints by adopting the remaining community area plans to guide local development and investments.

Police and Ramapo College are raising funds to exhume a 1932 John Doe at Elmwood Cemetery and use genetic genealogy to try to identify the "Boxcar Boy".

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a man was seriously injured in a random shooting on I-85 south; detectives are searching for the shooter. Tips can be phoned to CMPD.

A Charlotte Fire reel shows Blaze 2 and Blaze 41 at Charlotte Douglas and flags a May 15, 2026 application window for firefighter recruits.

One person was killed after a truck drove over an oncoming car in Cleveland County. Emergency crews closed the scene while investigators reconstructed the crash.

Thoughtful Baking Co. opened a storefront in Oakhurst, bringing its sought-after pot pies, quiches and seasonal desserts to a retail counter and production kitchen.

Two men were killed and others hurt after a wrong‑way driver struck another vehicle on I‑85 near Concord on March 6; troopers are investigating.

Tariffs, higher fuel and tight harvests have pushed tomato costs up this March, with Charlotte wholesalers paying much more and shoppers seeing higher prices at the store. Local vendors say bushel costs jumped and retail fruit is now priced near $3 a pound.

A person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a reported stabbing on Patricia Ann Lane in Charlotte; investigators have released few details.

Authorities say the person killed in a crash on Shannon Bradley Road in Gastonia has been identified; investigators say the probe is active.