Online postings and obituary listings say former Charlotte council candidate Mo Idlibby and his wife died in an apparent murder‑suicide in Mansfield; authorities have not yet confirmed.

Monroe police asked residents to check door‑bell and security cameras after two overnight shootings last Saturday; no one was reported struck. Investigators want tips and footage.

The Charlotte Museum of History canceled its July 4 naturalization ceremony amid immigration‑enforcement concerns; USCIS says it may coordinate a later oath.

Monroe police say a tractor‑trailer driver fell asleep before a collision at Pageland Highway and White Store Road that killed a Toyota Camry driver. The trucker was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle.

CMS bought a roughly 40‑acre parcel in The River District for Berryhill Elementary in a below‑market $7.5M deal; construction must begin within two years.

A 43‑year‑old man was found with a stab wound near North Tryon and the I‑85 connector late Tuesday; CMPD is investigating and asking for tips.

DLC Management bought Perimeter Woods across from Northlake Mall in a deal that records the Charlotte asset at $36.6M as part of a six-property portfolio purchase.

A Richmond County man turned a $10 scratch-off into a seven-figure prize and chose a six-figure cash option; after withholdings he took home about $432,063. He says he’ll help family and his church.

Toronto-based INKAS is planning a 200,000-square-foot Charlotte manufacturing site as part of a three-location North American expansion to serve government and defense customers.

Symphony Park's $21M makeover in SouthPark has been pushed back and faces a higher cost, developers say.

Transit Technologies announced a July 1 move of its corporate headquarters from Knoxville to a Wilkinson Boulevard office in Charlotte as it builds a bigger sales presence. The company says operations will continue uninterrupted during the transition.

A 12-year-old Charlotte boy drowned Saturday in Wilson Creek near Collettsville. Officials warn the popular gorge can hide fast currents and submerged hazards.

Kabuto's University City outpost is listed as permanently closed online; the former strip‑mall space is now being marketed for lease while nearby Kabuto locations stay open.