Crews reported smoke showing at a structure on the 3300 block of Magnolia Hill Drive Wednesday. Officials have released only a brief dispatch so far.

Detectives are asking partygoers to send video after a March 22 pool party in north Charlotte left a 20-year-old dead and four others injured.

The Duke Endowment awarded more than $3.2M to Atrium Health Foundation to expand rural cancer care, fund a STEM program at The Pearl and grow a Lincoln County nursing academy.

A Union County deputy was struck on Lawyers Road and the driver was arrested on DWI and hit-and-run charges, the sheriff's office says.

Union County broke ground in Wingate on a 25,000-square-foot Food Innovation Center to expand the Food Hub, equip a shared kitchen and train students for ag careers.

B‑Side Group’s Lady Funari will take over 222 E. Bland St. in South End, offering a chef‑facing pasta counter, patio seating and a menu of housemade pastas.

Dutch Bros opened a drive‑thru at 2027 Celanese Rd in Rock Hill, serving Nitro cold brew, Rebels and early morning hours for commuters. The move follows the Clutch Coffee conversion.

Permit records and local job listings point to a new Insomnia Cookies at 2130 Ayrsley Town Blvd, suggesting a new Charlotte outpost is in the works.

A fox found on Padgett Road in Shelby tested positive for rabies, county officials confirmed. It's the seventh animal to test positive in Cleveland County this year.

An Army veteran and former personal chef opens Sage & Citrus at Camp North End, promising farm‑forward bowls, smoothies and seasonal soups.

Flournoy Development bought nearly 52 acres from Centene in University Research Park and says it will start a two‑phase apartment project that includes about 318 units. City approvals and infrastructure work will shape the build schedule.

A person was hospitalized with life‑threatening injuries after a shooting Sunday in north Charlotte; investigators secured the scene and asked for tips.

CMPD charged 47‑year‑old George Dwayne Diggs in connection with 16 residential burglaries. Detectives say the case shows how repeat offending creates fear and financial loss in neighborhoods.