Two people were shot with life-threatening injuries at a shopping plaza near E. W.T. Harris and Albemarle Road in east Charlotte, officials say.

Jim France is stepping back as NASCAR CEO and handing day-to-day control to president Steve O'Donnell while remaining chairman. The move marks a historic first for the sport's leadership.

A Morganton man was arrested after a traffic stop turned up a trafficking amount of methamphetamine; bond was set at $100,000 and court is scheduled for May 11.

Michael Gavin Smith was arrested after a multi‑agency probe and is being held on a $1 million secured bond while facing multiple felony child‑sex charges.

Crews battled a heavy structure fire Friday morning on the 27100 block of Tuckaseegee Road; officials issued only an initial alert.

A Lancaster County planning panel denied a conditional‑use permit for a proposed mosque on Harrisburg Road after neighbors raised traffic and compatibility concerns. The county council will decide May 11.

The upscale Specialty Shops at SouthPark has been listed for sale, putting a well‑leased pocket of Charlotte retail into play.

A 2023 House Ethics review looked into allegations that Rep. Alma Adams had an inappropriate relationship with a staffer; reporting says the committee closed the matter with no rule violation.

A group of Charlotte investors paid $25 million for Adams Farm Shopping Center in Greensboro, a Harris Teeter‑anchored neighborhood center on West Gate City Boulevard.

A CMPD officer was convicted in Iredell County of violating a domestic‑violence protective order; sentencing has been stayed while he appeals. Hearings are scheduled later this month.

Crown & Tide, from Priya Bala and Ricardo Richardson, will open out of City Kitch in Wesley Heights in early May, spotlighting chargrilled blue crabs and grilled seafood plates.

A person who fired at officers through a Hendersonville Road strip‑mall door was shot by police and later died at Mission Hospital; the N.C. SBI is investigating.

Mecklenburg County ABC's Operation High Octane exposed a network flipping limited‑release bourbons at steep markups, prompting seizures and 28 criminal summonses.