A downtown altercation in Statesville led to gunfire that struck a home; five adults and a teen were arrested and are being held without bond.

A single-vehicle crash on Poplar Tent Road in Concord left one person dead and another hospitalized. The road was closed for hours while investigators worked the scene.

A person was rushed to the hospital with life‑threatening injuries after a late‑night shooting on Fairwood Avenue in west Charlotte. Authorities have released few details.

CMPD's Southwest CRU arrested a wanted man and removed guns, narcotics and $40,332 from the street, police say.

Patchy fog and heavy showers will make for a soggy Saturday and damp Memorial Day weekend.

A Charlotte immigration judge ordered the removal of a Honduran asylum seeker who was killed in 2024, after attorneys say prosecutors demanded an official death certificate.

A new neighborhood‑focused unit called Queen City Safe and Sound is getting a City Council spotlight from Danté Anderson as Charlotte retools its public‑safety approach.

Patchy fog this morning with a mostly cloudy day; showers and storms likely tonight into Memorial Day, with pockets of heavy rain possible.

Two people were wounded in an early‑morning shooting in Rock Hill; both suffered non‑life‑threatening injuries and detectives have taken over the probe.

Bloomberg analysis shows foot traffic and sales in parts of Charlotte stayed below pre-raid levels six months after federal immigration sweeps. Owners say fear and staffing gaps kept customers away.

Charlotte will warm into the low 90s Thursday before a cold front brings scattered storms late and a cooler, wetter Memorial Day weekend. Expect brief downpours and patchy fog.

Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling agreed to a consent decree after the EEOC said it refused to hire a woman with MS; the deal includes $36,000 and new ADA safeguards.

Charlotte Douglas Airport landed a $28M FAA grant to replace roofing and HVAC in its atriums and Concourse D. The work dovetails with the airport’s ongoing terminal upgrades.