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.

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday on Rink Dam Road north of Lake Hickory. State troopers say speed is suspected; the rider was identified as Dean Patrick Lewis, 58.

Thirteen-year-old Bryson Blanton is recovering after collapsing during a youth baseball game; family says CPR and an AED brought him back. They want AEDs at local fields.

A 10,000-square-foot Copain bakery will open in June on North Church Street, baking with a 30-plus-year sourdough starter and North Carolina–milled flour.

NCDOT crews will close local roads near Mooresboro as work begins to convert the U.S. 74 intersection into an interchange; expect detours and about a year of construction.

Hot and sunny today — high near 94°F. Showers and thunderstorms likely Thursday into the holiday weekend.

Newly released records show Charlotte used its risk‑management fund to pay legal fees and settlements topping $1 million in discrimination suits by Black firefighters.

A man was found shot several times in a Charlotte driveway and a suspect has been arrested and is being held without bond, police say. Investigators are asking for tips.

A crash on Statesville Road in Huntersville involved life‑threatening injuries and forced the route to close between Gilead and Stumptown roads; drivers were urged to avoid the area.

CMPD is investigating a homicide in west Charlotte's Pawtuckett neighborhood near 8100 Paw Club Drive. Details remain limited as detectives process the scene.

Coy L. Scott was arrested in Newton and faces first‑degree sexual exploitation and statutory child‑sex charges, the sheriff's office said. He is due in court on May 18.

A Charlotte woman was sentenced to 262 months after pleading guilty to producing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors say. The U.S. Attorney called the crimes "unfathomable."