Shane’s Rib Shack has closed its Rock Hill restaurant, marking the second Charlotte-area shutdown for the barbecue chain this year.

Mooresville approved $250,000 for new gate arms, signals and protected crossings near Mooresville High School. The plan follows a long-running dispute over whether Magnolia Street should close during the school day.

Waxhaw is considering a 12-month freeze on new data center and crypto-mining approvals, with a public hearing set for next Tuesday.

A Wisconsin manufacturer has opened a 165,000-square-foot Mint Hill facility, bringing 60 jobs to the Charlotte area. Production is already underway.

A 22-year-old Mooresville man is jailed without bond after investigators brought 25 felony charges involving a juvenile.

After a 2024 crash left Eleanor Shell facing a long brain-injury recovery, she created a Charlotte nonprofit built around small moments of relief for families in crisis.

Andy Garcia was sentenced to life without parole after his conviction in the 2021 killing of Selvin Yovani Lara-Reyes at a south Charlotte apartment complex.

Charlotte Black Pride held its 2026 celebration after five corporate sponsors cut or reduced support, leaving organizers to find more than $11,000 in replacement funding.

A working fire was reported before dawn at a two-story Charlotte home, with Engine 30 arriving and taking command.

A 19-year-old Charlotte driver will serve six months after pleading guilty in a crash that killed two people and seriously injured a child.

A Gaston County man was booked on multiple felony firearm counts after shots were reportedly fired into an occupied property, local booking records show.

A severe thunderstorm warning brought penny-sized hail and 60-mph wind gusts to Macon County Tuesday evening.

Timothy Davis, owner of Precision Collateral Recovery, faces new felony counts tied to an alleged U‑Haul theft while a 2023 CMPD search that turned up firearms and $5M in sneakers remains unresolved.