Federal agents recovered 140 firearms from a Lincoln County residence this week, including high-caliber rifles and a machine gun, in an alleged scheme to smuggle weapons to Mexico.

York County deputies responded after reports of people attempting to jump from the Concord Road bridge at Lake Wylie; officials warned the site is dangerous and on Duke Energy property.

Preliminary autopsy results prompted Buncombe deputies to reclassify a man found in a Riceville house fire as a homicide; investigators are seeking tips.

Nearly a year after a stray Fourth of July bullet shattered her jaw, Leah Hixon is warning Charlotte residents not to treat guns like fireworks.

Online postings and obituary listings say former Charlotte council candidate Mo Idlibby and his wife died in an apparent murder‑suicide in Mansfield; authorities have not yet confirmed.

Monroe police asked residents to check door‑bell and security cameras after two overnight shootings last Saturday; no one was reported struck. Investigators want tips and footage.

The Charlotte Museum of History canceled its July 4 naturalization ceremony amid immigration‑enforcement concerns; USCIS says it may coordinate a later oath.

Monroe police say a tractor‑trailer driver fell asleep before a collision at Pageland Highway and White Store Road that killed a Toyota Camry driver. The trucker was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle.

CMS bought a roughly 40‑acre parcel in The River District for Berryhill Elementary in a below‑market $7.5M deal; construction must begin within two years.

A 43‑year‑old man was found with a stab wound near North Tryon and the I‑85 connector late Tuesday; CMPD is investigating and asking for tips.

DLC Management bought Perimeter Woods across from Northlake Mall in a deal that records the Charlotte asset at $36.6M as part of a six-property portfolio purchase.

A Richmond County man turned a $10 scratch-off into a seven-figure prize and chose a six-figure cash option; after withholdings he took home about $432,063. He says he’ll help family and his church.

Toronto-based INKAS is planning a 200,000-square-foot Charlotte manufacturing site as part of a three-location North American expansion to serve government and defense customers.