A substitute teacher at St. Matthews K‑8 faces 18 counts after students said she threatened to shoot them and used profanity in class; a judge set a $180,000 bond.

Low clouds and patchy fog this morning, then sunshine and a high near 75°F. Storms could return late Tuesday into Wednesday.

The widow of late LendingTree founder Doug Lebda has listed the Quail Hollow estate on Baltusrol Lane for just under $15M as the Truist Championship returns.

A Thursday-night shooting in Concord’s Hartsell Park left one person dead and another hospitalized. Concord police say the scene is under investigation and there's no ongoing threat.

The Diocese of Charlotte is committing $5.1M to rebuild Our Lady of Consolation, aiming to fix mold, expand seating and return worshippers to the long‑closed sanctuary. The plan is part of a roughly $6.7M renovation with a mixed diocesan‑parish funding structure.

CMPD's Cold Case Unit says familial DNA helped identify a suspect in a sexual-assault case from the early 1990s. Detective Michael Melendez framed the breakthrough as part science, part dogged detective work.

B-Side Sound Bar opens May 1 in South End, replacing BackStage Lounge with vinyl-first DJs, Void speakers and a Mediterranean-Mexican small-plates menu.

Huntington awarded 70 Charlotte‑area educators a yearlong professional development program — including a July trip to Ron Clark Academy — as the bank ramps up Carolinas expansion.

A Stony Point disturbance turned fatal Tuesday night when deputies found a person dead outside a home. Authorities arrested two men after locating a getaway car in Statesville; one faces a murder charge.

Smoke was reported at a Sardis Road North restaurant Wednesday; Charlotte firefighters, including Engine 29 and Battalion Chief 07, were on scene. No injuries or cause have been reported yet.

Union County detectives say they intercepted a planned meetup and arrested a Lancaster man accused of exchanging explicit images with someone he believed was a child.

A Charlotte family says DHS agents detained the father during a routine check-in on April 7, complicating a pending asylum case and leaving the children and spouse scrambling.

Charlotte issued a No Swim Advisory Tuesday for a cove on Lake Wylie near Old Oleander Drive after a sewer overflow; officials are sampling the water.