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Four York County detectives were commended after a probe tied a stolen Camaro to the 2025 death of a sleeping 4-year-old. The case led to four arrests after a multi-state investigation.
Lancaster County officials posted a March 24 video warning that scammers are calling about fake jury-duty warrants and demanding payment. Hang up and verify with the sheriff’s office.
After a lawyer visit, a 34‑year‑old inmate was found in a ceiling crawlspace at the High Point Detention Center. Deputies recovered makeshift weapons and filed new charges.
A crash Monday on East Independence Boulevard in Matthews left one person dead and another hospitalized while emergency crews worked to clear the scene.
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A WARN notice lists 188 workers affected after parking management at Charlotte Douglas shifts to a new contractor. Some may be rehired, but many face separation.
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Gastonia sued a tow company and its owner, alleging cars were taken from downtown lots that lacked required signage and that workers demanded cash rather than card payments.
Food & Drinks in ...
Triad favorite Blue Skies Creamery is moving from a food truck to a Kernersville shop at 116 N. Main St., targeting a late-April opening and rotating monthly flavors.
Catawba County commissioners are weighing a plan to fold three local school systems into one countywide district; a public hearing is set for April 20.
An 18-year-old, a 16-year-old and two juveniles were charged after a masked home invasion in Alexander County; state troopers stopped a vehicle tied to the case.
Prosecutors dismissed murder and weapons charges in January, leaving no conviction in the April 2025 death of 22‑year‑old Jorden Mason.
A Charlotte jury convicted Cameron Curry after prosecutors say he leaked access to employee and corporate files and demanded $2.5M in cryptocurrency under the alias “Loot.”
Arts & Culture in ...
Museum leaders say being left off Charlotte’s roster of recurring arts recipients has left the Charlotte Museum of History with a $211,000 gap and forced program cuts.
A Charlotte man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 80–108 months after a wrong‑way head‑on crash on W.T. Harris Boulevard that killed a local woman last year.
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