Upper-90s heat and 100°F+ heat indexes will bake Charlotte through July 4. Plan ahead and check local cooling options.

Multiple downtown streets will be closed and parking restricted ahead of this Friday’s Red, White & Belmont concert and fireworks. Expect staged closures, routed parking and no‑parking zones.

A Charlotte man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 64–89 months after a Feb. 10, 2024 crash in east Charlotte that killed a passenger. Prosecutors cited impairment and forensic evidence.

Swiss biopharma Octapharma plans a $1.5B headquarters and factory at Palmetto Research Park, promising more than 1,200 jobs and shifting about 300 roles from Charlotte.

Charlotte will be hot this week: highs near 94 today with heat‑index values approaching 100, and hotter conditions into the Fourth of July weekend.

Burke County named Jason Robert Hill to its most‑wanted list, citing multiple forgery and larceny warrants and a Morganton address. Officials asked anyone with information to call (828) 438‑5500.

Boss Hog BBQ in Sherrills Ford will close on July 4 after more than three decades. Owners thanked customers in a Facebook post as the property moves toward a sale.

A Court of Appeals decision in a Smoky Mountain Country Club dispute has homeowner attorneys pressing the North Carolina Supreme Court over how far HOAs can reach with liens and foreclosures. The ruling lands against a backdrop of thousands of HOA foreclosure filings statewide.

A dead eastern hemlock in Nantahala National Forest shelters a small colony of endangered Indiana bats — the first documented maternity roost in North Carolina in 14 years.

Local reporting says Socrates Gomez, 41, was found dead Jan. 1 in a Charlotte hotel; postmortem tests reportedly found fentanyl and cocaine and recall a 2017 $500K bust.

A Charlotte woman was arrested after police say she drove off in an 18‑year‑old's car while he was inside; family tracked him and he escaped by jumping from the stopped vehicle.

Local reporting says a 22-year-old was arrested on I‑77 after an alleged high-speed DWI with two children in the car; charges listed include child abuse and resisting an officer.

Monroe police released surveillance photos after a June 24 snatch‑and‑grab at Kay Jewelers; the suspect fled on foot and is marked by hand tattoos. Tips may qualify for a reward.