A crash Monday on East Independence Boulevard in Matthews left one person dead and another hospitalized while emergency crews worked to clear the scene.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

Alexander County deputies found a 67-year-old woman dead inside a Taylorsville home after a welfare check; state fire investigators are assisting as the cause is probed.

NCDEQ will test 16 homes near Southside Park after park sampling found elevated lead and cobalt; the agency says there is no immediate danger, but neighbors want answers.

Parents of 16‑month‑old Maddy Mitchell filed a lawsuit alleging a Lenoir daycare worker smothered her during nap time; the worker faces criminal charges and the center was suspended last year.