A 34-year-old man was fatally shot at a Kannapolis home Thursday; officers arrested 25-year-old Jalen Blanton, who faces a voluntary manslaughter charge.

Two inmates were charged after prosecutors say they used a bottle cap to jam open a cell and brutally attack another detainee at the Gaston County Jail.

A bungalow on The Plaza is baking focaccia and churning out fresh pastas, sauces and ready-to-heat lasagnas that make weeknight dinners simple. Owner-chef Kristiana Perini runs the open kitchen and updates the menu weekly.

North Carolina's unemployment rate held at 3.8% in January while the Charlotte area stayed near lows. Manufacturing lost more than 11,000 jobs even as health care and construction added roles.

Sealed Air, the Charlotte maker of Bubble Wrap and CRYOVAC, was taken private on April 9 in a $10.3B buyout by CD&R, ending its public trading.

A Tufts index flags which Charlotte jobs face AI exposure even as SMBC pledges 2,000 high‑paying roles, pushing training and hiring to center stage.

A Marion woman is accused of pocketing more than $30,000 in FEMA relief by claiming a non-existent home after Tropical Storm Helene.

After 186 days in a Mecklenburg County jail, prosecutors dismissed murder charges against David Gary Graves in the fatal Hoskins Mill Lane shooting. Officials say forensic evidence didn’t tie him to the scene.

Postscript has quietly opened in Plaza Shamrock, serving European comfort dishes and a short cocktail-forward menu from chefs Dean Orr and Amber Donoghue. Early plates include muffuletta rolls and chicken scarpariello.

A 14‑year‑old visiting from Salisbury drowned at the Sandbar Hotel pool in Myrtle Beach; a 32‑year‑old woman has been arrested on child‑endangerment charges.

A private‑island estate on Lake Norman is listed near $19M with resort amenities and showings this Friday. Its size and shoreline could push local sale records.

A child and an adult were killed after a duplex fire on Union Heights Boulevard in Salisbury on April 6. Crews pulled both victims from the burning unit and investigators are probing the cause.

A former Norwood police chief was arrested after a warrant accused him of raping a 16-year-old; bond was listed at $500,000 and an initial court date is set for April 13.