County commissioners deferred a $173M school bond that would fund a Parkwood High rebuild and other projects, prompting leaders to warn of continued classroom crowding. The district says it will keep pushing for funding while timelines are redrawn.

CMPD says a weekend Operation Queen City Safe sweep led to 21 arrests, nine guns seized and about 613 grams of suspected narcotics north and west of Uptown.

Susan Smith — convicted of drowning her two sons in 1994 — will return before the state parole board on Nov. 19, 2026 as she seeks release after more than 30 years behind bars.

Kannapolis police say a 17-year-old was found dead inside his Coldwater Lane home after an apparent shooting. Investigators report a red SUV was seen leaving the scene and are asking for tips.

Four people were injured early Tuesday in a crash at Carmel Road and Pineville-Matthews Road that involved a CMPD cruiser. Authorities say one person is critically wounded and the cause remains under review.

The Sheriff’s House is a grant-funded transitional home in Mecklenburg pairing short-term housing with treatment and peer support for people leaving jail.

A shooting and a separate vehicle strike in northeast Charlotte left multiple people with life‑threatening injuries, MEDIC reported.

A Tesla dashcam captured a masked man slashing tires at a west Charlotte EV charging row; police say they are investigating. Drivers and city officials want answers.

Charlotte crews contained a residential house fire on Kilmarsh Court Monday morning. No injuries were reported and city investigators are probing the cause.

Tammy McCollum, a pastor from Statesville, was found shot in her Charlotte home on April 6. Her husband was arrested after a 911 call in which he admitted the shooting.

A late-night wreck on U.S. 64 in Lenoir killed a 78‑year‑old driver and an 11‑year‑old passenger; a 20‑year‑old Hickory man has been arrested and faces multiple charges, troopers said.

A 33-year-old man was found shot to death on the 1400 block of Flint Hill Street in Rock Hill; detectives with the city's Criminal Investigations Division are probing the case.

Concord has asked customers to voluntarily cut water use as drought tightens. City officials warn lake levels have fallen and stricter restrictions could follow.