A federal court ruling and a late‑2025 law could open refund opportunities for Charlotte taxpayers who paid pandemic‑era tax penalties or interest.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 30 years after prosecutors tied his company to a tech‑support scam that used fake pop‑ups and India‑based call centers to steal from victims.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to seven years after prosecutors said he bought and tried to ship dozens of handguns to Honduras and Mexico. The plea and sentence follow a multiagency probe.

A new Charlotte nonprofit of foster parents says Mecklenburg County is failing kids — missed check‑ins, long waits and staff turnover have spurred a grassroots push for faster placements.

A former Charlotte mail carrier received six months in prison and six months of home detention after pleading guilty in a scheme prosecutors say involved more than $8 million in stolen checks.

A Union County Sheriff’s Office drone located a mother and four children who became lost on trails behind Jesse Helms Park and guided deputies back to safety.

North Carolina’s attorney general reached a consent judgment with Charlotte tow operator David Satterfield that bans certain towing practices and orders about $30,000 in restitution.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating a death after finding a traumatized body in the Freedom Division, asking for public assistance in the case.

Charlotte firefighter reunites with man he saved from cardiac arrest, highlighting the fire department's effective CPR response and team coordination.

Clear and breezy Monday in Charlotte with highs near 60. Midweek warms into the 60s–70s and rain chances return late week.

A Charlotte woman’s quick chest compressions kept her husband alive until firefighters arrived, later allowing him to reunite with their newborn at a Cardiac Survivors Event.

A person was critically injured Saturday after a stabbing on the 300 block of Capps Hill Mine Road in northwest Charlotte. MEDIC says the victim was transported with life‑threatening injuries.

A federal lawsuit says a west Charlotte Quality Inn and its managers rented rooms to a convicted trafficker and ignored signs of abuse. The filing names SC Hotel Investments, LLC.