Court documents and doorbell video show a woman allegedly poured gasoline around a southwest Charlotte house and told officers she intended to burn it. She faces arson charges and a $500,000 bond.

A federal grant and a $990,000 local match would fund a multi‑phase rebuild of Broome Street, adding turn lanes and modern sidewalks through downtown. Work could run into 2030.

Chop Chop Red Pot will open a stall at The Market on 7th on April 1, pairing its barbecue truck roots with Marlee Jean’s seafood for Uptown diners.

A person suffered life‑threatening injuries in a south Charlotte stabbing Sunday morning near Tyvola Road, MEDIC says.

Charlotte leaders and partners broke ground on the $67.1M Eastland Sports Campus at Eastland Yards, a 29‑acre complex with fields, courts and an indoor center. The city says it will open in late 2028.

A man accused of running a multi-state smash-and-grab jewelry ring pleaded guilty mid-trial in Charlotte. Authorities say the crew used guns and sledgehammers.

City Council will consider a five-year lease that would bring American Express’s compact Sidecar lounge to Concourse A at Charlotte Douglas.

Bats were found inside Atrium Health Lincoln; patients were moved and state officials are working with the hospital to assess any rabies risk. Local public‑health teams are on site.

Adams Extract leased roughly 67,000 square feet in China Grove to better serve Southeast customers, joining new logistics development east of Charlotte.

The Federal Reserve on March 5, 2026 terminated the 2018 consent order tied to Wells Fargo's fake‑accounts scandal, ending nearly a decade of oversight and raising fresh questions in Charlotte.

A 78-year-old Hickory man faces misdemeanor death-by-vehicle charges after a Feb. 26 downtown collision that killed a 7-year-old girl. The crash has prompted planned street-safety upgrades.

A two-hour standoff on Henderlite Street ended with negotiators freeing a juvenile and a 40-year-old man arrested on kidnapping and assault charges.

McCraney closed on nearly 55 acres in Concord for Concord Gateway, a multi‑building industrial park near I‑85 aimed at light manufacturing and R&D tenants.