A domestic dispute in the Jamesford Meadows neighborhood left two people dead after officers shot a man and a woman was found fatally stabbed, police say.

Carolina Smash Truck announced it will close on May 23 after nine years on the road. The owners thanked fans in an Instagram farewell and left a final weekend for last orders.

Charlotte tops out near 90°F Sunday, then a cold front raises shower and thunderstorm chances late in the week.

A $5 Multiplier Mania play paid a Charlotte woman $167,336; after taxes she took home about $120,500 and says the moment felt "dreamlike."

Gambling.com promoted Charlotte‑based co‑founder Kevin McCrystle to CEO as the company unveiled an AI‑led plan to cut roughly 25% of its workforce and pivot toward sports data. The firm says the move will yield about $13M in annual savings.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 31–47 months after pleading guilty in the May hit-and-run that killed 18-year-old missionary Aleki Langi.

A land-use permit filed for the Wake Forest University Charlotte Center at 200 N. College St. would turn the mostly empty Uptown office into about 290 apartments.

A 19-year-old pleaded guilty and received a minimum 13-year sentence in the Dec. 17, 2024 Perennial Terrace Drive shooting that killed Raymone Flakes.

A Charlotte woman pleaded guilty Thursday in the 2025 killing of Loren Dudley and was sentenced to 165–210 months, with 408 days credited.

Five antique 19th‑century firearms were taken from the Historic Carson House in Marion, investigators say.

A head-on collision on Indian Trail-Fairview Road left one driver dead and another hospitalized; the N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating.

A melee broke out during a girls’ flag football game at Butler High in Matthews on May 9; Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools says the incident was resolved and students were safe. NCHSAA recently moved to sanction the sport statewide.

A member of the 'Cabo 6' asked a judge to dismiss the Robinson family's wrongful-death suit, reigniting jurisdictional fights and revisiting evidence from Mexico.