An assault near the Briar Creek exit on I‑74 left multiple people with life‑threatening injuries, CMPD says. Detectives are investigating.

Two people were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a Friday night shooting near North Tryon and Matheson; police have not named suspects.

Two women pleaded guilty in the 2020 Valcourt Road death of Daniel Vergara and were sentenced to prison under involuntary‑manslaughter pleas. The case, first reported in 2020, ended in July 2026 plea deals.

A Charlotte man was arrested after an alleged cleaver attack on Sunset Road left another man hospitalized, local outlets report.

A Gaston County suit asks a judge to void an April 2025 cohabitation agreement that the Cothams say gave away a Cramerton house, luxury cars and cash.

An appeals court found Charlotte officers unlawfully seized a man after a vague anonymous tip, vacating his 30‑year gun sentence and sending the case back to district court.

A York County judge has found Nathan Jarrod Thomas not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2021 killing of Jaleel Jones; Thomas will remain in state psychiatric custody.

A 37-year-old woman was electrocuted after storms downed a power line in southeast Charlotte. Neighbors say the line snapped and caught fire near Craig Avenue and Sharon Amity Road.

The N.C. Highway Patrol launched Operation Queen City Overwatch this week to break up Charlotte street takeovers and clamp down on reckless driving across city interstates.

A driver died Wednesday after an SUV crossed the centerline and struck two other vehicles on S.C. Highway 5 near Pine Avenue. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.

A mid‑morning head‑on crash on NC Highway 27 in Iron Station killed one person and sent another to a Charlotte trauma center after a vehicle caught fire.

A Honduran national was sentenced to two years after a federal probe found his refund-and-theft scheme cost The Home Depot nearly $464,000 across Charlotte‑area stores.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after prosecutors tied a sawed-off shotgun to a March 2025 incident that endangered a child.