A 36-year-old rider died after his motorcycle crossed into a toll lane on I-77 and struck a Tesla near Exit 23 in Huntersville, shutting down southbound traffic.

Police and ABC agents found more than 100 teens drinking at a Devonshire Drive home in Huntersville; the homeowner faces misdemeanor charges and dozens of underage citations.

A social‑media video shows a man brandishing a knife during a heated argument aboard a Charlotte light‑rail train. Officials say no one was hurt and police are investigating.

A domestic argument in Huntersville turned to gunfire early Wednesday; three men were arrested after rounds struck a car and two nearby homes, police say.

Dylan Scott Smith, 24, was arrested June 7 in Morganton and faces felony and misdemeanor charges across three counties, including alleged insurance fraud and financial‑card theft.

Catawba County authorities say a Cherryville man has been identified as a suspect after Rusty Johnson was found shot at a Vale residence. Investigators ask anyone with tips to call 828-464-3112.

CMPD's Operation Nite Shade led to seizures of fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, a firearm and 10 arrests near the Garden Inn, the department said.

Smoke was showing when Charlotte firefighters arrived on the 4300 block of Tillman Road; officials have not released details on injuries or cause.

A 33-year-old man was pronounced dead outside SteelFab's Charlotte plant Tuesday; police and state labor investigators are probing the scene.

A motorcycle traveling the wrong way on an I‑85 on‑ramp in Gastonia struck a tractor‑trailer early Tuesday, sending two riders to hospital with life‑threatening injuries.

A Monroe woman was arrested after detectives say she struck and trapped a man under a U‑Haul on Dec. 17. She’s charged with attempted first‑degree murder and held without bond.

A Charlotte physician was sentenced to house arrest and five years' probation after being convicted of signing thousands of false orders that fed a multimillion‑dollar Medicare and TRICARE fraud scheme.

Jury selection began Monday for Brookford Police Chief Willie Armstrong, accused of erasing an audio recording tied to the 1992 murder of 13‑year‑old Dee Dee Dawkins.