One killed, five injured in a shooting on North College Street in Charlotte; CMPD is conducting an active investigation and seeking public assistance.

A person was rescued by firefighters after their car fell 50 feet off an embankment in Gaston County. They used a rope system and transported the individual to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two individuals from a sinking jon boat near Bald Head Island, North Carolina; one person clung to a cooler in the water, the other stayed on the partially submerged vessel.

A Providence Day School football coach was arrested for inappropriate conduct with a minor, including indecent liberties and buying alcohol for a 17-year-old student.

A two-alarm fire in a south Charlotte apartment complex injured six, with three sustaining life-threatening injuries. The fire's cause is under investigation.

A Gastonia man received a life sentence for first-degree murder of his boyfriend, Curtis Hopper, in 2021, but was acquitted of an accompanying robbery charge.

James David Houser was arrested for the July 4th murder of Mary Elizabeth Ervin at Hickory's Deluxe Inn. He is detained without bond as the investigation continues.

The FBI in Charlotte has issued an Amber Alert for Valeria Gonzalez Hernandez, a 13-year-old girl missing since June 25, 2025, last seen at a Raleigh bus stop.

Quadarius Thomas of Charlotte has been sentenced to 54 months for stolen mail possession and a firearms offense.

A 44-year-old Charlotte man, Michael Angelo Crank, received a 51-month sentence for illegal firearm possession, with prior assault and drug convictions.

A multi-vehicle crash on I-77 near Davidson, NC, injured 12 people and disrupted traffic, with emergency services responding and lanes closed for a duration.

An overturned tractor-trailer on US-321 North ramp towards I-85 in Gastonia caused traffic delays and ramp closure with no injuries reported. The cause is under investigation.

Two separate stabbings in east Charlotte have left the community unsettled, with one occurring at a Walmart, leaving one with life-threatening injuries, and the other nearby. Suspects and victim identities are still undisclosed.