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.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 10 years after prosecutors say he sold meth and illegally possessed rifles with high‑capacity magazines. Federal prosecutors say the case began after controlled hotel‑room buys and a later shootout.

A 5-year-old boy was fatally stabbed at a Pineville apartment; police arrested his father and investigators say the attack was domestic. Resources are available for survivors.

A Greenville woman has been charged in connection with a June 14 east Charlotte shooting that killed a 30-year-old man; CMPD says the investigation is ongoing.

A federal jury convicted defendants in a Charlotte sex‑trafficking case involving a minor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Investigators included FBI Charlotte and CMPD.

Police say a Mooresville man held a knife to a woman, stole her car and led deputies on a highway chase before a K‑9 found him and medics treated him.

Hazmat crews responded to a chemical spill at Liburdi's Mooresville plant Wednesday; officials say there's no immediate public threat.

Court screeners found a concealed handgun in a visitor's bag at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse on July 8, 2024, and a woman was arrested; no injuries were reported.

A Gastonia man was arrested after a shooting at Greenview Meadows Apartments that killed a 34-year-old man; the suspect was found nearby holding a child, who was unharmed.

A 58‑year‑old Mooresville man drowned on Lake Norman on the Fourth of July; investigators say there are no signs of foul play.