Surfside Beach says its insurer won't cover roughly $545,600 that was diverted in a cyber-enabled payment scam, leaving investigators and the town scrambling to recover the money.

A federal jury convicted two relatives in a business‑email‑compromise ring prosecutors say stole more than $25 million; investigators recovered about $2.5 million.

Two people were arrested after a midnight shooting near Romare Bearden Park in Uptown Charlotte; two victims were hospitalized with non‑life‑threatening injuries.

Court-ordered video shows staff waited roughly 70 minutes before treating a detainee who later died at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center.

Margaret McWeeney, 63, was killed after her car rolled backward in the Madison Ridge Apartments parking lot. Officials say she accidentally pressed the gas while trying to re‑enter the vehicle.

A Mooresville man accepted an Alford plea and was sentenced to 180–228 months in the 2021 drive‑by shooting that killed 8‑year‑old Ah’Miyahh Howell.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train at the Union Square/Hickory Station crossing Thursday afternoon. Police say the investigation is ongoing and ask witnesses to call 828-328-5551.

A vehicle crash at Freedom Drive and Ashley Road killed at least one person and closed the intersection, prompting a police investigation in west Charlotte.

Federal prosecutors say a 24-year-old from Indian Land has been federally charged after Nazi symbols and a noose were posted at Charlotte’s Shalom Park; authorities cite surveillance footage and social posts.

A woman was shot in the chest by a Cherokee County deputy during a welfare check and later tried to leave a Chattanooga hospital, authorities say.

A man was arrested after deputies say he used a Gurkha kukri-style machete during a breaking-and-entering on Lewis Ferry Road; the victim is in stable condition.

Federal prosecutors say an armed trafficker was sentenced to 20 years after convictions for meth distribution and machinegun possession in Western North Carolina.

The state fire marshal posted that 50 children have died in hot cars statewide and renewed a blunt warning: Stop. Look. Lock. and call 911 if you see a child alone.