The president of L‑Town Charities pleaded guilty after investigators say he wagered more than $400,000 of donated funds on online betting, prompting a multi‑year sentence.

A federal Homeland Security Task Force says a Mexican national tied to the Sinaloa Cartel trafficked almost 800 pounds of meth and was sentenced to nearly 16 years. The probe highlights ongoing cartel activity in western North Carolina.

A motorcyclist died Monday after a pursuit ended in a crash on N.C. 87 at Kennedy Store Road. One other person was taken to New Hanover Regional with non-life-threatening injuries.

A person was flown to a hospital with life‑threatening injuries after a tree fell onto a home off Rollingwood Drive in Huntersville during storms that swept the Charlotte area.

A Lugoff man faces multiple felony counts after an alleged June 26 shooting; deputies say he shot at his stepson and the boy’s father.

A late-night break-in at Monroe Tobacco and Stuff left an employee shaken and a Lexington man jailed after license-plate cameras traced the getaway car.

A 53-year-old man was killed after he became trapped between a backing tractor-trailer and a loading dock at a southeast Charlotte shopping center.

CMPD says a search in west Charlotte turned up suspected crack, meth, three firearms and six malnourished dogs; two people were arrested. The department is asking for tips.

Three fires struck Charlotte overnight; two homes were damaged and investigators are working to determine what started the blazes. City crews contained the scenes with no reported injuries at two locations.

Two Charlotte residents were pulled from Lake Wateree on July 3; both later died and autopsy results are pending.

Forsyth County’s sheriff unveiled a humanoid robot that can walk, talk and 3D‑map crime scenes — and he says it could be used on hostage calls and dangerous calls.

A 21-year-old pleaded guilty to shooting into a home and received 44–65 months, but murder charges from a 2023 double‑slaying in Charlotte remain pending.

A shooting outside a University City event venue early Tuesday left one man dead and another hospitalized. CMPD homicide detectives are investigating and asking for tips.