A 78-year-old woman was struck and killed Tuesday while using a crosswalk in a Concord shopping-center parking lot; police say the driver had a medical emergency.

Gastonia police are searching for a driver after a moped rider, identified as Christopher McAllister, was killed Tuesday near West Walnut and North Ransom.

A pregnant woman was hurt and a man hospitalized after a knife attack outside a northeast Charlotte restaurant, police say.

Johnie Wesley Mason IV died June 14 after a Nov. 1 electric scooter crash on South Tryon; Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say detectives continue to investigate.

Catawba County deputies executed a Hickory search that turned up more than 250 grams of fentanyl, guns and cash; a 33‑year‑old man is jailed on a $3.5M bond.

Local reporting says a Charlotte woman pleaded guilty this month in the Dec. 13, 2024 Archdale Drive shooting and was given a multi‑decade sentence.

A Charlotte man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 157–201 months for the 2023 Curtiswood Drive shooting that killed Ja’Kez Johnson.

A Charlotte man was convicted in a March 2023 attack and given 150 days for assault; prosecutors say jail calls led to multiple witness‑intimidation convictions.

An 18-year-old from Lincolnton was found dead after a two-hour search at Lake James near Linville Dam.

A 19-year-old rider from Hickory died after a Friday-night crash on Highway 70 Southeast. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

A spray can ignited inside a parked Kia Soul at Gamewell Superette near Lenoir, leaving one person burned and the car heavily damaged.

Paramedics pronounced one person dead in the 5800 block of Hickory Grove Road in east Charlotte as CMPD investigates. Few details have been released so far.

CMPD posted a short alert early Monday announcing a homicide investigation in the Metro Division. The department gave no location or victim details but asked for tips.