A Marion woman is accused of pocketing more than $30,000 in FEMA relief by claiming a non-existent home after Tropical Storm Helene.

After 186 days in a Mecklenburg County jail, prosecutors dismissed murder charges against David Gary Graves in the fatal Hoskins Mill Lane shooting. Officials say forensic evidence didn’t tie him to the scene.

Robinson Fire assumed command of a working structure fire on the 5400 block of Camp Stewart Road Wednesday evening as Charlotte units assisted. Officials released few details.

An appeals court affirmed the dismissal of a defamation suit by CMPD spokesperson Sandy Vastola, ruling Char‑Meck FOP criticism was protected opinion. The panel said the posts were not falsifiable facts.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 262 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to firearm possession and using a gun to further drug trafficking. Prosecutors credited ATF Charlotte and CMPD.

A 37-year-old Hudson County man wanted in a New Jersey homicide was arrested in Mecklenburg County and has waived extradition to face charges in Hudson County.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to federal prison for bank fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft tied to a stolen‑check operation, prosecutors say.

A 14‑year‑old visiting from Salisbury drowned at the Sandbar Hotel pool in Myrtle Beach; a 32‑year‑old woman has been arrested on child‑endangerment charges.

The final defendant in the 2020 north Charlotte ATM killing was sentenced to roughly 19½–24 years after pleading guilty. The shooting happened at an ATM on West Sugar Creek Road in July 2020.

Eight people were arrested after a multi‑week Cleveland County drug sweep. Charges range from heroin trafficking to multiple meth possession counts.

A judge ordered Nigel Max Edge sent to Cherry Hospital after experts found he lacks capacity to stand trial in the Southport bar shooting; the case is paused.

Five years after the Rock Hill killings, the community remembers the victims while researchers and courts keep probing CTE and accountability.

A possible explosion at Carolina Beverage Group's Mooresville plant brought a heavy police and fire response and closed Mazeppa Road near Barley Park Lane. Officials have released few details.