The former owner of Monroe’s Champagne Manor admitted in court to wire fraud July 6, after prosecutors say he took more than $1 million from couples and investors. Sentencing and restitution are pending.

McKenzie Coleman, 28, was struck and killed by a Norfolk Southern train early July 5 south of West Gold Street in Kings Mountain; investigators are probing the collision.

An Oak Island officer was knocked about 15 feet after an SUV struck him on the G.V. Barbee Bridge during a traffic stop; the driver was arrested and faces felony and DWI charges.

Surveillance footage from a Rowan County jail appears to show a Salisbury woman striking her 2-year-old son during a video visit. Deputies arrested her and charged her with misdemeanor child abuse.

A Cleveland County ambulance was involved in a deadly crash that closed U.S. 74 near I-85 Monday morning. Troopers and emergency crews responded and investigators were on scene.

A woman was arrested after a late-night fight and shooting on Crawford Road left a 36-year-old hospitalized in critical condition.

Three people were wounded in an overnight shooting on West Front Street in Statesville; police say injuries are non-life-threatening and the investigation is ongoing.

A commercial blaze at the Dollar Tree on South York Road shut part of U.S. 321 on Sunday; crews reported no injuries and investigators are probing the cause.

A 35‑year‑old Rock Hill man faces failure‑to‑yield and driving‑under‑suspension charges after a moped rider died in a Finley Road crash on July 4, police say.

Federal agents recovered 140 firearms from a Lincoln County residence this week, including high-caliber rifles and a machine gun, in an alleged scheme to smuggle weapons to Mexico.

York County deputies responded after reports of people attempting to jump from the Concord Road bridge at Lake Wylie; officials warned the site is dangerous and on Duke Energy property.

Two people were wounded in a July 4 shooting at a Forest City home. Deputies arrested a man they say fled the scene and charged him with assault.

Monroe police obtained arrest warrants after a search in the 1800 block of Rushing Street. Detectives are seeking 22‑year‑old Tyneal Rorie on drug and weapons charges.