A 3‑year‑old and a 5‑year‑old were shot after finding a loaded gun at a home near Rockingham. One child is critically injured and a man has been charged.

Preliminary autopsy results prompted Buncombe deputies to reclassify a man found in a Riceville house fire as a homicide; investigators are seeking tips.

Nearly a year after a stray Fourth of July bullet shattered her jaw, Leah Hixon is warning Charlotte residents not to treat guns like fireworks.

Online postings and obituary listings say former Charlotte council candidate Mo Idlibby and his wife died in an apparent murder‑suicide in Mansfield; authorities have not yet confirmed.

A Brockton man wanted in a 2017 South End homicide was arrested in Charlotte and is expected to be returned to Massachusetts for arraignment.

An early-morning crash on Independence Boulevard left one person dead and another seriously injured; investigators closed inbound lanes at Charottetowne Avenue.

A 27-year-old Lexington man is accused of striking a 61-year-old with a broadsword during a July 1 argument over dirty floors; the victim was hospitalized and is stable.

A 40-year-old motorcyclist died Wednesday night in a four-vehicle crash at East John Street and McKee Road in Matthews; the Traffic Safety Unit is investigating.

Hill’s family renewed their plea Friday as CMPD asked for tips and any video tied to the unsolved Sept. 3, 2018 shooting on Pruitt Street in west Charlotte.

Monroe police asked residents to check door‑bell and security cameras after two overnight shootings last Saturday; no one was reported struck. Investigators want tips and footage.

A 21-year-old Morganton man was arrested after deputies found him hiding under a truck. He faces a felony meth charge and is being held on a $25,000 secured bond.

Engine 11 is on scene at a structure fire in the 2400 block of North Tryon Street; initial details are limited.

A midday shooting near Optimist Park left one person with life‑threatening injuries, medics say. Police have the scene contained while investigators seek more information.