Hanahan Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Hedgpeth was arrested and federally charged after investigators say he solicited explicit material from minors. Authorities are asking the public for tips.

Court filings show a Charlotte-area man pardoned for Jan. 6 has reached a plea deal to admit to child exploitation. The filing says images were found on seized devices.

Police and Ramapo College are raising funds to exhume a 1932 John Doe at Elmwood Cemetery and use genetic genealogy to try to identify the "Boxcar Boy".

A multi-county pursuit ended in a crash at Statesville Boulevard and W. Innes in Salisbury. The driver abandoned a 2012 Mazda 6 and remains at large, police say.

Two people were arrested after an armed robbery near Parkwood High School in Monroe. Authorities say the suspects were identified and are being held at the county jail.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a man was seriously injured in a random shooting on I-85 south; detectives are searching for the shooter. Tips can be phoned to CMPD.

Monroe police arrested a 27‑year‑old Monday after license‑plate readers led officers to the Icemorlee apartments. He was taken on an outstanding Chesterfield County murder warrant.

One person was killed after a truck drove over an oncoming car in Cleveland County. Emergency crews closed the scene while investigators reconstructed the crash.

A 17-year-old was robbed at gunpoint at a South Tryon shopping center on April 11; a suspect has been arrested and is being held without bond.

A 25-year-old woman was beaten unconscious aboard a CATS bus in northwest Charlotte. CMPD says no arrests have been made and is asking the public for tips.

A mule-drawn wagon and a car collided near Boiling Springs on Sunday, overturning the wagon; responders said the mules were largely uninjured and people were evaluated at a hospital.

Two men were killed and others hurt after a wrong‑way driver struck another vehicle on I‑85 near Concord on March 6; troopers are investigating.

Engine 18 is on scene at a house fire in the 2100 block of Double Oaks Road in Charlotte. The department's initial post offered only location and response details.