A Morganton man was arrested after a traffic stop turned up a trafficking amount of methamphetamine; bond was set at $100,000 and court is scheduled for May 11.

Michael Gavin Smith was arrested after a multi‑agency probe and is being held on a $1 million secured bond while facing multiple felony child‑sex charges.

Crews battled a heavy structure fire Friday morning on the 27100 block of Tuckaseegee Road; officials issued only an initial alert.

A Mecklenburg County deputy was arrested after a domestic call at his Mint Hill home and fired the next day. Records show he faces an assault-on-a-female charge and was released on a $5,000 bond.

A Thursday-night shooting in Concord’s Hartsell Park left one person dead and another hospitalized. Concord police say the scene is under investigation and there's no ongoing threat.

Belmont police said officers were on scene of an incident in the Park Street parking lot near Planet Fitness and Starbucks and would release no further details.

The Brooklyn Lounge building in Uptown Charlotte is listed for lease after several fatal shootings; the victim’s family says it will lobby to keep another nightclub out.

A search warrant executed Thursday produced a person of interest in the January burglary of Greg Biffle’s Mooresville estate. Authorities say no arrests have been made.

Transformer blasts and a fire at Holy Angels' Morrow Center in Belmont forced 20 residents from their home and displaced dozens of staff. Quick evacuations and a multi‑department response kept residents safe while crews assess damage.

A motorcyclist injured in an April 19 crash on W.T. Harris near Shopping Center Drive died days later. CMPD’s Major Crash Investigation Unit is investigating.

CMPD's Cold Case Unit says familial DNA helped identify a suspect in a sexual-assault case from the early 1990s. Detective Michael Melendez framed the breakthrough as part science, part dogged detective work.

A Stony Point disturbance turned fatal Tuesday night when deputies found a person dead outside a home. Authorities arrested two men after locating a getaway car in Statesville; one faces a murder charge.

State officials say back burns will create heavy smoke as crews work to contain a brush fire along the Avery–Mitchell county line. Aircraft are on standby and homes are being protected.