A beloved Dallas mother, 52, died after a Tuesday evening crash at Lower Dallas Highway and East Main Street; troopers say the driver has been charged.

Monroe police say a tractor‑trailer driver fell asleep before a collision at Pageland Highway and White Store Road that killed a Toyota Camry driver. The trucker was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle.

Gaston County police say a June 25 search of a Stanley home turned up 96,108 suspected counterfeit items valued at about $7.85 million. Arrest warrants were obtained for two people.

A Beechcraft tied to a North Carolina flight school crashed near a Lancaster scrap yard early Thursday; flight records show it flew from Laredo with a stop in Mississippi.

Chesterfield County deputies charged a Pageland man with murder and arrested a woman in the 2024 drive‑by killing of 13‑year‑old Jacob Duncan. Investigators say the probe remains active as they prepare to bring the suspect back from North Carolina.

A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty and received 12–24 months after a false bomb report cleared the Gaston County Courthouse on Oct. 14, 2025.

Mary Helms, 45, escaped the North Piedmont Confinement in Response to Violation Center for Women in Lexington on Tuesday while serving a 90‑day term for a probation violation.

A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a 2018 civil suit after CMPD officers exchanged fire with a man who fired into a Charlotte neighborhood.

A 43‑year‑old man was found with a stab wound near North Tryon and the I‑85 connector late Tuesday; CMPD is investigating and asking for tips.

Engine 28 reported "command smoke showing" at a structure fire on the 6600 block of Lakeview Road; officials released few details. Crews remain on scene.

Fort Mill officers searched the Sanders Street area on Wednesday for an armed suspect on foot. Police said there were no injuries and urged residents to avoid the area while they search.

A Clarendon man was arrested in South Carolina after allegedly wrecking a stolen patrol vehicle near Green Sea. He faces several South Carolina charges and is being held on a North Carolina fugitive warrant.

A welfare check in Lexington turned into a homicide investigation after two people were found dead. A Winston‑Salem man has been arrested and charged with murder and burglary.