A 17-year-old pleaded guilty and received six-to-nine years after a robbery that led to the 2024 killing of a Jack in the Box worker in northwest Charlotte.

A Charlotte man pleaded guilty and received a 15–20 year prison term in the 2024 Uptown A1 Lounge shooting that killed one person, authorities say.

A man was airlifted and is stable after being struck in a Matthews parking lot; police say the incident stemmed from a domestic dispute and a woman has been charged.

A DoorDash driver pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced after the Jan. 22, 2025 shooting that killed 15-year-old Matthias Crockett in Uptown Charlotte.

Marion Gales, 63, was arrested in the 35-year-old murder case of Kim Thomas Friedland after new DNA evidence emerged.

A Gastonia man described by police as a "dangerous felon" was taken into custody Thursday and now faces multiple felony counts. Authorities say the arrest involved local, state and federal partners.

Two Charlotte-area repairmen were sentenced for tax evasion from a fraud scheme targeting the elderly, with prison time and ordered to pay restitution to the IRS.

ICE lodged a fresh detainer for Arnol de Jesus Guevara‑Lopez after his Feb. 10 re-arrest, reigniting a standoff between federal agents and Charlotte‑area officials. The man faces serious state charges while federal authorities press for custody.

An accountant, Mandy Deann Urban, guilty of wire fraud, will serve 41 months for embezzling $1.1 million from her employer, despite prior theft convictions.

Convicted felon Shamel Malik Dove from Charlotte was sentenced to 13 years for gun and drug crimes, following a search warrant executed by local police that unveiled firearms and fentanyl.

One person was struck and killed while walking across I-40 eastbound near McDonald Parkway Thursday morning. State troopers are investigating the fatal crash.

A federal judge sentenced Rusty Joseph Whittaker to 30 years after a jury found he traveled to Charlotte to sexually exploit a child; the judge also ordered 10 years supervised release and sex‑offender registration.

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg teacher was arrested after deputies say she punched a woman during a dispute over a racial slur at a Columbia Sam's Club; CMS says she's on leave.