A grand jury has indicted a second person in the October Lincoln County hit‑and‑run that killed a Huntersville bicyclist, court records show.

A Mooresville man, Gene Acuff, received a 41-month prison sentence for a $1.9 million mail fraud and money laundering scheme, requiring restitution and forfeiture.

Gastonia police say Sandra McElhaney was arrested Wednesday with help from the U.S. Marshals on an assault-with-a-deadly-weapon warrant.

Alexander County deputies arrested two people in Taylorsville and seized roughly 257 grams of meth. One suspect was released on a $25,000 secured bond and a court date is set.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 13–16 years after pleading guilty to second‑degree murder in the Feb. 14, 2024 Little Rock Road shooting that killed Natajah Johnson.

An FBI tip led Rowan County detectives to arrest a China Grove woman accused in the sexual abuse and exploitation of an infant. The suspect faces multiple felony counts and the child is in protective care.

Alexander County deputies say a 34-year-old Newton man was arrested after a short chase and discarded meth during the pursuit. He faces multiple charges and is due in court Monday.

Defense filings say Greg Bovino may be called to testify in the federal case tied to a Charlotte arrest after a man photographed Border Patrol agents.

A convicted Bloods gang member from Shelby was sentenced to 51 months after deputies found a loaded Glock and hidden magazines during a traffic stop while he was on supervised release.

A 21-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing his 79-year-old adoptive father in Charlotte, ending a missing-person case that began in July 2024.

A masked gunman held a University City phone-shop owner at gunpoint and stole dozens of phones. Police arrested a suspect after a helicopter tracked him to east Charlotte.

An accident on I-485 in south Charlotte caused serious injuries to four people and significant traffic delays, with a car flipping near I-77. Drivers were advised to avoid the area.

A 76-year-old man was killed after his SUV crossed the centerline, overturned and caught fire on U.S. 64 near Helton Hartley Place, troopers said. The State Highway Patrol is investigating.