A 17-year-old Jack Britt student was arrested after police found his mother in a recycling bin and say he confessed. Court filings show a note and a March 3 hearing.

Family members mourn Jordan Davis after a fatal shooting at Peppertree Apartments on Feb. 8; a 23‑year‑old has been charged and CMPD installed a security tower.

A multi‑county pursuit ended in Taylorsville with a suspect arrested and hazardous‑device teams clearing a vehicle after officials received an explosive tip.

A late-night collision on U.S. 1 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, killed one person; investigators were at the scene into the night. State data shows the county had eight traffic deaths in 2023.

Crews found a man dead inside a Harrisburg home after an early‑morning fire; Cabarrus County investigators are working with fire officials to determine what happened.

A shooting Friday evening along Baltimore Avenue in southwest Charlotte left one person seriously injured, MEDIC and local reports say.

A federal lawsuit says a west Charlotte Quality Inn and its managers rented rooms to a convicted trafficker and ignored signs of abuse. The filing names SC Hotel Investments, LLC.

A Burke County Jail inmate found unresponsive on Jan. 18 died on Feb. 11 after weeks of hospital care, the sheriff's office says. State investigators have been asked to probe the death.

A 21-year-old was arrested and charged after a Jan. 5 shooting on Carol Avenue that left a 24-year-old dead. Police say the suspect was located Jan. 27 and charged this month.

A Morganton man was arrested after an ICAC probe and faces 10 felony counts of second-degree sexual exploitation; bond was set at $250,000.

Local and state officials are renewing talks about reopening Jail North, but the county would need to hire roughly 96 officers and cover an estimated $15.6M annual bill.

One person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a shooting at Perimeter Point Apartments in west Charlotte; police are investigating.

Taylen Germon Barbour, 21, was arrested by the CMPD in connection with a homicide and is now facing a murder charge. The investigation is ongoing, and Detective Carter seeks public assistance.