Kannapolis officials prepare for Winter Storm Fern, activating the Emergency Operations Center and coordinating with county, state, and utility partners. Residents are urged to prepare for severe weather with potential power outages.

Salisbury Police are investigating the death of Landis Darnell Glaspy, a local unhoused man, as a homicide after his body was found on South Shaver Street.

Surveillance video shows a break-in at late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's home; cash, guns, and memorabilia stolen.

A Hickory man received over eight years in federal prison for armed carjacking, with additional supervised release and a concurrent 14-year state term for another crime.

CMPD urgently seeks help finding missing Gregory Earnest, who has a cognitive impairment and may be confused. He was last seen in Charlotte on January 20.

A 24-year-old man, Bryan Alexander Guillen Ramirez, died in a car accident after his vehicle hit a tree on Central Avenue in Charlotte. Speed may have contributed to the crash.

Gaston County Police have arrested former Volunteer Coach Jashon Jefferies on multiple sex offense charges involving a minor, with legal proceedings ongoing and further details withheld.

Mint Hill firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at Penn Station restaurant, with the blaze's cause under investigation by Mecklenburg County officials.

Alejandro Rosales Castillo, wanted for the 2016 murder of Sandy Le in Charlotte, has been arrested in Mexico after being on the run for almost a decade.

A vehicle-bicycle collision in Lancaster, SC, resulted in the death of cyclist Jeffery Jewett. The incident, which occurred on January 16, is under investigation.

Authorities arrested Carlton Wallace Dixon after a 1.5-year manhunt for a fatal shooting in Chester County. Extradition to South Carolina is underway.

Missing child Gideon Ferguson found safe near home; FBI continues investigation into circumstances of disappearance. Community relieved, with focus on ongoing safety discussions.

Former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive, Alex Castillo, was arrested in Mexico for the 2016 murder of Sandy Ly Le, marking the fifth such capture under the current administration.