A juvenile reported missing from Middletown, CT on April 9 was recovered April 27 in Ocean Isle Beach; a 51‑year‑old man faces kidnapping and statutory‑rape charges.

A man who pleaded guilty in a 2019 Charlotte shooting has been charged in the November Uptown homicide that killed Tanarus Henry.

Charlotte Center for the Arts released renderings and a phased plan to open a community hub in repurposed retail space and build a 100,000‑square‑foot flagship campus down the road.

The American Lung Association’s State of the Air report gives Mecklenburg County an F for high ozone days after 10 code‑orange days and one red day; local experts and county programs respond.

After more than four years behind bars, Santana Eaves II was acquitted in the 2021 killing of Skyteria Poston, prompting defense calls for a prosecutorial review.

Wake Forest is part of DAWN, a multinational study recruiting 13,000 Black, Hispanic and African participants to study genetic and biomarker drivers of Alzheimer’s disparities.

Merancas Island, a 14,317-sq-ft Lake Norman estate on a 4.5-acre private island, cut its asking price by about $8 million to roughly $14 million. The rare Huntersville property includes an indoor pool, tennis court and two docks.

A York County man was arrested after police say he performed donuts during a Mallard Creek street takeover on Claude Freeman Drive. The arrest comes amid stepped-up enforcement.

Boston developer The Fallon Company says it has secured financing and will break ground on Centre South in Charlotte; the first phase will deliver 329 apartments, including income‑restricted homes.

Monroe is vying to host a $200M aerospace plant on a 50‑acre Goldmine Road tract; annexation, rezoning and a $4.86M county incentive are now public.

A Chesterfield County deputy was arrested after SLED executed a search warrant at his home in an active dogfighting probe. The sheriff’s office says it will cooperate as the state agency continues its investigation.

House Democrats filed H.B. 1059 to set a $15 statewide minimum for most employers, with an $11 carveout for very small businesses and annual CPI indexing. The measure faces steep odds in the GOP-run legislature.

Skeletal remains found in a Bennettsville apartment trash can have prompted an arrest and a multi‑county probe while officials wait on DNA confirmation.