Cafe Rio de la Plata opened on Charlotte Highway with fire-grilled meats, empanadas and a $14.99 chivito sandwich.

Four children were inside a Hickory Ridge home where officers found knives, blow-torch lighters and a wrecked living area.

Jimmy Lee Brooks of Leicester died after a Tesla entered I-26's eastbound lanes head-on near Exit 37.

Ervin Canipe, 71, lived nearby and was found dead at the Buffalo Street crossing, police say.

Jail Central and Jail North will take in federal detainees again, bringing some detainees closer after years of housing as far as six hours from Charlotte.

York County says a routine test, not a broken pipe, triggered the Hawks Creek and Waterstone advisory.

Deanna Taylor says body-camera footage undercut the case against her 19-year-old client — and prosecutors admitted they charged the wrong person.

U.S. Marshals helped Gastonia police track down Virgil Crump, 35, in Kings Mountain on Thursday.

The Novant Health Charlotte Marathon sold out faster than ever, with organizers planning cheer stations and a Waka Flocka Flame concert.

A judge rejected a 12-year plea deal for the driver accused of killing Bruce Walker, 66, calling it too lenient given his record.

Atilio Portillo says he was handcuffed for nearly 30 minutes after agents boxed in his truck on Idlewild Road.

Flock Safety cameras helped investigators link David Carlos Davidson to gunfire at Sherrills Ford Elementary over the weekend. He now faces animal cruelty charges too.

The Washington Heights park reopened Thursday with new courts, a custom playground, and markers honoring its namesake and segregation-era history.