A $100 million fund announced Thursday will aim to buy and preserve at-risk apartments across Charlotte, protecting tenants from rising rents. The infusion pairs private impact capital with city housing tools.

The Diocese of Charlotte is committing $5.1M to rebuild Our Lady of Consolation, aiming to fix mold, expand seating and return worshippers to the long‑closed sanctuary. The plan is part of a roughly $6.7M renovation with a mixed diocesan‑parish funding structure.

The Brooklyn Lounge building in Uptown Charlotte is listed for lease after several fatal shootings; the victim’s family says it will lobby to keep another nightclub out.

A search warrant executed Thursday produced a person of interest in the January burglary of Greg Biffle’s Mooresville estate. Authorities say no arrests have been made.

A 2023 House Ethics review looked into allegations that Rep. Alma Adams had an inappropriate relationship with a staffer; reporting says the committee closed the matter with no rule violation.

Transformer blasts and a fire at Holy Angels' Morrow Center in Belmont forced 20 residents from their home and displaced dozens of staff. Quick evacuations and a multi‑department response kept residents safe while crews assess damage.

A motorcyclist injured in an April 19 crash on W.T. Harris near Shopping Center Drive died days later. CMPD’s Major Crash Investigation Unit is investigating.

CMPD's Cold Case Unit says familial DNA helped identify a suspect in a sexual-assault case from the early 1990s. Detective Michael Melendez framed the breakthrough as part science, part dogged detective work.

B-Side Sound Bar opens May 1 in South End, replacing BackStage Lounge with vinyl-first DJs, Void speakers and a Mediterranean-Mexican small-plates menu.

Huntington awarded 70 Charlotte‑area educators a yearlong professional development program — including a July trip to Ron Clark Academy — as the bank ramps up Carolinas expansion.

Cathy Bessant is stepping down and FFTC president Laura Yates Clark will take over leadership of the $5B-plus foundation. The board named Clark as the successor on April 23, 2026.

A group of Charlotte investors paid $25 million for Adams Farm Shopping Center in Greensboro, a Harris Teeter‑anchored neighborhood center on West Gate City Boulevard.

A Stony Point disturbance turned fatal Tuesday night when deputies found a person dead outside a home. Authorities arrested two men after locating a getaway car in Statesville; one faces a murder charge.