Hickory police arrested a Conover man Monday after finding him inside a parked vehicle at the Food Lion on Springs Road. He was wanted on multiple felony warrants.

A Lancaster man was arrested after investigators found nearly 14 grams of suspected fentanyl, multiple drugs and four firearms within reach of two minors at a South Avenue home.

Statesville bought the Boys & Girls Club campus on Cochran Street and will lease Bentley Community Center so after-school and summer services keep running.

Sip City converted the adjacent storefront in Plaza Midwood into a 2,100‑sq‑ft event room that holds about 100 people, is taking bookings and plans a speakeasy this spring.

A teenage client was found dead Sunday at Cornerstone Treatment Facility in Wadesboro. State inspection records earlier this year flagged elopement and care-planning failures.

Berkshire Hathaway trimmed millions of Bank of America shares in recent filings, reducing a major stake while remaining one of the bank’s largest outside investors.

Severe storms Monday left thousands across North Carolina without power, with outages concentrated around Charlotte and the Lake Norman area.

A 47‑year‑old Taylorsville man was arrested after investigators say he set a fire in the men's restroom of the Pilot Travel Center in Troutman. He’s charged with felony burning while the investigation continues.

Two CSX freight trains collided in Hamlet, N.C., derailing 18 cars; CSX says a small diesel leak was contained and crews have reopened freight tracks while the crash is investigated.

Crest High in Shelby went on lockdown Monday after an active‑shooter call; deputies cleared the campus within an hour and reported no injuries.

Mecklenburg County GOP delegates voted March 7 to ask the state party to bar convicted sex offenders from party officer roles — a move that would likely prevent longtime operative Harvey West from holding leadership.

Charlotte Water traced about 1,550 gallons of untreated sewage in McAlpine Creek to a grease-and-wipe blockage. Officials urged residents to avoid contact and to call 311 with concerns.

A suspect is in custody after a Sunday afternoon shooting in Concord that sent one person to the hospital, police say. Investigators say the probe is active.