James Earl Phillips died at the scene near mile marker 189 despite wearing his seatbelt, state police say.

Tyquan Paige was sentenced after prosecutors said he didn't fire the gun that killed 17-year-old Aryan Jaswal.

Syed Alam spent eight days in jail before a federal judge released him on conditions in Charlotte.

Trella Uptown packs 106 income-restricted apartments into a 353-home tower with a pet spa and rooftop courts.

Catawba's police chief wanted to keep the license plate readers after they helped find a murder suspect's car. The town council said no anyway.

A 7 a.m. shooting at Little Rock Road and Queen City Drive left one person seriously hurt, with no word yet on a suspect.

Irving Hasbrouck-Miller allegedly arranged to meet the children for sex; he's held on a $50,000 bond.

Design is 60% done on the trail's opening stretch, and 300 people showed up to see it in Landrum.

CMPD is investigating a killing in the 3400 block of Marvin Road, the same Grier Heights corridor tied to a Fourth of July shooting and a 2025 stabbing.

After drawing 500,000-plus visitors over three years, the Charlotte International Arts Festival is officially retired as Blumenthal Arts turns to Blume Studios.

A wrong turn near Chimney Gap left a hiker stranded overnight without food, water, or a way out — until rescuers bushwhacked in at dawn.

Two separate ballot measures would fund open space and affordable housing, building on a 2022 bond that leveraged $322 million in outside money.

Michael Ackermann lost his home and belongings to a trash pile fire — now he juggles insurance calls and a hotel stay with his service dog.