A fast-moving Saturday afternoon fire on Kilborne Drive damaged multiple apartments and displaced residents while investigators probe the cause. The Red Cross is assisting those affected.

A federal court handed a 23‑year‑old man 20 years after prosecutors say he shot a 19‑year‑old who asked for a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Donnell Robinson Jr., 29, was charged May 29 with one first‑degree and two second‑degree counts of criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, SLED says. The 6th Circuit will prosecute.

CATS and federal partners will run an overnight, full‑scale security exercise at the Charlotte Transportation Center June 6–7. Expect closures, mock gunfire, smoke and temporary bus detours.

Belmont’s Vision Zero program says it won a statewide safety award and secured federal SS4A funding to remake school routes and downtown corridors.

Warrants say two Duke Energy employees rerouted about $591,000 of power from a substation to Ver‑El RV Park across from Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Curtis Beatty pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and will serve 7.5–10 years for the 2020 killing of Andre "AJ" Boyd in north Charlotte.

Mostly sunny and near 90°F Saturday in Charlotte; humidity rises Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms return Monday–Wednesday.

A brief carjacking chase in University City ended with two arrests; police say officers recovered illegal drugs and stolen property from the suspects.

Rep. Nancy Mace launched a South Carolina governor bid centered on a "Five Years to Zero" income‑tax plan, promises to fix roads and targeted property‑tax relief for seniors.

One person was seriously injured in a Friday night shooting on the 3500 block of Statesville Avenue in north Charlotte; authorities have released few details.

A Chester County deputy smashed a window and dragged a woman from a burning car on I‑77 as she was headed to finish breast‑cancer radiation. The rescue was captured on bodycam.

A Buford man admitted to laundering millions for an international drug network, prosecutors say. Authorities say cash was hidden through electronics exports.