A York County resident matched all five Cash 5 numbers with a $1 ticket bought at a Pineville Food Lion and claimed about $344,450 after taxes. The win came from the March 24 drawing.

CMPD says detectives are investigating a homicide in University City. Details are limited and police are asking the public to come forward with tips.

A gun was found in a student's backpack at Westwood Elementary; two West Jefferson parents face weapons charges and have been released on bond.

A new state report shows North Carolina rose to ninth in the nation for women's median earnings, but degree-holders and mothers still face big gaps and steep childcare costs.

Charlotte‑based Lucid Bots raised $20M and is evaluating additional manufacturing space as orders surge for its Sherpa cleaning drones and Lavo pressure‑washing robots.

An early-morning stabbing in north Charlotte sent one person to the hospital with life‑threatening injuries. Police have opened an investigation in the 2300 block of Orlando Street.

Repeated gunfire in a Lancaster neighborhood shattered windows, damaged cars and left a bystander hurt. Neighbors say the shootings have become routine and are demanding answers.

Two Charlotte men received multi‑year federal prison sentences after pleading guilty in a scheme to buy, alter and sell stolen luxury cars, prosecutors say.

Sunny and unseasonably warm Friday with highs near 88°F; a Fire Weather Watch covers parts of the Upstate for a gusty, dry Saturday.

A Business Journals ranking shows which firms delivered the most commercial square feet in the Charlotte region from 2021 through 2025 and why that reshaped Uptown and South End.

Launch Entertainment plans its first Charlotte-area park in 2027 and is eyeing Huntersville, Ballantyne and Fort Mill as possible sites.

Sheriff Garry McFadden tapped retired CMPD Sgt. Ricky Robbins as Mecklenburg County’s new chief deputy; Robbins will oversee courts and field operations beginning April 1.

Kamala Harris is lining up fundraisers across the Deep South as she weighs a 2028 White House bid. The trip would test her fundraising and grassroots strength in Georgia, the Carolinas and Arkansas.