Gastonia police say Sandra McElhaney was arrested Wednesday with help from the U.S. Marshals on an assault-with-a-deadly-weapon warrant.

Charlotte will end its NoDa street-vending pilot this Sunday as officials weigh citywide permit rules and tougher enforcement. A public input session is scheduled for next week.

Alexander County deputies arrested two people in Taylorsville and seized roughly 257 grams of meth. One suspect was released on a $25,000 secured bond and a court date is set.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 13–16 years after pleading guilty to second‑degree murder in the Feb. 14, 2024 Little Rock Road shooting that killed Natajah Johnson.

An FBI tip led Rowan County detectives to arrest a China Grove woman accused in the sexual abuse and exploitation of an infant. The suspect faces multiple felony counts and the child is in protective care.

State officials confirmed spotted lanternfly breeding populations in Davidson, Rowan and Caswell counties; surveys and treatments are underway.

Alexander County deputies say a 34-year-old Newton man was arrested after a short chase and discarded meth during the pursuit. He faces multiple charges and is due in court Monday.

Defense filings say Greg Bovino may be called to testify in the federal case tied to a Charlotte arrest after a man photographed Border Patrol agents.

A convicted Bloods gang member from Shelby was sentenced to 51 months after deputies found a loaded Glock and hidden magazines during a traffic stop while he was on supervised release.

With sales‑tax dollars arriving July 1, 2026, Mecklenburg's transit board must choose between the costly Red Line and quicker bus, shelter and frequency upgrades. The decision will shape transit for years.

Adler Montford Park has opened with 249 apartments and townhomes at 1351 East Woodlawn Road, delivering new rental inventory across from Park Road Shopping Center. The Greenville-based Taft Family Ventures led the redevelopment.

A 21-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing his 79-year-old adoptive father in Charlotte, ending a missing-person case that began in July 2024.

A masked gunman held a University City phone-shop owner at gunpoint and stole dozens of phones. Police arrested a suspect after a helicopter tracked him to east Charlotte.