CMPD is investigating a homicide in NoDa after early‑morning gunfire on North Davidson. Detectives are asking anyone with information or video to call the homicide tip line.

A dashcam captured a pickup flipping several times on I-485's outer loop near West Boulevard; one person was seriously injured and investigators are reviewing the footage.

A fast-moving apartment fire in east Charlotte displaced neighbors and sent one person to the hospital; crews knocked the blaze down quickly and the Red Cross is assisting.

A new Central Avenue spot, Crazy Burger, pairs smashburgers with Yemeni coffees and teas during a soft opening. Breakfast service starts at 8 a.m.

A rewritten NC bill would bar baseload retirements until regulators approve replacement nuclear capacity, changing Duke Energy’s coal‑retirement roadmap and splitting advocates and critics.

Charlotte will warm into the low 90s Thursday before a cold front brings scattered storms late and a cooler, wetter Memorial Day weekend. Expect brief downpours and patchy fog.

Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling agreed to a consent decree after the EEOC said it refused to hire a woman with MS; the deal includes $36,000 and new ADA safeguards.

An early-morning blaze leveled Shoto and The Candy Factory in Uptown Lexington; owners say they'll rebuild and may open a temporary pop-up while the community rallies.

An 18-page Senate proposal would loosen environmental reviews, mandate ADUs statewide and change how courts review agency rules.

Bomb technicians were called to the 6800 block of Brookshire Boulevard after a business found dynamite, prompting evacuations and a temporary road closure. Authorities held the area while specialists assessed the materials.

More than a dozen pounds of black tar heroin were taken off I-85 near Exit 14 in Gastonia; the driver is in custody.

A national student design competition will turn classroom ideas into affordable homes for Charlotte neighborhoods, with finalists to be named at this week’s summit. The builds are slated for public tours by October 2027.

Union County honored 4‑H agent Autumn Baucom after her quick action helped save a six‑month‑old left alone in a locked car.