The Apprentice Academy in Monroe abruptly closed due to an expired certificate of occupancy, affecting over 150 families who now seek new schools for their children. Financial issues and low enrollment were also cited as reasons for the shutdown.

Charlotte now requires drivers to pay for street parking in Uptown and South End until 10 p.m., an extension from the previous 6 p.m. cutoff, with the aim of improving parking turnover.

Belmont comic book store and other businesses vandalized with racial slurs; police identify three juveniles responsible. Community bands together to restore damaged property and address racial issues.

Charlotte City Council is set to vote on a $91 million investment for tracks to advance the Red Line commuter rail, which will connect Uptown with northern suburbs.

Charlotte entrepreneur Carson Clough won a silver medal in the men's PTS4 para-triathlon at the Paris Paralympics.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police seek public aid in finding missing elderly man, Henderson Jackson Jr., with Dementia. Last seen driving a Black Volvo V70.

Charlotteans can expect mostly sunny skies and comfortable temperatures in the coming week, with highs around the 80-degree mark and moderate winds, though there's a slight chance of showers arriving by the weekend.

An Ashe County man died when his 1965 Chevrolet truck overturned on Clint Gilley Road. The incident was not related to speed or alcohol, but he wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

An electrical glitch in the Stallings water tank caused an overflow, quickly managed without affecting water service, amid severe weather in Union County.

A 17-year-old has been shot and killed in Shelby's Jefferson Park following an earlier altercation; no suspects are arrested, police seek information.

A man named Christian Sosa was arrested and charged with murder for a fatal shooting on Kilborne Drive in east Charlotte, where 31-year-old Ramirez Fuentes was killed.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina Board of Elections to remove his name from the 2024 ballot, claiming it violates election law and his free speech rights.

Charlotte's weather in early September is expected to fluctuate, starting with a slightly rainy Labor Day but mostly clear nights and sunny to cloudy days ahead, accompanied by mild temperatures and a changing breeze.