CMPD posted that detectives are investigating a death in Charlotte’s Central Division; details remain scarce. Officials ask anyone with information to call the tip line.

Sharigato, a 24-seat hand-roll sushi bar by chef Shari Lynne Robins, is set to open at The Joinery in Optimist Park, serving made‑to‑order hand rolls and Japanese‑inspired drinks.

A Cleveland County detention officer was indicted and arrested on a charge of sexual activity by a custodian. He was released on $25,000 bond and is due in court May 1.

An 83-year-old Kershaw woman, Cresteen Miller, was killed after a hit-and-run on U.S. 521; troopers are asking witnesses to come forward.

Charlotte developer Keith Corp bought 178 acres in Rock Hill to expand Legacy Park East, with plans for up to 1.7 million square feet of industrial space.

Kannapolis council approved changes that could end the Brown fixed bus route and reduce the city's share of Rider Transit costs, leaving seniors and commuters worried.

Mecklenburg DA Spencer Merriweather says N.C.’s assault-by-strangulation statute failed survivors in two recent trials and is urging the General Assembly to clarify the law and boost penalties.

A juvenile reported missing from Middletown, CT on April 9 was recovered April 27 in Ocean Isle Beach; a 51‑year‑old man faces kidnapping and statutory‑rape charges.

A man who pleaded guilty in a 2019 Charlotte shooting has been charged in the November Uptown homicide that killed Tanarus Henry.

Charlotte Center for the Arts released renderings and a phased plan to open a community hub in repurposed retail space and build a 100,000‑square‑foot flagship campus down the road.

The American Lung Association’s State of the Air report gives Mecklenburg County an F for high ozone days after 10 code‑orange days and one red day; local experts and county programs respond.

After more than four years behind bars, Santana Eaves II was acquitted in the 2021 killing of Skyteria Poston, prompting defense calls for a prosecutorial review.

Wake Forest is part of DAWN, a multinational study recruiting 13,000 Black, Hispanic and African participants to study genetic and biomarker drivers of Alzheimer’s disparities.