A vehicle smashed through the side of 5Line apartments in Charlotte's Lower South End, leaving a hole in the facade but no confirmed serious injuries.

UNC researchers mapped 78 flood events and found 43% of flooded buildings in North Carolina lay outside FEMA’s floodplains, revealing insurance and planning gaps.

Part of the 17-acre Brooklyn Village site in Uptown Charlotte was returned to its lender after a foreclosure notice, putting the $700 million redevelopment in doubt. The move hands title to two Phase I parcels that had been graded but never built.

A 9-foot alligator wandered through Southport lawns and driveways on Memorial Day before specially trained officers captured and relocated it to a less-populated area.

An early-morning blaze damaged a Matthews home during renovations; no injuries were reported and investigators are probing the cause.

A proposed $1.6M Krispy Kreme settlement could pay affected people up to $3,500 for documented losses, or about $75 plus credit monitoring. Claims must be filed by June 22, 2026.

NWS issued a special weather statement after radar tracked a storm near Lake Bowen; gusts up to 40 mph, heavy rain and lightning could cause localized flooding in parts of Rutherford and eastern Polk.

A Charlotte Fire Department reel captures dispatch tones, falling power lines and crews advancing into a structure fire. The department paired the footage with an application link for prospective firefighters.

Patchy morning fog will give way to a warm, breezy Charlotte afternoon with a slight chance of spotty storms and gusts up to 18 mph.

A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in a drive-by outside a Lancaster home late Sunday. Deputies are asking witnesses and anyone with video to contact the sheriff's office.

Strong thunderstorms hammered parts of the Piedmont Tuesday with gusts near 50 mph; NWS alerts warned of downed limbs and hazardous travel.

CMS approved an option to lease seven acres next to Garinger for a roughly 100‑unit educator community under a 99‑year lease and a nominal rent.

Gaston County Schools is weighing a plan that could close W.B. Beam Intermediate in Cherryville; the district projects about $288K in annual savings while families say the gains would be smaller.