A Charlotte man was sentenced to federal prison for bank fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft tied to a stolen‑check operation, prosecutors say.

Huntersville will take over local electric operations in July 2026 and is hiring an Electric Systems Director and crews for a new Huntersville Electric department.

A 14‑year‑old visiting from Salisbury drowned at the Sandbar Hotel pool in Myrtle Beach; a 32‑year‑old woman has been arrested on child‑endangerment charges.

A UNC System analysis finds the state’s 16 public universities must produce 5,000–10,000 more degrees a year, with the biggest shortfalls in engineering, education, accounting and nursing. Officials are testing fast‑track degrees and targeted funding to close the gap.

The final defendant in the 2020 north Charlotte ATM killing was sentenced to roughly 19½–24 years after pleading guilty. The shooting happened at an ATM on West Sugar Creek Road in July 2020.

A private‑island estate on Lake Norman is listed near $19M with resort amenities and showings this Friday. Its size and shoreline could push local sale records.

Eight people were arrested after a multi‑week Cleveland County drug sweep. Charges range from heroin trafficking to multiple meth possession counts.

A judge ordered Nigel Max Edge sent to Cherry Hospital after experts found he lacks capacity to stand trial in the Southport bar shooting; the case is paused.

Mecklenburg County paid about $10 million for two parcels that add roughly 30 acres to Idlewild Road Park in Matthews, setting up a proposed skatepark and new trail links.

An Irish-inspired pub, The Craic opens April 15 in SouthPark with a 31-tap bar, all-day brunch and a snug-style dining room.

Clear and cool this morning; gusty, dry conditions raise fire danger this afternoon. Frost is possible in parts of the northwest Piedmont overnight.

Five years after the Rock Hill killings, the community remembers the victims while researchers and courts keep probing CTE and accountability.

Sumitomo Mitsui will open a second U.S. office in Charlotte, invest about $50.5M and create roughly 2,000 jobs backed by a state-approved JDIG.