New CMPD chief to hold news conference Monday
The city of Charlotte announced Friday Estella Patterson will serve as the next Chief of Police for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.City Manager Marcus Jones made the announcement in an in...
3 Nov 20257min
Atrium Health leads donors for Mecklenburg County transit tax referendum, new report shows
Days before Mecklenburg County voters will decide whether to increase the sales tax to fund transit projects, a campaign finance report is revealing which corporations are funding the effort to pass i...
31 Okt 20259min
NC lawmakers consider splitting DMV off from NCDOT to reduce wait times
North Carolina lawmakers are weighing options to reduce wait times at Department of Motor Vehicles locations, including a proposal to separate the DMV from the Department of Transportation — a partner...
30 Okt 20257min
Jury selection underway in Brooks’ Sandwich House murder trial
The second day of the Brooks’ Sandwich House murder trial focused on one of the final pre-trial motions before jury selection got underway.Scott Brooks, co-owner of the beloved NoDa restaurant, was sh...
29 Okt 202510min
Charlotte approves 30 digital kiosks to boost safety and support small businesses
The Charlotte City Council voted Monday to change ordinances allowing the installation of 30 digital kiosks throughout the city, a plan officials say will cost taxpayers nothing.The kiosks will offer ...
28 Okt 202510min
Charlotte approves plan to crack down on fare evasion
The Charlotte Metropolitan Transit Commission approved a fare evasion resolution that will increase fare enforcement after the suspect in the stabbing of Iryna Zarutska was on the light rail without a...
27 Okt 202510min
Suspect shot and killed by police after deadly shooting, kidnapping in northwest Charlotte
A violent crime spree that left one person dead and two others wounded ended with Charlotte police fatally shooting a suspect who kidnapped a woman and fired at officers during a car chase on Thursday...
24 Okt 202511min
19-year-old accused in 16 break-ins at south Charlotte businesses
A Charlotte man faces dozens of felony charges in connection with a series of break-ins at businesses that netted more than $65,000 in cash and merchandise over two nights this month, court documents ...
23 Okt 20258min
