Three years after the 2023 shooting that killed a professor and caused the UNC-Chapel Hill campus to go under a three-hour lockdown, an Orange County judge finds the accused grad student not guilty by reason of insanity.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill accused CMS board members of “extortion” and accused Chair Stephanie Sneed of secretly directing money to a controversial consultant.

Immigrants accounted for nearly 43% of Mecklenburg County’s population growth between 2019 and 2024, according to a new report released Friday.

The owner of a popular bottle shop and bar in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood has pleaded guilty to nine felony counts of embezzling state property.

The town of Matthews is joining a growing list of Mecklenburg County communities putting new restrictions on e-bikes and other electric-powered vehicles. Town commissioners approved new rules this week allowing e-bikes on roads and greenways, but generally banning them from sidewalks unless the rider is 16 or younger. Violations could carry fines of $100 to $200 for repeat offenders. Huntersville adopted similar e-bike restrictions earlier this week.

The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts and Culture will host a free public conversation Sunday to explore a group often underrecognized in art: Black men.

The president made the remarks at a campaign event for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley in Gastonia Wednesday night.

A new poll from Elon University shows North Carolinians support three constitutional amendments up for a vote in November, with approval for each above 60%.