The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 33-year-old man who was being held at the county jail.
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A judge has concluded another round of hearings as a man accused of killing UNC student Faith Hedgepeth prepares to go on trial.
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Law enforcement officials say the victims were all adults and belonged to the same family. The suspect is among the deceased.
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Police are investigating whether a shooting Sunday on Interstate 77 in the Mooresville area was the result of road rage.
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As Charlotte weighs a 9 p.m. youth curfew, police, researchers and teenagers disagree over what is driving teen takeovers and what it will take to keep them from turning violent.
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Three people died in downtown shootings in July. Some nightlife regulars say the violence has changed the atmosphere after dark.
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York County Sheriff Tony Breeden is defending his agency’s use of Flock cameras following questions about how the technology is used and a lawsuit filed last month.
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Criminal indigent defense services, which the state has to provide anyway, will get funds that were going to aid civil legal aid programs.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department doubled down on its proposal for a 9 p.m. youth curfew at its midyear public safety news conference on Wednesday.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Tuesday recommended that the city implement a 9 p.m. curfew for everyone under 18 to address youth crime and so-called “teen takeovers.”
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The Charlotte Museum of History says one of its historic buildings was vandalized over the weekend.
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A Mexican man has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in federal prison after admitting to trafficking hundreds of kilograms of meth supplied by the Sinaloa Cartel into North Carolina.
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A South Carolina judge has set April 5 of next year as the retrial date for former attorney Alex Murdaugh.His conviction for the killing of his wife and son was thrown out in May after the South Carolina Supreme Court found the clerk of court made inappropriate statements that prejudiced the jury.Murdaugh remains in prison and is also serving a decadeslong sentence for financial crimes.