Police say a planned fight escalated into a shooting involving multiple young people at Leinbach Park in Winston-Salem Monday morning.
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Suspected Southport shooter Nigel Max Edge was found to be incapable of standing trial in Brunswick County Superior Court on Tuesday, following a two-month wait to allow for re-evaluations of his mental capacity. A judge ordered him to undergo therapy in an attempt to restore that capacity. Because of that, the state's decision on whether to pursue the death penalty has been put on hold.
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An investigation is underway after a chemical explosion at a Mooresville industrial park left one person dead and another injured.
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Charlotte leaders are considering bringing back red light cameras to some of the city’s most dangerous intersections. The renewed interest comes after a 25-year-old runner was killed on The Plaza.
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The daughter of former Charlotte City Councilwoman Tiawana Brown has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to federal prosecutors.The plea agreement comes after Brown pleaded guilty in March to fraud charges in the same case.Prosecutors have accused Brown, her daughter Tijema Brown, and Tijema Brown’s sister, Antoinette Rouse, of misusing more than $100,000 in COVID-19 relief funds for personal expenses.Those expenses included a lavish birthday party for Tiawana Brown that featured a horse-drawn carriage and a rented throne, according to court filings.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have arrested a woman accused of stabbing a pregnant woman earlier this month outside a Harris Teeter in Cotswold.
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A staff member of the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office has been fired and charged with a felony following a fatal car crash Saturday, March 28.
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The legislature’s budget stalemate has hit North Carolina’s prison system hard, making it difficult to pay bills and keep enough staff to safely operate its 55 facilities.
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A Republican candidate for the Mecklenburg County Commission has withdrawn from the race after someone fired gunshots into his Huntersville home while his family was inside.
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State officials are warning residents about a text-message scam involving fake traffic violations.
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Limited data makes wandering officers hard to count in NC, but CPP identified nearly 700 current cops whose previous agencies fired them.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating a shooting on Hucks Road in north Charlotte in which five people were shot and one person died. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday and was described by police as “a party gone bad.”