The Justice Department released some of the Epstein files, including many previously public documents, related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's criminal charges and his death by suicide in federal custody.
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At least three major grocery chains say they will no longer carry Sycamore Brewing products after the brewery’s co-owner was arrested and charged with breaking into a Stanly County home and raping a 13-year-old girl.
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The 33-year-old Honduran man accused of stabbing a fellow light rail passenger on the Lynx Blue Line last week is now facing federal charges.
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At a press conference on Thursday, officials said the two students involved in the altercation rode the bus together and were friends. A fight over a THC vape turned deadly, but not intentionally.
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The Charlotte Area Transit System has released new details about last week’s stabbing on the Blue Line — the second high-profile attack on the light rail since August.
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One of the suspects in last month’s shooting during Concord’s tree lighting ceremony has been released from the hospital and transferred to jail.
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Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough said the families of the students involved have been notified and that there is no danger to the community. This is an ongoing investigation.
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A man accused of stabbing a Charlotte light rail passenger over the weekend appeared in court Monday morning, where a judge ordered that he be held without bond.
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A man is recovering after he was seriously injured in a stabbing during Friday evening rush hour on the Blue Line light rail north of uptown Charlotte, police said. The victim, who was identified in court records as Kenyon Dobie, was in critical but stable condition.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has launched a new public safety initiative aimed at curbing rising violence in and around uptown.The effort, called Operation Safe Season, will significantly increase police presence and enforcement over the next several weekends. CMPD says the multi-agency operation will focus initially on uptown, with plans to expand into other areas experiencing repeated violence and criminal activity.
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A 24-year-old Charlotte man accused of assaulting U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents may no longer face charges.
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North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson launched Phase 2 of “Operation Robocall Roundup” on Monday, expanding the state’s crackdown on illegal robocalls to include four of the nation’s largest voice providers.
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The North Carolina DMV says it will make changes to prevent noncitizens from being registered to vote, following an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Charlotte.