A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee is facing felony charges following allegations of inappropriate contact with a student.Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said 36-year-old Quinto Owens was arrested Tuesday after officers received a report Sunday involving physical contact with a juvenile during a school event.Owens worked at Garinger High School.

Michael Kahn, the former majority owner of the Charlotte Checkers, pleaded guilty Monday to filing a fraudulent federal income tax return.

Five people were killed in separate shootings across Charlotte over the weekend, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and media reports.Two of the deaths occurred Sunday morning at the Ridge Creek Distribution Center near Carowinds. In a news release, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said four people were shot around 4 a.m.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police on Monday publicly identified seven officers connected to an investigation into racist text messages. Five have resigned, while two remain suspended without pay.

A federal court has dismissed an effort by claimants to challenge how the government calculates Camp Lejeune toxic water settlement offers, as a new status report reveals that more than 75% of reviewed claims lack sufficient documentation.

About 60 federal detainees will be moved into Mecklenburg County’s two detention centers under a new agreement, even as the county is still dealing with jail overcrowding.

"As a Black woman who began my career here, in this very department," said CMPD Chief Estella Patterson, "it is especially painful and disheartening to hear concerns from our community about racism coming from within the ranks of this organization."

Six patrol officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have been cited for termination in connection with racist text messages, according to WSOC.The messages reportedly included use of the N-word and were discovered during an investigation into former CMPD officer Seth Elliott's alleged misuse of Flock license plate reader cameras.In July, Elliott was accused of using the license plate reader system to track an individual.He was eventually charged with illegally accessing a government computer for non-law enforcement purposes.

The town of Cornelius has named Jennifer Thompson its next police chief, making her the first woman to hold the position in the Mecklenburg County town.

Jurors in Superior Court on Monday convicted two men in the 2020 stabbing death of Mary Collins, a 20-year-old woman with developmental disabilities whose body was found stuffed inside a mattress in a NoDa apartment.