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Following a two-week investigation by four different county sheriff's departments across the Piedmont and other agencies, 23 individuals were arrested for allegedly attempting to engage in sexual abuse of a child.
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Ben Curtis/APThis week, President Trump pardoned allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It is part of an uptick in "insider pardons" issued in his second term, one legal expert says. -
Seth Wenig//APThe pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
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Three North Carolina Republican lawmakers are urging Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the National Guard to Charlotte, saying police are strained and violent crime is a growing concern. The request comes despite CMPD data showing overall crime is down this year. -
A man was shot Tuesday afternoon at the Gaston County Courthouse in Gastonia. It was unclear if the shooting happened inside the building, but police said there was no ongoing threat to the public, and the building remained open. -
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are investigating a double homicide in north Charlotte. Police say it happened at about 2:30 pm Sunday when officers responded to a call for an assault on Oakdale Road between I-85 and I-77. They found two males with gunshot wounds who were pronounced dead at the scene.
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A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer has been placed on administrative leave following an altercation with a student during a large fight at West Charlotte High School Friday afternoon, CMPD said.
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A second person has died in a shooting last week that led to a kidnapping and car chase ending with Charlotte-Mecklenburg police shooting and killing the suspect just outside uptown Charlotte.Shabazz Mesiah Gran, 34, died from his injuries Sunday. He and 38-year-old Justin Carlton were shot Thursday on Hoskins Road in northwest Charlotte. Carlton died at the scene.Police identified the suspected shooter as 28-year-old Joseph Andrade. Investigators say that after the initial shooting, Andrade broke into a house, kidnapped a woman and stole her car. Officers later found the vehicle, and a chase began.The State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting.
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Two people were killed and 13 others were wounded in a shooting early Saturday morning in the Robeson County town of Maxton.
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Two dead after shooting, home invasion, kidnapping, car chase, shootout near uptown during rush hourTwo people are dead after a car chase and shootout with police in northwest Charlotte yesterday that ended just outside uptown. CMPD says officers responded to shots being fired on Hoskins Road at Black Avenue at about 4 pm, where they found two people with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a hospital, where one later died. Police say the suspect then forced his way into a home nearby, kidnapped a resident and left in a stolen vehicle.
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The Concord Fire Department says one person has died after an overnight fire at an RV park off Morehead Road and Highway 29 in the southwest part of the city. It happened just before 1 am on Friday.
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Ridership on the Lynx Blue Line fell 10% in September compared to the same month in 2024. The city was shocked by the Aug. 22 murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on the light rail. -
The state House is beginning the process of removing N.C. Rep. Cecil Brockman from office. The High Point Democrat was arrested earlier this month and charged with sex crimes involving a 15-year-old.
