WFAE staff and wire reports

The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office has made several more arrests as the investigation continues into a weekend shooting incident south of Hickory that left one man dead and 11 people injured.

The state auditor is investigating North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene relief spending. A new report reveals that a shower and laundry station in Swannanoa costs $145,000 per day. Between October and April, the total reached $27.4 million. Gov. Josh Stein defended the spending.

Garon Nathaniel Killian, 20, is charged with one count of attempted murder in connection with the mass shooting Sunday at a party south of Hickory that left one man dead and 11 wounded.

Towing companies would face stricter regulations, including how much they can charge, under a bipartisan bill scheduled to be debated at the state legislature this week.

The Cornelius Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a rezoning Monday night for a Charlotte developer’s $39 million business park on a family’s 36 acres of farmland.

The Charlotte Checkers are one win away from playing in the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Finals.

Twelve people were shot — one fatally — at a house in the Mountain View community early Sunday, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said.

Mecklenburg County Commissioners voted Thursday to restore some of the funding cuts to community organizations in the county manager’s proposed budget.

UNC Charlotte officials are pushing back after a conservative group called Accuracy in Media published what they say is a video that shows the school is surreptitiously pursuing banned DEI policies.

As North Carolina legislative leaders negotiate a spending plan for the next two years, they’ll have less money to work with than expected.