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The U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing in uptown Charlotte Monday, a month after the murder of Iryna Zarutska on the Lynx Blue Line train.

A Republican running for Charlotte City Council and a former City Council member have been speaking out on Wednesday after a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman, Iryna Zarutska, was stabbed last month on the light rail. The death has drawn national attention to Charlotte and criticism from President Trump.

The stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail last month has caused national outrage, with many Republicans, including President Trump, criticizing local leaders. On Wednesday, Charlotte City Council member Malcolm Graham spoke out to address safety concerns.

Vice President JD Vance will visit Concord on Wednesday to deliver remarks on the Trump administration's tax cuts and support for state and local law enforcement. The visit comes in the wake of last month's fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte's light rail.

A 23-year-old woman who was stabbed and killed on the light rail Friday night in South End has been identified as a Ukrainian refugee who recently fled Russia’s war on her home country.

Almost three weeks after the killing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a slew of investigations into Charlotte's transit system have been announced.

Queens and Elon universities announce plans to merge, Mecklenburg County Commissioners approve agreements to create a new MTC if voters approve a transit tax, Congress plans to hold a hearing on crime here in Charlotte following the murder of a Ukrainian refugee on the Blue Line, and Charlotte FC aims to make history this weekend.

The legislation is named after Iryna Zarutska, who died after being stabbed on board a Charlotte light rail train last month.

President Trump's policy adviser Stephen Miller and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized Charlotte Democratic officials over the killing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska.

Boliek's announcement comes days after video of an August stabbing on a CATS light rail train was made public. There has been significant national outrage about the incident.

The August murder of Iryna Zarutska has caused national outrage, notably from President Donald Trump and his supporters.

In the month after 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was murdered on the Lynx Blue Line, the Charlotte Area Transit System has scrambled to have more private security on trains — both to keep people safe and to make sure passengers have bought a ticket.

A preliminary report from North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek faults the Charlotte Area Transit System for not hiring enough armed security guards on its light rail system. The report released Tuesday says that even though CATS tripled its security budget and hired more security personnel overall in recent years, the number of armed officers fell by 40 percent. The city of Charlotte responded that it has added more CMPD officers to supplement patrols on the light rail. The audit was prompted by the killing of Iryna Zarutska on the Blue Line light rail. A final report is pending.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles on Monday said judges and magistrates allow criminals to be released too quickly.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said Monday that the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on the city's light rail system was "a tragic failure by the courts and magistrates" and announced new steps to increase transit security.

The General Assembly passed the legislation in response to the widely publicized murder of Iryna Zarutska on board a Charlotte light rail car.

A U.S. House subcommittee holds a hearing in Charlotte about crime and safety, state auditor Dave Boliek publishes a report on CATS security, Gov. Josh Stein calls on the General Assembly to make up a shortfall on Medicaid, and the impact of the federal government on North Carolina.

The proposal was added to Iryna's Law during debate late Monday evening. It added a partisan element to a bill that had appeared to have bipartisan support.

Decarlos Brown Jr., the man charged with stabbing Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail, suffered from schizophrenic delusions and poor mental health since his release from prison in 2020, according to his family. The case shows how the state struggles to contain and treat mentally ill people who may pose a risk to the public.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles on Tuesday easily won the Democratic primary, getting 71% of the vote against four opponents. That’s a rout. But the results also showed some softening of support compared to her three previous primaries, when she got 85%, 84% and 87%.