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Polls are open today for Charlotte's municipal elections. The Nation's Report Card paints a sobering picture of academic achievement across the country. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles issues a new statement on the murder of Iryna Zarutska.

Anger rises among Republicans after the release of security footage of Iryna Zarutska's murder on the Lynx Blue Line. A church in west Charlotte hosts an aviation program for students. The FBI and CMPD are conducting a large-scale training at Bojangles' Coliseum today. The Carolina Panthers start the season with a loss.

The woman stabbed to death Friday night on the light rail in South End has been identified as 23-year old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. Charlotte City Council members demand answers about crime. The first day of school at CMS suffers a few hiccups. The Charlotte home of surgeon Dr. C. Warren Williams will be designated as a historic landmark.

An obituary published by the family of Iryna Zarutska provides more details on the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who was stabbed to death on the light rail in South End on Friday night. Zarutska came to the U.S. in 2022 with her mother, brother and sister to escape Russia’s war. She had an art degree from a college in Kyiv, loved animals and wanted to become a veterinary assistant.

DeCarlos Brown has been charged with a federal crime in connection with the killing of Iryna Zarutska, 23, last month on the light rail in Charlotte.

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

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.

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.

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.

Interim Charlotte Area Transit System CEO Brent Cagle said he has tripled the amount of money the transit system spends on security since 2023.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is calling the fatal stabbing of a young woman on the city’s light rail system a “tragic situation” that underscores broader challenges with mental health and homelessness.

Charlotte City Council members on Monday night said they want answers about crime around uptown and on public transit, after several high-profile incidents…including the killing of a 23-year-old woman who was stabbed to death Friday night on the Blue Line light rail in South End.

The Charlotte City Council's Transportation Committee voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve a framework for appointing members to a new transit authority.