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A program that deploys people called “violence interrupters” on Charlotte’s west side showed some promise in its early results. UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute looked at the first year it was up and running.

It’s not always easy to ask for help — especially when it comes to mental health. Finding the right counselor, getting an appointment, paying for care and added stigma can be overwhelming. And for people with jobs like firefighters, EMTs or police officers, that stigma can be debilitating.

Starting in April, Northlake Mall will add five new security measures, one of which is a gun-sniffing dog.

CMPD Police Chief Johnny Jennings was vocal about the Mecklenburg County bond system after the recent arrest.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's speed detectors have returned to service after recertification.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said two dozen "street takeovers" have happened this month. The latest took place at about 3 a.m. Sunday outside the NASCAR Hall of Fame uptown.

Last month, a former Myers Park High student lost her case about an alleged sexual assault against the city of Charlotte and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. The former student claimed she was kidnapped and taken off campus where she was assaulted. Now, she’s appealing the verdict.

DNA leads to a suspect and an arrest in a decades-old case: the 1984 strangling of mother and son in a Charlotte apartment.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings and other officers joined activists and representatives of the local NAACP for a march through uptown Charlotte in response to the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.

Vehicle thefts jumped 20% in Charlotte in 2022, and police attribute the increase, in large part, to TikTok's “Kia Challenge” and “Hyundai Challenge.”