Crime

One person is dead and five others were wounded in a shooting early Sunday at a row of nightclubs in uptown Charlotte between East 6th and 7th streets.

Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown and her two adult daughters were indicted in May. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the women fraudulently obtained $124,000 in COVID-relief loans.

The shooting occurred in a parking lot outside Truist Stadium. Law enforcement officials are pointing toward the "chaos" caused by unaccompanied minors in downtown Winston-Salem.

The music mogul was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution, but the jury found him not guilty on three counts related to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

Wednesday's hearing is another attempt by the president's legal team to have a hush money case moved from New York state court to federal court, in an effort to get the criminal charges dismissed.

A Colombian presidential hopeful in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday. The assassination attempt is having a chilling effect in Colombia where security has been backsliding recently.

Patricia Krenwinkel was 21 when she participated in the August 1969 murders. Her parole recommendation would need to be approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected the last one in 2022.

Authorities said at least 80 shots were fired in the shooting that began at about 12:45 a.m. People reported running, ducking for cover and scrambling to their cars for safety.

“This has been one of the most difficult six days of my life,” Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown said at Wednesday's town hall. “But I want you to hear directly from me. I’m still here. I’m still fighting, and I’m still serving."

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