Criminal Justice

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.

Frank Junior Chambers’ attorneys believe a district attorney violated the 1986 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Batson v. Kentucky, which bars using race as a reason for excluding jurors. But in December, a Superior Court judge rejected Chambers’ claims, ruling that they were procedurally barred and without merit.

A federal lawsuit over the 2019 police killing of Danquirs Franklin outside a Burger King in west Charlotte may have its day in court after all.

The number of homicides has gone up recently in Charlotte. Since the early 1990s, one woman set out to help bring peace to the families of the victims. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his weekly commentary, talks about what she meant to the city.

South Carolina is struggling with a problem that exists nationwide — a backlog of rape kits, which are part of an exam used to collect forensic evidence…

Mecklenburg County Chief District Judge Regan Miller announced Monday morning in a one-sentence e-mail that he is retiring at the end of March.This year,…

GREENSBORO — A North Carolina man who was wrongfully convicted for murder and imprisoned for 17 years has died.The Innocence Project, a Duke University…

Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather says the criminal justice system in Charlotte is inadequate for a city its size. Speaking to…

Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee officially "banned the box" on Friday. Applicants for city jobs will now no longer see a question about prior…