Sixty percent of North Carolinians are paying off student loans, and the debt is substantial.

Police charged 24-year-old Derek Antonio Smith after a woman says she was raped and robbed at gunpoint around 1 a.m. Thursday.

Police responded to the CVS at 4724 Charlotte Highway for an armed robbery just before 10 p.m. Wednesday.

An overnight shooting left one man dead in the back yard of the home at 718 Taylor Street.

Many new details are emerging surrounding the gruesome murder in which police say Tim Jones, Jr. drove more than seven hours to dump his children's bodies in Alabama.

WCCB has learned police in Mooresville are investigating a popular middle school coach's abrupt resignation.

Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson talked about the domestic violence issues plaguing the league on Wednesday.

Thursday marks the 13th anniversary of the terror attacks on America. In Matthews, the Flags of Remembrance were a visible reminder of the tragedy.

He says it's good the President is addressing the need to take on the ISIS threat, but has concerns at the amount of details given in Wednesday's speech.

Police have released an alert on a man who has been approaching female joggers and "creeping" them out.

Don't miss the 20th Festival of India going on September 13th- 14th at Belk Theater.

Dollar General will launch a hostile takeover bid for the Matthews based Family Dollar according to the Wall Street Journal.

Amazon plans to open its first North Carolina distribution center and bring jobs to the area.

A fire broke out at the seven story commercial Firestone plant on South Dalton Street around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Investigators say their father confessed to killing them, and led police to their bodies.

The family of a missing Appalachian State University freshman says they're in a nightmare. No one has seen 18-year-old Anna Smith in a week.