Calls for police reform continue to grow in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis two weeks ago. WCCB political contributor Mary C. Curtis discusses the changes happening on the local level and across the country.
Justin Perry says the budget does not address the root causes of crime.
Local leaders are encouraging people who have participated in recent protests to get tested for COVID-19. It comes as Mecklenburg County sees an increase in the percentage of tests coming back positive.
The U.S. Marshals Service has taken possession of an alleged drug house on Lytham Drive in Charlotte, which is located roughly 450 feet from South Mecklenburg High School.
On Wednesday, June 10th, CATS will make 16,000 cloth face masks available to transit riders.
Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 145 today, forming the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice. The task force will recommend solutions to stop discriminatory law enforcement and criminal justice practices, and hold public safety officers accountable.
Prime Beverage Group, a new contract beverage manufacturer, will create 231 new jobs in Cabarrus County, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday. The company will invest $68 million to establish their first manufacturing facility in Kannapolis.
According to Matthews Police, missing 77-year-old Matthews man has been located and reunited with his family.
The Charlotte Hornets won’t be among the 22 teams headed to Orlando when the NBA season returns — and that has coach James Borrego concerned about his young, developing team falling behind the rest of the league.
The YMCA of Greater Charlotte announced Tuesday that they will no longer be naming the new building after CPI CEO following an email that downplayed police brutality.
The Charlotte City Council has voted to stop funding chemical agents for police use after the city’s police boxed in and gassed demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are requesting the public's help identifying five individuals in connection with an altercation involving Captain Brad Koch outside of the Government Center Monday.
It's the 11th night of protests in Charlotte. Multiple groups held events in Uptown, calling for changes to police tactics and changes to how police departments are funded.
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is changing its Use of Force Policy and is removing the use of tear gas from its policy.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in an investigation into a North Charlotte hit-and-run that left a victim seriously injured.
Gov. Roy Cooper says coronavirus metrics are going in the wrong direction. North Carolina COVID-19 stats show there are currently 739 people hospitalized due to the coronavirus, the highest day of hospitalizations since the beginning of the pandemic.
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are planning to vote this week on a measure that would allow President Donald Trump to speak in front of a packed Republican National Convention without some of the restrictions officials have required elsewhere to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have charged two suspects for their involvement in the murder of Oscar Steele, who was found shot in a South Charlotte parking lot.
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