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Police say a woman and a baby were found dead inside a room at a north Charlotte motel on Friday.

UPDATE: Former Charlotte hotel where woman and baby were found dead is closing

21-year-old Logan Taylor faces DUI and other charges after a deadly crash in Gastonia.

Driver charged with DUI after crash that killed woman in Gastonia

Donald Trump

Donald Trump is the first president in 116 years to not be invited to the NAACP convention

Sexual Misconduct Diddy

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs probably won’t testify in his sex trafficking trial

Trump Auto Tariffs

US retail sales fall with Americans growing cautious after a spring splurge to beat tariffs

Alan Wilson

SC longtime GOP attorney general is set to enter 2026 governor’s race

Ambulance

Lake Norman drowning victim identified

Minnesota Lawmaker Shot

UPDATE: DOJ charges man suspected of shooting of 2 MN lawmakers with federal murder, stalking offenses

Redistricting Lawsuit North Carolina

NC redistricting trial begins, with racial gerrymandering allegations the focus

One person has life-threatening injuries after a shooting Monday on Tanglebrook Lane.

One person hurt in north Charlotte shooting

Helene Recovery Feature Image

More help for western NC homeowners recovering from Helene

Shaunte Waters is charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Monroe.

Woman charged with attempted murder in Monroe, man still wanted

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, ahead of the G7 Summit. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump attends G7 summit amid his trade war with US allies

Sexual Misconduct Diddy

Judge dismisses juror in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

Christian Campbell is charged in connection to shootings in Gastonia and Forest City on Friday.

Suspect arrested after convenience store shooting in Gastonia

Israel Iran Mideast Wars

Israel warns part of Iran’s capital to evacuate ahead of strikes

Members of the National Guard stand outside the Wilshire Federal building on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

Military commander says 200 Marines moved into LA to protect federal property and personnel

Shooting

UPDATE: Man shot and killed at apartment complex in Indian Land identified

Aptopix Iran Mideast Wars

Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem after Israel says Iran fired missiles

Parts of an Air India plane that crashed on Thursday are seen on top of a building in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Air India black box recovered from deadly crash wreckage

Debris from an apartment building is seen on top of parked cars after a strike in Tehran, Iran, early Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

UPDATE: Israeli strikes kill Iran’s top military leaders and prompt retaliation

Election 2024 North Carolina

Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order

A view of Jerusalem's Old City, with the Dome of the Rock shrine in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, closed to worshippers after Israel's Homefront Command banned public gatherings following an Israeli military strike on Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

US shifts military resources in Mideast in response to Israel strikes and possible Iran attack

North Carolina

JetZero plans to build $4.7B plant in NC, aims to create 14,500 jobs

Sixth Arrest Catawba County Mass Shooting

UPDATE: Sixth suspect arrested in connection to Catawba Co. mass shooting

Emergency responders surround a JetBlue plane which rolled off a runway onto a grass area while landing at Logan Airport, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)

No injuries after JetBlue flight from Chicago rolls off runway in Boston

Charlotte Fire used a crane to help with the high-angle rescue of a construction worker Thursday. Pic from @CharlotteFD.

Injured worker rescued with help of a crane from sixth floor construction site in Charlotte

President Donald Trump holds up a signed bill blocking California's rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs measure blocking California’s ban on new sales of gas-powered cars

People stand around debris at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Fiery Air India crash kills hundreds, leaving 1 survivor, airline says

A police vehicle blocks a flooded roadway in San Antonio, Tx., where a vehicle was stranded after heavy rains in the city on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

At least 4 dead after heavy rains flood parts of Texas

Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in New York. (Steven Hirsch /New York Post via AP, Pool)

Judge in Weinstein case declares a mistrial on the remaining rape charge

Person killed at Charlotte apartment complex

National Guard and DHS police stand guard outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Hearing set on Trump’s use of troops to help with immigration raids in LA

South Carolina Rep. RJ May, R-West Columbia, speaks in favor of an education voucher bill on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Republican SC House member charged with distributing child sexual abuse material

A protester is arrested by California Highway Patrol near the federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

UPDATE: Police arrest more than 20 people on first night of curfew aimed at protests in LA

Djuna Bostick is charged with involuntary manslaughter and child abuse after the death of a baby left in a hot minivan.

Woman charged after 7-month-old foster child dies in hot minivan

Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in New York. (Steven Hirsch /New York Post via AP, Pool)

Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in the retrial of his sex crimes case

Brian Wilson participates in SiriusXM's Town Hall with the Beach Boys at Capitol Studios on Monday, July 30, 2018, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate dies at 82

Watch On Traffic

Crash blocks lanes on I-85 in north Charlotte

North Carolina coach Bill Belichick watches his team during an NCAA college football practice, in Chapel Hill, N.C., March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Tar Heels players embrace new world as part of coach Bill Belichick’s first college team

China Tariffs

Trump announces trade deal with China, says tariffs on Chinese goods go to 55%

Khaby Lame departs The Mark Hotel prior to attending The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" in New York, May 5, 2025. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP File)

World’s most popular TikTok star leaves the US after being detained by ICE

Economy Rising Optimisim prices

Inflation rose slightly last month as grocery prices ticked higher

A sign as well as a tank mark the entrance to Fort Pickett Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Blackstone, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Army restores the names of seven bases that lost their Confederate-linked names under Biden

Security fencing is installed around the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall during security preparation for a festival and parade to commemorate 250th Birthday of the U.S. Army, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

DC prepares for Trump’s military parade with 18 miles of fencing and 175 magnetometers

Disney Hulu

Disney paying almost $439 million to take full control of Hulu

Aptopix Immigration Raids Los Angeles

Pentagon says deploying Marines and National Guard to protests in LA will cost $134 million

Traffic

NC auto insurance rates are going up 5% on average in settlement

South Tryon Assault

UPDATE: 12 hurt after fight inside south Charlotte fast food restaurant

A protester taunts a line of California National Guard protecting a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Trump sends Marines and more National Guard members to Los Angeles

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