Author: Jeff Monheit

Mary Lou Retton Dui Arrest

Mary Lou Retton, US gymnastics icon, arrested on suspicion of DUI

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Financial services company moving headquarters to Charlotte

South Carolina Shooting

All 11 victims are expected to survive a shooting near SC party boat

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Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

Specialist Michael Pistillo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride swings higher after Trump pauses more of his tariffs

Crime Handcuffs

Monroe Police K9 catches 14-year-old car theft suspect

Baby Food Recall

Publix recalls baby food pouches after testing finds elevated levels of lead

Billy Joel canceling Charlotte concert and all others after brain disorder diagnosis

Supreme Court Affirmative Action

UPDATE: Federal judge blocks Trump administration ban on enrolling foreign students at Harvard

Increased reward in Asha Degree investigation

Jamarion Proffitt is charged with the February murder of Emmanuel Houston Jr.

2nd suspect charged in deadly Salisbury shooting

Trump Tariffs Electronics

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple

Jessie Crawford has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Iris Robinson,

Man sentenced to life in prison for Newton woman’s murder

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NC House advances more Hurricane Helene aid in $465M package

Charlotte City Councilmember Tiawana Brown and her daughters have been indicted on federal charges connected to COVID relief money.

City Councilmember and daughters indicted on federal charges

Supreme Court Affirmative Action

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

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Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024

UPDATE: Chester Walmart reopens after incident in parking lot

Pennies

US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

Nearly 1 million travelers will pass through CLT over Memorial Day weekend. Photo from CLT Airport.

CLT expecting fewer passengers for Memorial Day travel, but airport will still be busy

The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Judge blocks Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department

Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Multiple people dead after business jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood

Alexandra Coffey is charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the death of a toddler at a Lenoir daycare.

Lenoir Daycare license suspended, employee arrested after toddler’s death

Justice Department Immigration

Justice Dept. moves to cancel police reform settlements days before anniversary of George Floyd’s death

Remains of Lee Funderburk, reported missing in Charlotte in 2016, have been found in Davidson Co.

Remains of missing Charlotte man found at NC scrapyard

This image provided by NASA shows Perseverance taking a selfie on May 10, 2025. (NASA via AP)

NASA’s Mars Perseverance snaps a selfie as a Martian dust devil blows by

Trump Qatar Plane

Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump’s use

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) lines up for the goal line Tush Push play during the NFL championship playoff football game against the Washington Commanders, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)

NFL teams can keep using the tush push after ban proposal fails at owners meetings

President of Team Penske Tim Cindric, left and driver Josef Newgarden wait for the start of during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Penske fires top 3, including Tim Cindric, from IndyCar organization as part of cheating scandal

SC death row inmate James Robertson from Rock Hill wants to volunteer for execution.

SC death row inmate from Rock Hill wants to volunteer to die after friends are executed

Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va. listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2014. Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, has died at age 75. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Democratic congressman Gerry Connolly, a fixture of Virginia politics, dies at 75

Gavel Scales Of Justice

Charlotte man sentenced for assaulting postal carriers

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Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony

Pedro Mondragon Ramirez

UPDATE: Man accused of stabbing pregnant woman to death extradited to Rock Hill

George Wendt

George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on ‘Cheers’ dies at 76

Levi Dockers Sale

Levi Strauss agrees to sell Dockers for up to $391 million

Coronavirus Vaccine

Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy people

Home Depot won’t boost prices because of tariffs

President Donald Trump, right, is joined by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., as he arrives for a meeting with the House Republican Conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump goes to the Capitol to try to persuade a divided GOP to unify around his big tax cuts bill

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Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow

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Gov. Stein proposes more money to help with Helene recovery

Flames burned a construction site in Harrisburg on Monday.

Fire at construction site in Harrisburg

Scottie Scheffler holds the Wanamaker trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Scottie Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship for 3rd major title

Max Homa waves after making a putt on the sixth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Major Max: Homa shoots blistering 64 to put himself in contention at PGA Championship

Bobby Lee Collins

Iredell Co. man charged with murder after calling 911 saying he shot his wife

Fatal Accident

UPDATE: I-77 lanes reopen in Iredell Co. following deadly crash

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Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill in a stunning setback

Harris Teeter 3 Alarm Fire

UPDATE: Underage person charged in Charlotte Harris Teeter fire

Etihad Airways

International airline starting service to Charlotte

Watch On Crime

Missing teen found, search for armed robbery suspect continues

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