Next month marks nine years since a UNC Charlotte student was found dead on the banks of the Catawba River. The murder case for Ira Yarmolenko has already gone to trial and a suspect has been convicted. But there was a new hearing Thursday, as attorneys for the man who's now behind bars, fight to clear his name.
The victim says the criminals left her battered and bruised, and got away with $27,000 worth of her property.
The woman charged with second degree murder after a fatal drunk driving accident in 2016 pleaded guilty Thursday.
A dad charged with Voluntary Manslaughter in the death of his daughter's boyfriend pleaded guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter Thursday.
FBI agents raided a lakefront home in Lake Wylie Thursday.
Governor Roy Cooper has announced a $5000 reward from the State of North Carolina in the 2011 murder of James Brewer.
Around noon, Monroe Police responded to 2209 Wheaton Way regarding a person being shot.
Rock Hill Police have arrested a suspect for the April 12th homicide on Carolina court.
UPDATE: Former Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Michael Bell has been found dead in Mooresville.
Investigators say they arrested seven people following several drug investigations in Lincoln County.
Investigators say they arrested a convicted sex offender after he failed to notify authorities that he had moved.
A district attorney says officers were justified in the shooting of a suspected drug dealer in Hickory.
Investigators say three repeat offenders have been arrested following a traffic stop in Iredell County.
Dozens of people had their ATM cards skimmed at banks in Rock Hill. Victims had no idea until they discovered money missing from their accounts.
CMS has increased security at Reedy Creek Elementary following threatening posts on social media earlier this week.
The District Attorney's Office says the murder charge against Chaz Bush has been dropped.
York County Sheriff's deputies have arrested Robert Minette for allegedly robbing the Wells Fargo Tuesday morning.
A father and son were arrested after deputies say they broke into a home shortly after midnight Tuesday and assaulted the owner.
Police arrested 21-year-old Robert Chisolm and a 15-year-old juvenile girl after a police chase involving a stolen vehicle Tuesday afternoon.
Surveillance video shows a violent attack in a Bessemer City park.
Police are investigating after a man, armed with a gun, robbed a convenience store in Rock Hill, according to a news release.
Police are searching for Daniel Mekonen.
The victim of an apparent road rage attack in Uptown Charlotte is speaking out. CMPD has not found the driver who left that man unconscious on the side of 5th Street. His family is hoping more witnesses will step forward to help police.
Complex Calling for More Police After Stretch of Crime
The Burke County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning to residents in reference to two possible scams.
Investigators say a suspicious person call in Iredell County lead them to a home where illegal drugs were being used by the occupants.
Officers have charged Khali Amir Holmes with statutory rape of a child after investigating a report filed on March 24th.
Police are investigating after a bicyclist was hit by someone driving a public safety vehicle in south Charlotte.
Suspected road rage leads to a violent attack in Uptown Charlotte on a busy Saturday night. Now police are searching for the driver caught on camera speeding off. Police say the victim has life-threatening injuries.
Charlotte's disgraced ex-mayor Patrick Cannon is back in the spotlight, launching a new radio show. It's an effort to rebuild his reputation after serving prison time for accepting bribes.
Officials say a student from Lake Norman High School was found unresponsive following a suicide attempt at the school.
Police are asking for public assistance in locating Ta'Ha'Jie Howard.
A major break in the murder investigation of a 14-year old boy. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have arrested two people for killing Anthony Frazier. We've learned one of the suspects was already in jail on burglary charges.
Police say two suspects have been arrested for the murder of 14-year-old Anthony Frazier.
Police arrested a man for seriously injuring a child during a home burglary in Albemarle.
A Rock Hill landlord was arrested Sunday after tenants found cameras hidden in the bathroom of his property.
Police are asking for information on a suspect caught on surveillance during a break-in Monday night.
Police say a man stabbed his mother to death at a home in north Charlotte.
Police need your assistance in locating Derrick Daniels.
Police say they arrested a couple for robbing an east Charlotte business.
A six-week-old baby girl is in critical condition. Her parents are charged with Felony Child Abuse. We're learning more about the allegations.
Six housekeepers have filed suit against a North Carolina hotel, saying their supervisor put them through a decade of sexual assaults and threatened to have them deported if they complained.
Deputies arrested a 35-year-old Wadesboro man Monday morning after he was caught inside a woman's home during a break-in.
Convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof was given nine consecutive life sentences in prison after he pleaded guilty to state murder charges Monday, leaving him to await execution in a federal prison and sparing his victims and their families the burden of a second trial.
In the early hours this past weekend, Iredell Sheriff's Office conducted the second annual child support warrant round-up.
A mother in Morganton is facing multiple felony charges after her 3-year-old son was found dead on the front porch of their home.
Police have released the name of the man they say shot another man in the bathroom of Longhorn Steakhouse off Old Mallard Creek Road in north Charlotte.
Sunday night, family and friends gathered to remember a couple police say were killed by their own son. A candlelight vigil for Curtis and Ruby Atkinson was held in Camp Greene Park.
UPDATE: A third person has died as a result of the shooting outside J. McCroskey's in Hickory early Friday morning. Hickory Police have arrested two men in connection with a shooting that killed two people outside a bar early Friday morning.
CMPD has arrested the man suspected of vandalizing an east Charlotte business and committing a hate crime.
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer has been arrested and charged with assaulting his girlfriend.
Growing crime concerns after a violent 24 hours in the Queen City. A shoot out in the middle of the day in West Charlotte Friday and a shooting inside a busy restaurant in university city Thursday night.
CMPD says Leroy Cooper III was arrested in Greensboro Friday, and is being transferred back to Charlotte.
CMPD says they are looking for a black male caught on surveillance after a racist note was found inside a burned business in east Charlotte.
Police are investigating a shooting on Rozzelles Ferry Road at Beatties Ford Road.
Iredell County Sheriffs have arrested a Mooresville man after reports of sexual assault on a child.
Police are investigating after one person was shot at the Longhorn in the University area.
Charlotte's police chief and elected officials are all speaking out after Charlotte has seen double the amount of homicides from last year this time to now. Wednesday the city's 26th and 27th victims were killed.
Deputies arrested and charged 29-year-old Matthew Leeth for multiple counts of animal cruelty and abandonment.
Deputies charge a registered sex offender for using social media under an alias account.
Curtis Atkinson, Jr. and Nikkia Cooper were booked into the Mecklenburg County Jail around 8am Thursday, according to records.
Deputies are trying to identify and find the man they say is responsible for an automobile theft.
Police have identified the victim of the shooting at the Greenbryre apartments Wednesday night.
The search is on for a second suspect wanted in the murder of a 14-year-old Charlotte girl. She was found shot in a Mt.Holly park on Monday. Police are now looking out of state for the second person they want in custody.
The family of Taylor Smith, who was found shot to death at a park in Mount Holly, has created a GoFundMe account to help lay her to rest.
Chadwick Bean, 40, was sentenced Tuesday for the murder of his then 77-year-old grandmother in February 2015.
Lowell Police are asking for help identifying two suspects accused of robbing a convenience store on Tuesday night.
18-year-old Darvon Fletcher accused of killing 14-year-old Taylor Smith
CMPD is trying to identify the man caught on surveillance after two armed robberies at west Charlotte motels.
CMPD is investigating after a person was shot near a shopping plaza in north Charlotte.
An East Charlotte man accused of killing his parents and kidnapping his niece will be back in Charlotte soon. Curtis Atkinson Junior waived extradition in a Washington, DC court a day after his niece called 9-1-1 from his car.
CMPD is investigating a shooting on Oak Arbor Lane in south Charlotte.
An investigation is underway after a dead body was found in Hickory Saturday morning.
CMPD is investigating a shooting in northwest Charlotte Friday night.
A woman walking on a Charlotte greenway was attacked by a man with a knife.
Two suspects have been charged after deputies found two kilos of cocaine during a traffic stop earlier this week.
CMPD says they arrested a 15-year-old for his involvement in the death of a teen who was found dead behind an elementary school in west Charlotte.
An 18-year-old convicted of trying to join ISIS and plotting to kill American soldiers as a juvenile has been arrested on charges of trying to join the terrorist group again.
A Lincoln County teen is facing multiple charges after leading deputies on a chase in Lincolnton.
Convicted South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof is set to plead guilty to state murder charges, avoiding a second death sentence and effectively bringing to a close the prosecutions against him for the 2015 slaughter.
CMPD Officer Matthew Watts was arrested by Cabarrus County Sheriff's deputies Thursday.
Investigators say a body was found by officers while they were searching for a missing man in Statesville.
Lincolnton Police say a former Newton-Conover Middle School employee was one of several men arrested as a result of an undercover investigation into online sex offenders.
A York man is accused of attempted murder after reports say he shot at his girlfriend's car while her children were in it
CMPD is asking for assistance identifying the suspect or suspects responsible for two south Charlotte robberies.
Police are responding to a shooting call in Gaston County.
Police arrested a mother and daughter duo after they were caught selling prescription drugs to an undercover detective.
A Lincoln County has been arrested and a woman is wanted after police say the pair assaulted a man in Lincolnton.
Officials are investigating after one person died and three others were seriously injured after a police chase that started in Union County.
School officials say Harding High School and Westerly Hills Academy have been placed on lockdown Wednesday morning due to police activity in the area.
UPDATE: CMPD has identified the victim in the shooting in northwest Charlotte Tuesday night.
A Charlotte teen detained by ICE will be forced to leave the country but may have a chance to eventually return. 18-year-old Gus Zamudio was granted "voluntary departure" by a Federal Immigration Judge Tuesday.
A 34-year-old man was arrested Monday after investigators say he distributed child pornography to undercover agents.
CMS officials say a lockdown has been lifted at Harding University High School after reports of police activity in the area.
Police are searching for 19-year-old Sydney Mercer for reportedly cutting off his court ordered electronic monitoring device.
Two crimes, two opposite sides of the city, but with one common element.... a bag of animal poop.
Deputies have charged Wayne Cogdell with two felony counts of Taking Indecent Liberties with a Child.
The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating a trooper involved shooting that happened Sunday afternoon near U.S. 64 and Peter Hairston Road.
Pets owners dumping dogs and cats at a local nature preserve. It is a crime in North Carolina. Animal advocates are hoping to raise awareness to the problem.
Shoppers and workers caught in the line of fire when police say a shoot out erupted in the parking lot of an East Charlotte shopping center. Two people shot are recovering.
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