Crime

Update: One Person Dead And Three Hurt After Shooting In South Charlotte

UPDATE: Man charged with deadly shooting in south Charlotte

A man is in jail charged with shooting three people at a Mini Mart in south Charlotte Monday afternoon. One of the victims died.

Mom Accused Of Leaving Kids Alone In Car While She Tanned

Mother arrested for leaving kids alone in a car while she tanned inside a gym

A 32-year-old mom is accused of leaving her four year old and five month old in the car while she was tanning inside a gym. Tiffany Greene is now facing several charges including contributing to child neglect.

Police say 22-year-old Logan Federico, of Waxhaw, was shot to death while visiting friends in Columbia. Image: CPD

Woman from Waxhaw shot and killed during home break-in in Columbia

Family and friends are remembering a 22-year-old woman from Waxhaw who was shot and killed while visiting friends in South Carolina.

One person injured in overnight shooting in west Charlotte

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting early Tuesday morning.

A 12-year-old boy pleaded guilty to setting a fire inside the Lancaster Walmart on 5/4/25. Picture from Yolanda La’Shawn Fisher.

Boy pleads guilty to setting fire inside Lancaster Walmart

A 12-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to starting a fire inside the Walmart in Lancaster over the weekend. He is being held in custody while a mental evaluation is completed.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' sex trafficking trial begins with jury selection

The sex trafficking trial of hip-hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs has begun with jury selection in New York.

Trump orders crumbling Alcatraz prison to be rebuilt and reopened

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.

2 charged after weekend shooting in Gastonia

Two people face charges after a double shooting in Gastonia over the weekend. Paramedics took the victims to the hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening.

Youth referee arrested after discharging firearm

Union County deputies say a youth sports referee has been arrested after firing a gun inside a packed sports complex in Indian Trail.

Death investigation underway in west Charlotte

CMPD is conducting a death investigation in west Charlotte, the third deadly shooting in less than 24 hours.

Homicide investigation underway in north Charlotte

CMPD is conducting a homicide investigation following a shooting in north Charlotte on Saturday afternoon.

CMPD investigating homicide in south Charlotte

Police are conducting a homicide investigation after one person was shot and killed overnight in south Charlotte.

UPDATE: NC wildlife officials say they have persons of interest after video shows opossum burned alive

North Carolina wildlife officials say they have persons of interest in connection to a video showing an opossum being set on fire.

Charlotte mother charged with child abuse, accused of beating her son

A Charlotte mother is charged with felony child abuse, accused of beating her 8-year-old son with an extension cord.

Search for shooter after man killed in Salisbury

Police were called to South Clay Street around 9:45 pm on Wednesday and found 21-year-old David Anderson lying in the front yard of a home. Investigators say he had been shot several times.

Paige Blue is charged with murder after the fentanyl death of her baby.

Mother charged with murder 2 years after baby's drug death

A woman is in jail in Caldwell County charged with murder and felony child abuse after the fentanyl death of her baby in 2023.

Charlotte woman grateful to be alive after bullets fly through her home

A Druid Hills resident is grateful to be alive after her home was riddled with bullets Tuesday night, now she wants police to step up patrol in the neighborhood.

3 South Carolina women charged with fraudulently receiving more than $107K in combined SNAP food stamps

Three women from South Carolina were arrested in unrelated cases over the past several weeks for fraudulently receiving a combined total of more than $107,000 in SNAP food stamp benefits, according to arrest warrants.