Crime

Shooting on CATS bus under investigation

The incident happened Thursday morning on Lawyers Road. According to a CATS representative, two people on the bus were involved in an altercation.

Biggest fentanyl bust in county history, says Chester Co. Sheriff

Investigators executed a search warrant at the home and found more than three pounds of fentanyl, about 87 grams of crack cocaine and about two pounds of marijuana.

Charlotte Bakery Losing Customers Because Of Ice

Charlotte business owner says customers are afraid to leave homes due to ICE

What hasn't been made at the bakery lately is money, ever since President Trump took office. Betancur's books show his 27-year business has lost money every day since the inauguration.

Nhan “Tom” Tran is accused of sexual battery involving clients at a Huntersville nail salon.

Nail salon employee charged with sexual battery of clients

A 60-year-old man working as a nail technician at a salon in Huntersville is charged with three counts of sexual battery involving clients.

29-year-old Kayleigh Gambill is charged with 8 counts of assault on a child.

Former church daycare worker charged with assaulting children

A former daycare worker in Conover is out of jail on bond, charged with eight counts of assault on a child under 12.

Sheriff announces the largest fentanyl seizure to date in Chester Co., South Carolina.

Deputies make what they call 'historic' fentanyl seizure in Chester Co.

A man and woman are in jail charged in what the Chester County Sheriff is calling the largest fentanyl seizure ever seen in Chester County.

CMPD working to identify hit-and-run suspects

CMPD is asking for help identifying two hit-and-run suspects from two different cases in south Charlotte.

Mother claims son was abused in classroom

A mother is pushing for change after her four-year-old son was allegedly abused in a York County classroom.

North Carolina fugitive arrested in California after 18 years on the run

A fugitive wanted for first-degree murder in North Carolina was arrested in January in Los Angeles, California after almost 18 years on the run.

Sc Rep. Reacts To Seeing Son's Accused Killer

SC state rep. reacts to seeing son's accused killer in court

Gavin Guffey was 17 when he allegedly met Hassanbunhussein Lawal. Investigators says Lawal was pretending to be a young woman.

This photo shows Marion Bowman Jr. released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, awaits execution on death row. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)

SCOTUS rejects appeal of SC inmate a day before his execution

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled execution for a 2001 killing of a friend found dead in her burning car.

Teen murder suspect breaks down in court, sobs "I love you, mama."

Police arrested and charged Sean Simpson in connection to a deadly shooting over the weekend in Gastonia. The victim's family says they are happy their loved one's alleged killer is behind bars, but now two families are dealing with the loss of two lives.

Local wedding venue owner arrested on fraud charges, now under $1M bond

Union County Sheriff's deputies began investigating Jason Lottmann and multiple reports of fraud involving his business, Champagne Manor, in December 2024.

President Donald Trump holds the document after signing the Laken Riley Act during an event in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation

President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and violent crimes before they’ve actually been convicted.