A 16 year old boy was gunned down in the middle of the street. It is the first murder of the year in Chester, South Carolina.

A bill that would cap the state sales taxes is delayed in the North Carolina senate until at least next week. The proposal would require all counties to keep the current 2.5 cent sales tax.

Ukraine said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country.

The shopping excitement is building, but so are concerns about traffic and the future for surrounding neighborhoods.

Parents are fighting to keep thousands of kids from being shuffled to new schools. Lawyers for the school board say the last minute tactics won't work.

A man who dragged a dog for two miles behind his truck in Greenville, South Carolina will spend more than a decade in prison.

A Mexican drug cartel may be behind the kidnapping of a South Carolina man. The FBI tracked that victim down and rescued him from his captors here in North Carolina.

Check out these photos from the Charlotte Premium Outlet media preview Wednesday, July 16th.

Now, the State Capitol Police are asking for help identifying the man and woman who were caught on camera Monday afternoon.

Natosha Reese, 33, was arrested on outstanding drug and probation warrants Tuesday.

The 5100 block of N. Tryon Street near Eastway Drive was temporarily shut down after an accident Tuesday night that knocked down power lines.

A judge convicted Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy on domestic violence charges Tuesday. Morgan Fogarty reports live on the phone from uptown Charlotte.

The election results are in and some voters turned on Jay Gaither after a former employee sued him last month for sexual harassment.

A rumbling in uptown sent people scurrying out of a building on South Tryon Street Tuesday morning.

One of the two suspects wanted for the murder of a corrections officer in south Charlotte is in jail. Police are still looking for Raphael White.

The building at 200 S. Tryon St. that includes the McCormick and Schmick's restaurant received reports of 'shaking' Tuesday around 10:45 a.m.

WCCB has learned how this man is connected to her accused killer. And we've also uncovered his own criminal history, one that is eerily similar to murder suspect Angelo Smith, Junior.