After a Black man with intellectual disabilities was enslaved, beaten and forced to work more than 100 hours a week without pay in a South Carolina restaurant, his manager was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $273,000 in restitution. But a federal appeals court recently ruled the man is entitled to double that amount under federal labor laws.
A Georgia airport is gaining flights to two more cities including Charlotte.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has charged a 23-year-old man for a recent break-in and sexual assault.
Two women are facing federal drug trafficking charges after deputies say the women led authorities on a high speed chase while having 249 grams of methamphetamine in the vehicle, according to a news release.
A 21-year-old Gastonia man was arrested in connection to several child sex crimes following an investigation that was sparked after two underage girls received inappropriate messages.
Another round of unsettled weather ahead.
A woman has been arrested after police say she shot a man in the head at an apartment complex on Heather Lane in Cherryville.Β Β
Derek has bad lipo, a loud drunk, Mr. Irrelevant & bad dog puns in this all new Snark Report.
While doing some grocery shopping, George Lackey of Newton tried his luck on a 100X The Cash ticket and won the latest $100,000 prize.
For Star Wars Day, we're playing a game of guess the character. Can anyone go 5 for 5?
Every Tuesday on Rising is Tasty Tuesday - and today we're making quesadillas
The Charlotte city manager unveiled the fiscal year 2022 budget to council on Monday night. The $2.7 billion dollar plan addresses transportation, housing, policing, and city services.Β
Officers with the Pineville Police Department say two men face charges for shooting at each other inside Carolina Place Mall on Saturday afternoon.
A woman is facing arson charges after police say she intentionally set an east Charlotte house on fire on Sunday morning.
Another few rounds of strong storms may roll through the Carolinas before we dry out for the back half of the week.
Funeral services for Watauga County Sheriff's Deputies Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox, who were killed in the line of duty on April 28th, will be held at 3pm Thursday, May 6th at Appalachian State University's Holmes Convocation Center.
Authorities say a Mecklenburg County Detention Center sergeant was injured after he was stabbed by an inmate with a "homemade weapon," according to a news release.
Police say excessive speed could be the cause of a fatal motorcycle accident that happened early Monday morning on East W.T. Harris Boulevard.Β Β
Former Vice President Mike Pence, positioning himself for a possible return to elected office, told an audience in early-voting South Carolina that he will spend the coming months βpushing back on the liberal agendaβ he says is wrong for the country.
Any visitor to Rock Hill, South Carolina, soon learns that βFootball City, USAβ basks in the glory of the dozens of youth leaguers who have gone on to win college championships and land coveted NFL contracts.
Mourners were gathering Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, with eulogists planning to celebrate his legacy and reflect on his life.
With the long-awaited return of Cars & Coffee Concord, a 44,000-horsepower assault on the senses at zMAX Dragway and the biggest Memorial Day Weekend celebration in the country at the Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway is poised for an action-packed month.
