Cleaning Company Owner Charged with Stealing from Elderly
The owner of a house keeping company will be in court next month after Matthews police arrested her for stealing form residents of a retirement home.
CMPD Creates Human Trafficking Task Force
Tackling human trafficking. CMPD is forming a new task force to help victims escape and to prosecute pimps. Several law enforcement agencies gathered Monday to train the public on how to identify the crime.
Locked Door Stops Bank Robbery
A locked door stopped a bank robbery in Gastonia as teachers at a daycare next door rushed to get kids off the playground.
Charlotte Gets Powerball Fever
Some buying tickets in Gastonia told us they rarely play the lottery, but can't ignore the billion dollar jackpot.
Suspect in fatal collision arrested in California
A man who had been on the run for 15 years after being charged in a fatal collision near Hickory was apprehended in California, after the FBI located him living under an alias.
Ringling Circus Elephants To Retire In May
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its touring elephants in May.
Panthers vs. Seahawks Preview
The Carolina Panthers will face a familiar foe on Sunday, as the Seattle Seahawks visit Charlotte for the Divisional round of the 2016 NFL Playoffs.
Police Need Help Identifying Larceny Suspects
Police need your help identifying three larceny suspects in Gastonia.
Powerball Jackpot Grows To $1.4 Billion
The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.4 billion, and the drawing is still two days away.
Union County Teams with U.S. Army to Teach Solid Waste Management
Union County Public Works is teaming up with the U.S. Army to help developing nations improve their solid waste management practices.
Powerball Made 67 People Millionaires Since November
Nobody can seem to win the jackpot, but the Powerball lottery has made dozens of new millionaire
Deputies Investigate Inmate Death In York County
Deputies say an inmate at the Moss Justice Center died after being found unresponsive in his cell.
Police Investigating Attempted Bank Robbery In Gastonia
Police are investigating an attempted bank robbery in Gastonia.
The Legendary David Bowie Dies At 69
David Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with his creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-spanning persona he christened Ziggy Stardust, died of cancer Sunday. He was 69 and had just released a new album.
David Bowie Changed The Very Meaning Of Being A Rock Star
David Bowie made clear, in a way that was exhilarating and sometimes frightening, what every rock star since Elvis Presley and Little Richard had been telling us all along — that anything was possible.
Hundreds Attend "Stay Alive" Peace Rally in Charlotte
Tonight community leaders and local residents fed up with crime are speaking out.
School delays for Monday, January 11th
The following school(s) will be operating on a modified schedule Monday:
Police: Car crashes into store after wreck
A car crashed into a store after a wreck Sunday in West Charlotte.
Troopers investigate deadly SC wreck
An early morning wreck in Chester County, S.C. left one person dead Sunday.
Powerball jackpot world's largest at $1.3 billion
Lottery officials say the estimated $1.3 billion prize is not just the largest in the United States, but in the world.
Mexico: Sean Penn interview helped locate drug lord
The recapture of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman took a surprise, Hollywood twist when a Mexican official said security forces at one point located the world's most-wanted trafficker thanks to a secret interview with U.S. actor Sean Penn.
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