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Burn Ban Goes Into Effect On Monday

Burn ban goes into effect on Monday for all Mecklenburg County parks

Man Arrested For Bringing Fake Grenade To Local Walmart

Police: Man arrested after bringing fake hand grenade into local Walmart and threatening to detonate it

Former Pro Skater Sentenced To Prison For Sex Crimes

Former pro skater and Charlotte coach sentenced to prison for sex crimes

Dominique Moody Safety Act

Gruesome case of child abuse in Charlotte prompts state lawmaker to introduce new bill

Remembering Campus Shooting Victims 7 Years Later

Day of remembrance at UNC Charlotte seven years after deadly shooting

Drought Management Group Will Meet To Discuss Elevating Urgency Level

Drought Management Group will meet to discuss elevating urgency level

Naacp Appeals Decision To Uphold Voter Id Law

NC NAACP appealing decision to uphold NC's Voter ID law

Cms Board Chair Snaps At Cms Superintendent

CMS Board meeting over proposed $2.1 billion budget leads to tense exchange between Supt. and Board Chair

Death Investigation Underway At Hotel

CMPD conducting death investigation at Uptown hotel

Decarlos Brown Rule 24 Hearing Delayed 6 Months

Death penalty hearing for accused light rail killer delayed for six months

Man Who Pleaded Guilty In One Murder Gets Arrested For Another

Man who pleaded guilty in one Charlotte murder is now charged in another murder

2 Years Since Deadly Officer Ambush

Wednesday marks two years since deadly officer ambush in east Charlotte

Suspects Accused Of Trafficking Meth

Lincoln Co. Sheriff's deputies arrest two accused of trafficking meth

Police Arrest Murder Suspect

Gastonia Police capture murder suspect accused of shooting two teens, killing one of them

House Fire Under Investigation

Charlotte house fire under investigation

Man Accused Of Setting Girlfriend's House On Fire

Deputies: man confesses to dousing girlfriend's home with gasoline and setting it on fire

Topgolf Driver Update

Police: SUV driver does $5,000 in damage to Topgolf course, threatened staff

Driver Dies After Crashing Into Building In Pineville

Driver dies after fiery, high-speed crash into Pineville government building

Chesterfield Co. Sheriff's Deputy Arrested

Local deputy arrested in connection to active and ongoing investigation of dog fighting

Suv On Topgolf Course

Video shows SUV driving across Topgolf course in University City

New Runway To Be Equipped With First Of It's Kind Tech

Charlotte airport's newest runway will feature first-of-its-kind technology

7th Annual Reed Parlier Memorial Foundation Golf Tournament

7th annual Reed Parlier Memorial Foundation Golf Tournament tees off in Mint Hill

Teacher Accused Of Having Drugs, Weapons At School

Deputies say Union Co. high school teacher had drugs and weapons at school

Ppp Fraud Settlement

Charlotte company to pay $1M to settle claims it fraudulently obtained a COVID-era loan

Sc Measles Outbreak Has Ended

Health experts: SC measles outbreak over, but there could be another unless vaccination rates improve

Video Shows I77 Street Takeover

New street takeover video shows people in masks, lighting fires and setting off fireworks on I-77 near Uptown

17yo Charged With Murder In Deadly Shooting

Kannapolis Police charge 17-year-old with murder in deadly shooting

Suspect Arrested In Early Morning Fire

CMPD: Man threw Molotov cocktail into Charlotte nightclub, causing it to catch fire

Camp North End Implements Curfew For Teens

Camp North End puts 6 PM curfew into effect for unsupervised teens

Boil Water Advisory In Kannapolis

Boil water advisory issued for Kannapolis area residents after E. coli is detected in drinking water

Cms Cancels Classes Ahead Of May 1 Protest

CMS Board votes to cancel classes on May 1 ahead of planned teacher protest in Raleigh

Law Enforcement Run For Special Olympics

CMPD runs annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics

Clt Housing Impact Fund Raises $102m

Charlotte's Housing Impact Fund raises more than $100M to buy and rehab apartments

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Honda recalls more than 880,000 cars due to a problem with rear suspension components

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