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Crime & Courts

Break-in turns chaotic when neighbors interrupt and gunfight ensues, NC cops say

Break-in turns chaotic when neighbors interrupt and gunfight ensues, NC cops say
The suspect escaped in a car, officials say.
October 15, 2025 at 7:53 AM

Trending Stories

Balknight steps up with Hill on leave. Take a look at recent CMS superintendents

Updated June 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM

Does the Canes’ win help Raleigh’s case in MLB expansion? Maybe. What to know

June 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM

Rapper Swizz Beatz sues popular Lake Norman nightspot over his ‘Party Up’ song

Updated June 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM

What Crystal Hill’s contract says about severance, retirement and leaving CMS

Updated June 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM

NC state employees’ health plan faces big changes. Here’s what’s coming in July

Updated June 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
NC Senate moves Medicaid bill tightening oversight, restoring some access
Politics & Government

NC Senate moves Medicaid bill tightening oversight, restoring some access

Updated June 19, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Man fatally shot at furniture plant was member of school board, NC officials say
Crime & Courts

Man fatally shot at furniture plant was member of school board, NC officials say

Updated June 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur may bring 2 inches of rain to Charlotte, NWS says
Weather News

Remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur may bring 2 inches of rain to Charlotte, NWS says

Updated June 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Rapper Swizz Beatz sues popular Lake Norman nightspot over his ‘Party Up’ song
Business

Rapper Swizz Beatz sues popular Lake Norman nightspot over his ‘Party Up’ song

Updated June 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Deputies arrested a man after he fled from them in a Harrisburg neighborhood
Crime & Courts

Deputies arrested a man after he fled from them in a Harrisburg neighborhood

June 18, 2026 at 4:40 PM
What Crystal Hill’s contract says about severance, retirement and leaving CMS
Education

What Crystal Hill’s contract says about severance, retirement and leaving CMS

Updated June 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
NCDOT plans safe crossings for endangered red wolves and lots of other animals
Politics & Government

NCDOT plans safe crossings for endangered red wolves and lots of other animals

Updated June 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Late NASCAR driver Kyle Busch honored with resolution from U.S. Sen. Budd, Tillis
NASCAR & Auto Racing

Late NASCAR driver Kyle Busch honored with resolution from U.S. Sen. Budd, Tillis

June 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Alligator Alcatraz remains open, Florida’s emergency director says
National

Alligator Alcatraz remains open, Florida’s emergency director says

June 18, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Toddler almost hit after found walking through traffic, Gastonia police said
Crime & Courts

Toddler almost hit after found walking through traffic, Gastonia police said

June 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Now two powerful NC politicians say Raleigh would be a good MLB expansion city
Politics & Government

Now two powerful NC politicians say Raleigh would be a good MLB expansion city

June 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
CMS Board of Education places superintendent on paid leave amid investigation
Education

CMS Board of Education places superintendent on paid leave amid investigation

June 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Balknight steps up with Hill on leave. Take a look at recent CMS superintendents
Education

Balknight steps up with Hill on leave. Take a look at recent CMS superintendents

Updated June 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Watch a bear ambling across US 64 in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
North Carolina

Watch a bear ambling across US 64 in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Updated June 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Chester County approves six-month pause on data center development
South Carolina

Chester County approves six-month pause on data center development

June 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
NC Senate leader Berger, Speaker Hall now in final talks about overdue state budget
Politics & Government

NC Senate leader Berger, Speaker Hall now in final talks about overdue state budget

June 18, 2026 at 1:23 PM
World Cup athletes get a real NC experience: a copperhead snake at base camp
North Carolina

World Cup athletes get a real NC experience: a copperhead snake at base camp

June 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
What’s closed on Juneteenth in Charlotte? Grocery stores, banks, mail & more
Local

What’s closed on Juneteenth in Charlotte? Grocery stores, banks, mail & more

Updated June 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
CMPD responds to a homicide on Ciera Nichole Court in northwest Charlotte on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
Local

CMPD responds to a homicide on Ciera Nichole Court in northwest Charlotte on Thursday, June 18, 2026.

Updated June 18, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Threats for payback due to I-77 South local vote ‘dangerous precedent’: Altman
Politics & Government

Threats for payback due to I-77 South local vote ‘dangerous precedent’: Altman

Updated June 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Charlotte mayor finalists on who holds power in city hall: activists or business?
Politics & Government

Charlotte mayor finalists on who holds power in city hall: activists or business?

Updated June 18, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Two teens among three shot during ‘incident’ in uptown Charlotte, CMPD says
Crime & Courts

Two teens among three shot during ‘incident’ in uptown Charlotte, CMPD says

Updated June 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM
‘Trauma’ victim dies among homes in Charlotte subdivision, CMPD says
Crime & Courts

‘Trauma’ victim dies among homes in Charlotte subdivision, CMPD says

June 18, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Can I feed or pet stray cats in Charlotte? What the law says
Know Your 704

Can I feed or pet stray cats in Charlotte? What the law says

June 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM

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