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First Alert: More rounds of heavy rain, storms ahead
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - After a what was a wet weekend for many, there is a continued chance for rain and storms every day through the end of the workweek. Temp Trend: Upper 80s to low to mid 80s over the week. Rain Trend: Daily downpours, storms likely. Humidity: Stays...
Victim identified in deadly shooting in southwest Charlotte: CMPD
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Elijah Johnathon Wright, 21, has been identified as the victim in a southwest Charlotte deadly shooting, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said Monday. Officers responded to calls regarding the incident around 1:30 a.m. at an apartment complex near 8900 Rachel Freeman in west Charlotte. Wright was found suffering from gunshot wounds and was […]
CMPD provides midyear crime update as homicides soar in 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A shooting that left a man dead at a southwest Charlotte apartment complex Monday morning only adds to the list of homicides police have investigated across the city in 2024, with a handful still unsolved. Monday’s shooting came hours before the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department shared its...
MEDIC: Pedestrian hit by car in uptown Charlotte, sent to hospital
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A pedestrian was hit by a car in uptown Charlotte early Sunday morning, according to MEDIC. It happened around midnight at the corner of East 6th Street and North Caldwell Street. MEDIC said that person has minor injuries. We’re working to learn whether the driver will...
NCDHHS Celebrates Two Years of 9-8-8
The NC Department of Health and Human Services this week celebrates the second anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. In the past two years, 988 crisis counselors in North Carolina have responded to nearly 190,000 calls, texts and chats, providing critical access to mental health and substance use crisis support. In its second year of service, the number of North Carolinians contacting 988 each month has nearly doubled.
Police: Man killed in shooting at southwest Charlotte apartments
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A man was killed in a shooting at an apartment complex in southwest Charlotte early Monday morning. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said the shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. on Rachel Freeman Way at the Berewick Pointe Apartments, not far from the intersection of Shopton and Steele Creek roads.
20 things happening in Charlotte this week, including "The Bachelorette" watch parties
Ferris Bueller once said, "The question isn't 'what are we going to do,' the question is 'what aren't we going to do?' It will be hard to choose with everything going on this week.Monday, July 22🌹 Watch the newest episode of "The Bachelorette" at Streetcar and get half off martinis and wine. | 8pm | Free | Details😂 Show off your best jokes at Triple C's open mic night. | 7:30pm | Free | Details🥘 Find dining deals at over 100 Charlotte restaurants during Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week. | Through Jul. 28 | Prices vary | Details⛺️ Enjoy camp-inspired...
Unemployment claims in North Carolina increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in North Carolina rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 3,497 in the week ending July 13, up from 2,974 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S....
Power restored for hundreds in Cabarrus County after crash crushes utility poles on NC-49
CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — Hundreds of people were without power in Cabarrus County after a concrete truck took down multiple utility poles on Saturday and caused NC-49 to shut down in both directions. Power has been restored for most of the approximately 500 homes and businesses that went dark...
Opera singer Denyce Graves on diversity and highlighting hidden voices
Note: This program originally aired on Feb. 13, 2024. This week, Charlotte Talks takes a look back at some of our favorite interviews from this year. Acclaimed opera singer Denyce Graves came to Charlotte to tell the story of an influential yet often overlooked voice — that of Mary Cardwell Dawson.
Alcohol monitoring for some NC parents could save lives. Uncertainty about the law presents a roadblock
For months now, Michael Dean Smith said, he has feared his infant daughter will be hurt or killed in a drunk-driving related accident with the mother of his child behind the wheel. Smith, 34, of Waynesville, shares joint custody of his now 15-month-old daughter with Valery Francis, who has primary...
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