MINT HILL, N.C. — A "flammable liquid" was splashed on students during a fight at Rocky River High School on Wednesday, district officials with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools confirmed. Two students were fighting in the cafeteria Wednesday morning when the liquid was splashed, CMS said. The district did not provide further...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A second teenager has been charged in connection to the death of a Charlotte teen who was reported missing in September, police confirmed. Anthony Smith, 15, was reported missing by his family on Sept. 4. His body was found a week later in southwest Charlotte near Old Pineville Road. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said Smith died from a gunshot wound.

A significant crackdown on a Charlotte-based drug trafficking organization has culminated in prison sentences for its leader and three affiliates, as confirmed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina. George Irving Rivens, the ringleader, received a substantial 27-year prison term followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to serious charges related to the distribution of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl. This outcome marks the conclusion of an operation spearheaded by federal and local law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, ATF, and Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department.

CHARLOTTE — There was a heavy police presence Wednesday night at a McDonald’s in north Charlotte. The scene was at the McDonald’s on West Sugar Creek Road at Interstate 85. Channel 9 got there at about 10:45 p.m. where Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers had the parking lot cordoned...

A Charlotte man driving over 100 mph never tapped the brakes in 2022 when his car collided with an SUV on South Carolina’s Interstate 77, killing a 7-year-old boy and injuring his father, authorities said in court Monday. Jason Connell Palmer, 37, is on trial in Chester County on...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Two people were killed Wednesday morning in a crash on Freedom Drive in west Charlotte. The wreck happened before 8:30 a.m. on the 3200 block of Freedom Drive, near the Pizza Hut and Walgreens. The inbound lanes of Freedom Drive were closed until 1:15 p.m. Medic...

CMPD said the teenager shot and killed someone over the weekend.

CCTV footage shows Lowe striking a woman with a firearm and with a closed fist.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is in North Carolina encouraging supporters to vote early ahead of next week's presidential election.

An armored truck employee is dead after he was shot multiple times during an armed robbery near a Kings Mountain ATM, authorities said.

Officials say that during the search, some of those at the stash house tried to flush methamphetamine down a toilet.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The lawyer for the mother of Shanquella Robinson filed a lawsuit in the Charlotte woman’s death. “Shanquella Robinson’s family, through this lawsuit, seeks compensatory and punitive damages to address the profound emotional and financial toll this incident has caused,” stated Attorney Sue-Ann Robinson in a news release.

He was arrested Oct. 29 in Lincolnton following a traffic stop conducted by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.

The future of a piece of Charlotte history is in the air. The Excelsior Club was once a thriving piece of Charlotte’s social scene. The membership only club hosted names like Nat King Cole, James Brown and more before shutting it’s doors in 2016. “It’s just sitting there,...

Bojangles has been pretty busy lately with its menu. The popular chicken joint not only added a new first-of-its-kind fried chicken sandwich called Bo's Bird Dogs, but it also released new wings in three different varieties just in time for the football season. Talk about a touchdown. Now, there is...

STANLY COUNTY, N.C. — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is facing a lawsuit from a polling data company that says he failed to pay a six-figure bill. Vox Insights, a company that provides polling data to political candidates, filed the lawsuit against Robinson, the Republican nominee for North Carolina governor. The lawsuit was filed on Monday in Stanly County Court.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Vice President Kamala Harris will make another campaign stop in North Carolina days before the heated presidential election. Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, will be in Charlotte on Saturday, Nov. 2 according to an event listing on her campaign's website. The event is set to last from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

CHARLOTTE — Dozens of families living in north Charlotte apartments are being forced to move the day after Thanksgiving. Residents at the Tanglewood Apartments on Dalecrest Drive said they got a letter Tuesday stating they must be out by Nov. 29. However, the letter didn’t explain why they are...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person is dead and two others are hurt after a shooting in north Charlotte early Tuesday morning, according to Medic. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said it is investigating the incident as a homicide. It happened around 4:40 a.m. on Sunset Road, just off Interstate 77...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There may be an increased police presence near the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus on Wednesday because of an incident off-campus, the school said in a Niner Alert to students and staff. "The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is looking for a suspect in a car...