Charlotte News

Food Lion Speed Street Celebrating its 19th year, Food Lion Speed Street transforms the streets of Uptown Charlotte into an racing-enthused entertainment zone with live music, activities, vendors and appearances and autograph sessions with NASCAR drivers and celebrities.

The man police say was mistakenly charged with killing a toddler took the stand Wednesday and singled out the man he says actually pulled the trigger.

Amani Tyrell Bates, 20, of 812 5th St. in Spencer, N.C., was charged May 17 with one count of non-support/abandonment . A $500 bond was set.

Crews are in uptown Charlotte preparing for one of the city's biggest events of the year: Speed Street.

Margaret "Peggy" Lorene Hedge Petruso, 78, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, May 16, in Charlotte, N.C. She was born Dec.

Cynthia Ann Balchin O'Shields, 65, of Greenville, formerly a longtime Greenwood resident died May 10, 2013 at St.

Charlotte-based Trinity Capital Advisors and joint-venture partner Pacific Coast Capital Partners have purchased 25.6 acres of vacant land in Shopton Ridge Industrial Park, where the two firms purchased three industrial buildings from American Asset Corp.

A man faces multiple charges after leading police on a four-county, two-state chase that ended early Tuesday in western Mecklenburg County, authorities say.

An open door into a small-town storage unit last month raised a window into Robert Michael Milton’s private world.

Charlotte Area Transit System will host two meetings this month, including one Tuesday night, to provide an update on the extension of the light rail line into north Charlotte.

On Tuesday, the North Carolina Department of Transportation will show east Charlotte residents their final plan for Independence Boulevard.

Charlotte City Council members will vote this evening on a controversial residential project for 15 single-family, custom-home lots on nearly 5 acres on the west side of Park South Drive.

Police responded to reports of a bank robbery in east Charlotte Monday morning. The Bank of America on Albemarle Road was held up around 9:06 a.m. Police said the robbers fled down Lawyers Road as Charlotte Mecklenburg police officers chased the getaway car.

Ikea and Walmart are among the retailers heading to Charlotte, N.C., to anchor the Belgate Shopping Center.

A Charlotte woman was recently arrested and charged with trying to obtain prescribed drugs through forgery, according to arrest warrants.

A Charlotte agency is working to keep the doors open at a Cabarrus County facility that helps recovering addicts turn their lives around.

The Deltas of Charlotte Foundation, in conjunction with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.'s Charlotte Alumnae Chapter, held its 49th annual Debutante Cotillion on March 30 at Halton Arena at UNC Charlotte.

Located in beautiful South Charlotte , this prime property is tucked away in the highly sought-after Providence Springs neighborhood.

The S.A. Gilliam Scholarship Awards Banquet is among the highlights of the celebration.

The Board of County Commissioners appointed Shields to the position at its November 27, 2012 meeting.