Charlotte News

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.

Here's an overview of the bills lawmakers in the North Carolina Legislature are considering, which are in various stages of the legislative process: H175: Prevents homeowners associations from foreclosing on homes because a resident has not paid HOA dues.

It's nine o'clock on a Friday night and abnormally cold for May. Four members of Brass Connection are camped out at the intersection of Trade and Tryon, seemingly oblivious to the dozen or so passersby who have now stopped and are waiting for the band to play.