Cabarrus County News

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

Prior to 2003, the growing town of Harrisburg, just north of Charlotte in Cabarrus County, didn't have an epicenter of commercial property.

A Charlotte agency is offering hope and help to recovering addicts in Cabarrus County.

On Tuesday, Charlotte police released the name of the third suspect charged in connection with last week's four-county crime spree.

Authorities in Cabarrus County have identified their second suspect in a multi-county crime spree that began in Charlotte, moved to Cabarrus County and ended in Anson County.

A passenger in a car driven by a 15-year-old was killed in a single-car wreck on NC 29 near the Cabarrus County line around 12:30 a.m. About two hours later, in a separate crash, a 19-year-old driver was killed when he lost control on East W. T. Harris Boulevard.

Among about 750 students receiving degrees Monday, the university will award posthumous honorary degrees to the families of Ariane Patterson and Glenda Weaver.

Cabarrus County Schools' proposed budget for the 2013-14 school year includes requests for more than $10 million in capital improvements and teacher pay raises.

Linda Grist as seen a lot of changes during her 21-year tenure as director of the Cabarrus County Board of Elections.

The first crime was reported on Tuesday evening, after a car was stolen in University City, following a home invasion.

Authorities say a multi-county crime spree has resulted in a shootout with one suspect and a manhunt for the second.

Authorities in Stanly County shot one man and are looking for another after they led them on a chase early Wednesday morning.

Political activist Angela Davis spoke to high school students from the Charlotte area on Feb.

Crystal Morrison of Concord has been missing since last August. Her father is offering a $10,000 reward -- during a 10-day period ending May 13 -- for information leading to the discovery of his daughter.

Streets are wet once again this morning across the Charlotte region, so you'll need to allow yourself some extra time to reach your destination.

The Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau has hired Selah Havard as sales manager.

Less than four months on the job, freshman Congressman Richard Hudson is weighing in on the Affordable Care Act, sequestration and even Dodd-Frank. Hudson conducted a field hearing in Cabarrus County this week on Affordable Health Care, which he described as "a confusing mess." It's also hurting business in his district, he says.

Officials said a person is in custody after a chase Friday afternoon involving the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office and North Carolina Highway Patrol officers.

A call to authorities about a suspicious man at a local gas station led to a robbery in progress being stopped, according to the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office.

Concord fire officials are trying to determine the cause of a early Thursday morning building fire.