Mecklenburg County News

Katherine Puryear, Miss Thomasville's Outstanding Teen, was crowned Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen Friday night at Raleigh's Meymandi Concert Hall.

The North Mecklenburg Senior Center in Cornelius will be forced to close in 90 days if the center doesn't raise enough money to offset funding cut by the United Way.

The city of Charlotte was the nation's 23rd fastest-growing city for the year ending in July 2008, and is now the county's 18th-largest city, according to Census estimates released Wednesday.

An assistant dean at UNC Charlotte has been arrested and charged with embezzlement, according to broadcast reports this morning.

Mecklenburg County is receiving a $1.1 million federal stimulus infusion that it hopes will help mitigate poor air quality in the region.

A former North Carolina Court of Appeals judge who stepped down to work in Iraq for the U.S. Justice Department has been appointed as a Superior Court judge.

Michael Byers couldn't wait to get back on the docks to go tubing again. The 15-year-old stood on the steps of the Windemere's subdivision clubhouse ready to take off the second the boat returned to the dock.

A memorial stands for victims of a fatal wreck at River Pointe and Hwy 49. For years, residents on the east side of Lake Wylie said the growth in homes and traffic along N.C. 49 demanded a new signal at Riverpointe Drive.

A probe of misspending at a Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Christmas charity has widened across the agency, and officials now say they are unable to say how much money may have disappeared over the years.

Police say a man impersonating a police officer raped and robbed a woman he met on Craigslist at a University City motel.

It's one thing to know, in the abstract, that United Way member agencies will be getting less money.

Conner Boylan, 3, plays an Elmo game at the South County Regional Library on Tuesday.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 2:54 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. CHARLOTTE A former Laney High School band director has been arrested and accused of having sex with a student at another school.

Gov. Bev Perdue on June 19 signed Senate Bill 754, enabling North Carolina schools to use interest-free bonds for school construction, repair and renovation as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act .

They were there to take part in a small chapter about a larger story; a story about the South.

A North Carolina man who says killing his former bosses was justified because they "disrespected" him has been sentenced to life in prison.

Six weeks from now there may be some action on finishing the missing link of Interstate 485 in Charlotte.

Concord Police Chief Merl Hamilton held a news conference today to update the community on the findings by an administrative internal investigation into the police chase that ended in Mecklenburg County with a fatal car crash.

As Mecklenburg County commissioners prepare to approve a 2009-10 budget on Tuesday, many acknowledge their work may not be over after the vote.

The economy is taking a big toll on local libraries. A looming vote could close the book on pay raises, 401-K matches and operating hours.