3 hrs ago | WBTV
CPCC and CMS pitch budget needs to County Commissioners
CHARLOTTE, NC The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners met on Thursday. No voices were raised.
8 hrs ago | News Observer
N.C. lawmaker apologizes about public conflict with Speaker Tillis
Rep. Robert Brawley of Mooresville, just north of Mecklenburg County, sent his House colleagues an email apologizing "for any discomfort caused" by his criticism of Speaker Thom Tillis, a Cornelius Republican.
10 hrs ago | WCNC-TV Charlotte
Witnesses point the finger at defendant in toddler's shooting death
Ellis Royster sat passively as witness after witness pointed the finger at him during his Mecklenburg County murder trial Thursday afternoon.
15 hrs ago | WBTV
Former Police Department employee charged with embezzlement, officials say
A former employee with the Matthews Police Department has been charged with embezzlement, according to a release from the department.
16 hrs ago | News Observer
540 toll road project expected to survive legislative reversals
The contradictory changes are in the budget approved Wednesday by the Senate, and in a major transportation funding law approved by the House earlier this month.
20 hrs ago | Burlington Times News
Work suspended on N.C., U.S. highways for Memorial Day
Unless they're heading to the weekend races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, motorists in North Carolina can hit the road without too many headaches for the Memorial Day weekend.
22 hrs ago | WCNC-TV Charlotte
I-77 toll lanes approved despite angry crowd's objections
An angry crowd of Interstate 77 toll lane opponents booed and shouted down members of the agency that sets Charlotte area road priorities Wednesday night after they were given 10 minutes to say why they feel tolls from Charlotte to Mooresville are a bad idea.
Firefighters battle house fire in Iredell County
Iredell County officials and Charlotte-Mecklenburg firefighters responded to a 2-alarm fire on the Iredell-Mecklenburg county line Wednesday afternoon.
Man arrested at Charlotte McDonalds in deadly shooting of Ohio teen
An Ohio man was arrested at a Charlotte McDonalds after police say he called them and asked to turn himself in for the shooting death of a teenager.
"Sex Offender House" close to Charlotte playground?
"I haven't had any problems in this neighborhood," Rodden says. "It's probably gotten a bad rap it doesn't deserve." Westover Hills is conveniently located near the interstates and West Boulevard.
CMS Superintendent talks controversial grade scale
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Heath Morrison sits down with Sonja Gantt to talk about the new grading practice that's in place at three of the district's high schools on NBC Charlotte News at 4. Click above to see an extended version of the interview.
Man falsely accused of shooting toddler testifies in suspect's trial
The state called three witnesses to the stand Wednesday in the trial of man accused of shooting and killing a toddler.
Meck budget plan would hike tax rate 2.5 cents
Bobbie Shields is introduced to the board members at the recent commissioners board meeting.
Rebuilding is one thing, recovering is another
It's what victims of the devastating tornado in Oklahoma will do. But, that's no easy task for so much devastation.
Meck board to set severance for fired county manager
Mecklenburg County commissioners return to work tonight, two weeks after the firing of County Manager Harry Jones and a week after board members exchanged insults and accusations in front of reporters and the public.
Man accused of stealing $624,000 from Walmart in Carolinas and Georgia
An open door into a small-town storage unit last month raised a window into Robert Michael Milton’s private world.
Dixie's Tavern closes uptown, making way for a new park
Dixie’s Tavern was owned by the Bar Investment Group, which also runs BAR Charlotte and Blackfinn, among others.
Charlotte high school student has TB; other South Mecklenburg students being tested
About 35 South Mecklenburg High School students are being tested for tuberculosis this week after a student there was diagnosed with an active TB case.
Uptown Charlotte's Dixie's Tavern shuttered
Uptown Charlotte's Dixie's Tavern has closed following the expiration of its lease with Levine Properties, according to a report from NBC Charlotte.
Re-enactment marks 50th anniversary of NC march
Some Charlotte residents are observing the 50th anniversary of a march that called for an end to segregation in North Carolina's largest city.