A woman has been found guilty of murder by a jury in Caldwell County, over five years since she was arrested for shooting a man in the head during a domestic conflict.
Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather has created something he says is a first in North Carolina. His office now has a Diversity and Inclusion Team.
While Charlotte jumped in the rankings of the country’s largest cities, the city’s outlying towns continue to grow at a much faster pace, new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show.
Representatives from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, came together Wednesday and Thursday to target potential human traffickers and aid victims during the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Race.
A family that lives on Mountain Island Lake says a strange set of circumstances surround the disappearance of their two French Bulldogs earlier this week.
David Wayne Gore walked out of the Bladen County Courthouse a mostly free man Friday, and not long after descending the front steps of the courthouse, he was also forgiven by a woman still grieving the loss of the man Gore killed.
James Belich was on his regular lunch break when he decided to stop for a lottery ticket at Cigarettes & More on Pineville-Matthews Road in south Charlotte.
Two suspects believed to be responsible for stealing $900 worth of merchandise from a store in Matthews have yet to be identified, according to police.
The budget set to be released by the North Carolina Senate next week will include money to test all untested sexual assault kits across the state, according to a source with knowledge of the budget, who asked not to be named to discuss legislation that had not yet been released.
When night draws its blanket of darkness across the mourning Opelika subdivision that Auburn police officer William Buechner shared with his family, you can see the signs of solidarity.
Sophia Weaver, a Charlotte-area girl who inspired a program that helps others with disabilities, has passed away. Sophia was born with a rare neurological disorder that left her unable to speak.
The North Graham Street Extension project began in 2014 and many motorists are frustrated over what they believe to be a lack of progress on the construction. The project causes a lot of traffic delays and backups. However, there is good news. The project to be completed in November.
A dental supply company that has been increasing its presence in Charlotte announced Thursday plans to relocate its headquarters to Ballantyne from Pennsylvania.
Kannapolis City Manager Mike Legg presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget to the Kannapolis City Council Wednesday evening. The proposed FY 2020 budget is $75,513,726 which includes all seven operating funds of the City.
You don’t want to miss the Sixth Annual Rowan Chamber Dragon Boat Festival to be held on Sat., July 27, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at The Shrine Club on High Rock Lake (6480 Long Ferry Road, Salisbury, NC).
After five years in business off Central Avenue in east Charlotte, FuManChu Cup Cakes announced on Facebook they are closing their storefront this Sunday.
A new multi story, multi use building opened it’s doors Thursday along West Moorehead. ‘Refinery 1213’ near I-77 will house creative office and retail space. It the latest in a long list of projects that continue to transform the West Charlotte neighborhood.
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that a detention officer in their department had been terminated from his position after he was arrested and charged with assaulting a female.
After WBTV Investigates reported on some Charlotte council members exploring whether they could increase their salary by cutting CMPD crisis intervention training, council sought a massive course correction and clarification of what their intentions were.
Being a high school student is tough enough. But, Bella Mallozzi says she wasn’t going to let a rare brain condition hold her back from reaching her dreams.
A suspect in a Burke County drug investigation was airlifted to the hospital after being shot by a SWAT officer during the execution of a search warrant at his home on Wednesday.
After a generally cloudy last couple of days, the major headline that we've been talking about for a while now will finally arrive beginning Friday: the heat.
The Chester County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating several incidents in the Richburg community in which females reported suspects in a van approaching them and making unwanted advances.
South Carolina Highway Patrol urges drivers to be cautious while traveling this Memorial Day weekend. Troopers say it’s the start of the 100 deadliest days on the road.
Lowe’s is considering Charlotte as the home for its new global technology hub, where the home improvement retailer will employ thousands of software engineers and other IT professionals.
The family of UNC Charlotte shooting victim Riley Howell was presented a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star in Howell’s honor, thanks to a Vietnam veteran.
Flames ripped through a building in downtown Kannapolis Thursday morning. The fire broke out sometime before 10 a.m. at a building on S. Main Street at Bethpage Road.
Salisbury Mayor Al Heggins has sent a letter to the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the NAACP, and several other groups inviting them to a discussion over the future of the Confederate monument known as Fame.
Police say 54-year-old Darren Woomer was driving a 2014 Infiniti SUV when the vehicle veered off the road, struck a fire hydrant and a tree before flipping on top of a concrete handicap spot.
Life-saving bone marrow transplants haven't always been at our disposal in Charlotte, but now it is at the Levine Cancer Institute. WBTV's Christine Sperow is shedding light on the fact that, for certain people, finding a donor that is a full match is literally a race against time.
A Virginia county sheriff says he “promptly” killed someone’s pet dog after it attacked his 18-month-old daughter this week, a move that has raised questions about whether he acted appropriately.
On Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, an interactive demonstration will temporarily transform a section of Union Street S near Gianni’s Trattoria and Cabarrus Creamery (16 and 21 Union Street S) to demonstrate new streetscape design ideas.
After a seasonal and cooler day Wednesday – most of the day around Charlotte was spent in the 70s – we’re looking at much warmer conditions moving forward.
The situation was captured on multiple cameras. From one angle the suspect can be seen pulling a gun. The entire transaction is very fast. The suspect only spent about 10 minutes inside the store.
Lance Fenderson, a junior at Davidson Day, was injured during a lacrosse game earlier this month. Fenderson’s soccer coach said the teen collided with another player during the game and suffered a severe spinal cord injury.
We’re heading into the hot summer months when thousands will take solace from the heat in cool lakes and pools. But officials are stressing that water safety skills should be something you make sure you take with you.
In a tweet, UNC Charlotte says on April 30, DeHart fled into Prospector, where a young woman, he believes a student, placed a tourniquet on him to help stop the bleeding.
Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania said he didn’t want the alligator to cause a crash. What happened when he tried to prevent that from happening can only be described as internet gold.
For the first time since the trial of accused child killer, Timothy Jones Jr. started, his defense team is getting its chance to plead its case to the jury.
Palliative care is the medical specialty focused on improving quality of life for people facing serious illnesses - from cancer to heart failure to dementia.
During a City of Charlotte budget briefing Wednesday Councilman Braxton Winston requested the city manager raise city council and the mayor’s salaries in the FY2020 budget proposal. Council members Matt Newton and LaWana Mayfield asked city staff about cutting $1 million in police training.
Police have been going directly to where people are to have conversations about officers and the communities they serve -- as well as police issues on the streets.
Mecklenburg County has 7 splash grounds in all, five will open this weekend. Ahead of that, testing is required and we uncovered records showing nearly all of those opening this weekend had violations.
A copy of the search warrant executed on the Chester County Sheriff’s Office in late April obtained by WBTV is providing new details about the federal investigation that led to the indictment of now-suspended Sheriff Alex Underwood, his chief deputy and a lieutenant at the agency.
A York County judge is denying bond for a man he believes to an extreme danger to our community. Tyler Terry, who’s charged with sexually assaulting a student at Winthrop University, has already spent about 100 days in jail according to officials.
This is the week the country honors Emergency Medical Services workers and the lifesaving skills they perform under stressful conditions several times a day, every day.
The coastal North Carolina town of Nags Head issued an unusual warning Tuesday, in advance of the Memorial Day weekend: Don’t dig giant holes in our beach.
The Vice President shared the impact the agreement may have on North Carolina farmers during his visit for the Charlotte Republican National Convention Kickoff.
Brianna Lewis, the woman accused of killing her 11-month-old baby girl and hiding her in a diaper box in a wooded area of Chesterfield County before telling authorities the infant was kidnapped, is expected to ask a judge for bond Wednesday.
