The six-year Navy veteran has taken up several causes in her community to help those who need it the most. From homelessness to women's empowerment, she does it all while holding down a full-time job. The problem was, she didn't have a car. That changed Friday night.
Even with relentless rain, and chilly temperatures Friday night, dozens of people came to see the live nativity scene at Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church.
A man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for a bizarre murder-for-hire plot that involved hiring a hitman and purchasing radioactive substance to poison food.
Financial numbers analyzed by WBTV show that the city is close to reaching the debt capacity for its hospitality funds as city officials refuse to provide a list of current and future projects those funds are spent on.
Javier Rubio Chavez, 27, is wanted for four counts of indecent liberties with a child, statutory rape, statutory sex offense on a child and damage to and interfering with an electronic monitoring device.
Vurnel Smith Jr will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty Thursday to the brutal murders of his wife’s parents.
Whether you recognize it or not, the way things are now has a lot to do with what has already happened in history. Historians will tell you it’s important that we never forget what’s been done and that’s why there’s a push to save a historic African-American school in North Charlotte.
Charlotte City Council members have agreed to provide $110 million in hospitality funds for Charlotte’s future Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise, according to sources.
Forty-thousand brand new books were given away to students in the Charlotte area at no charge. Classroom Central partnered with Domtar of Fort Mill and First Book to get the books to students in need who attend Charlotte-area schools.
Two people are being sought after one of the owners of Charlotte-staple Brooks’ Sandwich House was shot and killed in what police say appears to be an attempted robbery.
Putney told WBTV News he will stay in his current position through the “preparation and execution” of the Republican National Convention in late August but didn’t give an exact retirement date.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney announced Friday that the department would be ending the electronic GPS monitoring system for homicide suspects.
Sources confirmed to WBTV Thursday that Major League Soccer (MLS) will announce Charlotte as the newest franchise. The announcement is expected to happen on December 17.
Police have dismissed charges against a man who was initially accused in a shooting that killed a 71-year-old woman and left her 72-year-old husband injured.
New video has been released weeks after a mother was charged in her 3-year-old son’s death after he fell from an escalator at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in September.
According to Huntersville Fire Department, the incident happened right after Exit 25 at Sam Furr Road. Officials reported that the crash involved a horse trailer and a propane leak,
Detectives from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are trying to identify a man accused of stealing a firearm from a security guard in a southwest Charlotte arcade.
Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts are bringing their star-studded tour to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte in the summer of 2020.
The Carolina Panthers announced Tuesday that the team has parted ways with Head Coach Ron Rivera after nine seasons, according to a statement released by team owner David Tepper.
Just hours after news of Ron Rivera's firing broke, representatives from different Charlotte organizations and groups voiced their appreciation for what the coach and his family have done for people in the area.
Studies show the way you feel on the inside can be impacted by how you look on the outside. Which is why one Charlotte barber is giving free haircuts to students at an elementary school. This isn’t about vanity, but about lifting kids up.
Perry Fewell, who grew up in Gaston County and played for South Point High, was elevated from Panthers defensive backs coach after Ron Rivera was fired Tuesday. He will serve out the rest of the season and be considered for the job beyond this season.
City council members asked months ago for a list of capital projects the city is pledged to but City Manager Marcus Jones has not provided that information as important financial decisions loom over the city.
A group in Charlotte that has spent years working to strengthen peace in our community believes there is something you can do to stop violent killings from happening in our city.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, officers responded to Pierson Drive around 5 p.m. in reference to an assault with deadly weapon with injury call.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, the incident happened in the parking lot of a BP gas station on E. WT. Harris Boulevard around 10:45 p.m.
According to CMPD’s third quarter crime report released in September larcenies from cars are up by five percent over last year and larcenies overall are up 4.3 percent.
And now, he is not only focusing on being thankful because it is Thanksgiving, but because he is thankful to be alive, as this holiday marks four years since he was shot in the back and paralyzed by two men at an I-85 rest stop bathroom.
The meal they serve is one with table clothes, glassware and delicious food, but is about much more than just getting a meal on Thanksgiving -- it’s about serving neighbors selflessly.
More people appreciate the convenience of it, yet others still love the old-fashioned way of getting in the car and going to store. There is no right or wrong way, but many have an opinion about shopping for food online.
According to the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons, citizens are asked to be on the lookout for 88-year-old Charles Richard Stark, who is believed to be suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment.
Just days before candidate filing opens, a panel of judges threw out Mecklenburg County court districts Wednesday, forcing candidates to once again run county-wide.
A man noticed on his security camera footage that at 1:30 a.m. Monday, a man was on his back patio, looking into windows as he and his wife slept inside.
Thousands of shoppers will head to the malls on Thursday night. But it’s not just shoppers you’ll see if you’re going, police officers will be there in full force.
Detectives from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are trying to identify the man who robbed a convenience store in north Charlotte at gunpoint.
Over a three-year period, the Charlotte doctor funneled thousands of powerful opioids to his wife by forcing a father and son to share the drugs that he improperly prescribed for them, court documents allege.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is expecting to see a big increase in travelers before and after Thanksgiving, in what airport experts say could be a record-breaking holiday travel year.
The man killed has been identified by police as 19-year-old Nathaniel Lee Isenhour. Officials say he is the son of a deputy with the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office.
The Catholic Diocese of Charlotte announced Tuesday that additional allegations of sexual misconduct have been found “credible” against former chancellor Monsignor Mauricio West.
Judge Elizabeth Trosch says she’s seen more cases involving a teenager and a gun this year than in all of her past 10 years on the bench. But she says just because it feels like there’s more crime, judges cannot punish someone until they get a conviction. She says judges have to set conditions of re
The administration released rules in February that would serve as guidelines for CBD sellers. It now says Raley, whose shop opened at Private I Salon over the summer, is violating several of those rules.
You only get one chance at life. That is, unless you’re really lucky and someone donates an organ to you. A man now alive because of another man’s gift. Two families, united by one heart.
Each of them were behind bars for non-violent misdemeanors but could not afford to post bail until David Tepper and the Carolina Panthers donated $100,000 dollars so they could be released.
