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A Richmond Senior High School student is accused of shooting and killing a junior firefighter in June.

The 17-year-old suspect is charged with first-degree murder for the death of Gabriel Ennis, a junior firefighter with Cordova Fire & Rescue. The suspect has not been named due to their age. Investigators said the 17-year-old turned themselves in to authorities. He is being held with no bond in juvenile custody.

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A Charlotte family vacationing in Hawaii is seeking higher ground following a tsunami warning triggered by a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia's Far East.

Chris Fabiano and his family were at a beach on Oahu's north shore when emergency alerts sounded on their phones around 4 p.m. local time, warning of tsunami waves expected to reach Hawaiian shores by 7 p.m.

"We were literally at the beach, and then we all got the iPhone a...

Apartments have been seriously damaged after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning in east Charlotte.

It happened on English Hills Drive, not far from the intersection of East W.T. Harris Boulevard and Albemarle Road.

"I opened my front door, and there's a fire truck," Brianna Peoples said. "I was asleep, we were both asleep. It was very quiet, I woke up, I was smelling fumes. I just woke up because of what was in the air."

Medic sai...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a reported sexual assault at the Carowinds theme park.

WCNC Charlotte reviewed an incident report that said the assault was reported Sunday evening. Details were scarce, but the police report said the victim was a teenager. The victim's identity is withheld in the report because they are a minor.

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Prominent Charlotte civil rights attorney James Ferguson died this week. He was 82.  

Ferguson, who was born in Asheville, was a key figure in the desegregation of Charlotte schools in the late 1960s. In a 2012 interview, Ferguson said he was inspired to become a civil rights attorney by the Greensboro sit-ins. Later, he and a group of friends fought to desegregate public facilities in his hometown. Ferguson also co-founded Charlott...

A 17-year-old was shot and killed Friday night at the Pageland Watermelon Festival in South Carolina, police said.

The shooting happened Friday evening during the festival on July 18. Pageland police officials confirmed the teen died in a statement released Saturday. The victim was identified as Sean Davis at a prayer vigil on Sunday.

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In a year marked by rising public concerns about teen violence and a recent string of crimes in Uptown Charlotte, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is set to deliver its 2025 Mid-Year Public Safety Report Thursday at 10:30 a.m. from the Command Center of the Law Enforcement Center in Uptown.

While city residents continue to seek answers and solutions to recent incidents involving youth violence and brazen acts near ...

The town of Wingate voted to dissolve its police department in a meeting on Tuesday.

Town leaders voted 4-1 in favor of the motion. The Union County Sheriff's Office will take over policing of the area.

The dissolution comes after a termination letter was sent to a Wingate police officer who beat brain cancer, sparking outrage in the town.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/officer-battling-cancer-faces-termination-win...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have confirmed the identity of a man killed in a weekend shooting in Uptown as 37-year-old Arleigh Bryant. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. Sunday, near Encore Nightclub in Uptown's First Ward, where Bryant worked. 

The deadly gunfire came just one day after another shooting occurred nearby, sparking concern and calls for action from residents and city leaders.

CMPD held a press conference Monday, anno...

One person was killed and five others were hurt in an Uptown Charlotte shooting Sunday morning, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.  

The shooting happened in a popular nightlife area on North College Street, close to First Ward Park and E. 7th Street, around 2 a.m.

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Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather in Charlotte this weekend for the NAACP's national convention, marking the first time in nearly three decades that the civil rights organization has held its annual meeting in the Queen City.

The convention begins Saturday at the Charlotte Convention Center and runs through July 16, with organizers expecting between 10,000 and 12,000 attendees.

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Major changes are coming to Interstate 77 in Mooresville as crews begin construction on a massive 10-lane bridge as part of the North Carolina 150 widening project.  

Starting at 8 p.m. on Monday, July 14, the right lane on both sides of I-77 at Exit 36 will permanently close for crews to start the first phase of widening the bridge to 10 lanes on N.C. 150. There will also be nightly closures as needed for workspace.  

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After considerable back and forth, Gastonia opened a temporary indoor cooling station for homeless and vulnerable residents when the heat index rises to 95 degrees or above.  

The cooling station is open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in downtown Gastonia at 107 S. Broad Street, with tables, chairs, bottled water and a public restroom.

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The Monroe City Council will hold a meeting Tuesday at 4 p.m. to discuss a proposed vote of no-confidence against Mayor Robert Burns.  

According to the official meeting agenda, the no-confidence discussion is based on several concerns. Among these concerns, Burns' "continued use of the City’s logo and City address to communicate personal views on topics not related to local governance and repeated failure to preside over meetings i...

Election season is beginning in the Queen City.  

Candidate filing officially opens on July 7 at 8 a.m. and runs through July 18 at noon, setting the stage for the 2025 municipal elections in Mecklenburg County.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/election-filing-begins-mecklenburg-county/275-bb674464-c10e-4617-886d-de2c578dff59

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A massive proposed development could transform more than 550 acres of largely untouched land in the city of Concord, but it’s far from a done deal.

D.R. Horton has submitted plans for “Concord Farms,” a large-scale, mixed-use community slated for the area along George W. Liles Parkway and Weddington Road.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/concord-mixed-use-development/275-b3d48dff-f8db-4b39-b81e-c8acde...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is bracing for a busy Fourth of July travel week—part of what experts call one of the most heavily traveled holiday periods on record.

According to AAA, a staggering 72.2 million Americans are traveling from June 28 through July 6, with 5.84 million expected to fly — a 1.4% increase from last year and the highest air travel volume ever recorded for the holiday.

Nationally, TSA anticipates...