Shopping floodgates open; Black Friday brings 'em out

MSNBC - Fri Nov 27

They're off and shopping! Black Friday is well under way nationwide, and shoppers in the Charlotte metro region are doing their part to find bargains and cross names off their holiday shopping lists.

More families risk losing homes

WCNC-TV Charlotte - Fri Nov 27

Foreclosure filings in Mecklenburg County through October this year shot up by 44 percent compared with the first 10 months of last year, while the increase in the Raleigh and Greensboro areas remained flat or even declined.

Widen I-77 in north before I-485 in south?

Charlotte Observer - Fri Nov 27

HUNTERSVILLE The highway engineer who oversees state roadwork in the Charlotte area says the No.

Police Begin Rewarding Good Behavior In Charlotte 31 min ago

Charlotte Channel 9 - Thu Nov 26

Channel 9 noticed a trend in a part of Charlotte-- pay people and crime goes down.

Three city and county officials get a combined $70,000 in bonuses

WFAE-FM Charlotte - Wed Nov 25

It's been a tough year for most City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County employees.

Murder cases going to trial more quickly in Mecklenburg County

MSNBC - Tue Nov 24

Behind every murder is a family that wants justice. "You never want to bury your baby sister.

Fugitive Files | Man wanted in violent home invasion

WCNC-TV Charlotte - Tue Nov 24

Police say he's wanted in a brutal home invasion and he's already been arrested more than a dozen times in Mecklenburg County.

DSS finance mess continues to stump

WFAE-FM Charlotte - Tue Nov 24

Mecklenburg County auditors have been trying to figure out how a program that provided gifts to foster children spent $162,000. Some commissioners now say the money has been fully accounted for, although that's not how one of the program's main boosters sees it.

Butler High on lockdown during search for robbery suspects

WCNC - Mon Nov 23

Butler High School was placed on lockdown briefly Monday afternoon while police searched for three robbery suspects in the area.

Student at ASU dies after he's shot

Winston-Salem Journal - Sun Nov 22

An Appalachian State University student died after he was accidentally shot early yesterday in an apartment near campus, Boone police said.