Charlotte News

Two military veterans and avid fishermen drowned on a neighborhood pond this Memorial Day weekend, and neither police or family members can say what caused their boat to capsize.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Al Delia said computer software designed to root out potentially fraudulent Medicaid claims has uncovered $191 million in possible fraud.

Newton Police Chief Don Brown requests the driver's license of Rev. Billy Ball of Faith Baptist Church of Primrose,Ga. as he writes Rev.

Three people were transported to the hospital this morning after a house caught fire in west Charlotte.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers gather at their command post on South Tryon St.

The 2012 start-of-summer enforcement emphasis, which coincides with the NASCAR race in Charlotte, aims to remind motorist to wear seat belts.

Utility crews work to repair a downed pole on Tuckaseegee Rd. near Interstate 85 Friday, May 25, 2012.

TABERNACLE OF FAITH HOLINESS CHURCH , 101 Pine St., Hamlet - Pastor William Harrington would like to announce "Joy Night" on Saturday, May 26 at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Minister Michael Legrand from Prayer and Faith Temple COGIC.

Six men are facing federal drug charges after authorities said they discovered a tractor-trailer with 1,500 pounds of marijuana at a northern Charlotte warehouse.

What's Urban in Charlotte? Mary Newsom and Tom Hanchett define what is urban in Charlotte in an essay,the two visit the 4800 block of Central Boulevard.

Jackson sexually assaulted six women while he was on duty and in uniform. He pleaded guilty in 2010, got credit for the nearly 21 months he spent behind bars leading up to his guilty plea, and was sentenced to an extra 18 months in state prison.

Arnet Seals Jr., 35, of 224 East Independence in Charlotte was charged May 21 with one count of failure to comply.

The AAA says about 96,000 Carolinas residents will fly to their Memorial Day destinations this year, down about 5.6 percent from a year ago.

The Edison, at Pecan and Commonwealth avenues, will feature apartments that are smaller and less expensive than the city average and cater to renters who like to walk and enjoy the eclectic east Charlotte neighborhood.

If you follow local government, you know this is budget season. And if you know that, you probably also know that we've got an interesting situation on our hands: The Charlotte City Manager thinks the city needs to raise the property tax.

Some of the Queen City's cultural ties to its storied history will be lost, perhaps forever, when the Charlotte Museum of History closes its doors on Friday.

Indoor-shooting ranges would become a permitted use in certain parts of the city of Charlotte, if one business gets its way.

The fire was reported shortly after 5 a.m. at the Park Terrace Apartments, in the 9500 block of University Terrace Drive.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police investigate the scene where a woman was struck by a white van while crossing North Sharon Amity Road at Addison Drive in Charlotte Wednesday.

WSFA.com: News Weather and Sports for Montgomery, AL.Audio of 1978 anti-gay sermon found after pastor goes viral Long time news anchor Bob Howell is retiring from television, ending more than 32 years working at WSFA 12 News.