Cabarrus County News

Authorities in Cabarrus County are looking for two persons of interest in recent vehicle break-ins and the theft of a motor vehicle.

FBI Charlotte says a wanted sex offender has turned himself in after cutting off his electronic monitoring device and going into hiding following a search of his home in which deputies found child pornography images.

Was the fortuitous death of a proposed entertainment tax in the state Nevada the reason for Bruton Smith's announcement that he might move the fall race from Charlotte Motor Speedway to Las Vegas? A tax was proposed in Nevada, the Democratic who proposed it said it was closing loopholes that exempted Bruton Smith's Las Vegas Motor Speedway and ... (more)

The Charlotte-based motor club estimates that 897,300 motorists are expected to hit the road beginning Thursday.

It's what victims of the devastating tornado in Oklahoma will do. But, that's no easy task for so much devastation.

Concord police Officer Jason Eschert pulled Mackey over for an expired tag in December 2011.

The first of more than three dozen high school graduation ceremonies in Mecklenburg County takes place Tuesday afternoon, when seniors at Cato Middle College receive diplomas in a 1 p.m. event at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte.

A Charlotte agency is working to keep the doors open at a Cabarrus County facility that helps recovering addicts turn their lives around.

Prior to 2003, the growing town of Harrisburg, just north of Charlotte in Cabarrus County, didn't have an epicenter of commercial property.

A Charlotte agency is offering hope and help to recovering addicts in Cabarrus County.

On Tuesday, Charlotte police released the name of the third suspect charged in connection with last week's four-county crime spree.

Authorities in Cabarrus County have identified their second suspect in a multi-county crime spree that began in Charlotte, moved to Cabarrus County and ended in Anson County.

A passenger in a car driven by a 15-year-old was killed in a single-car wreck on NC 29 near the Cabarrus County line around 12:30 a.m. About two hours later, in a separate crash, a 19-year-old driver was killed when he lost control on East W. T. Harris Boulevard.

Among about 750 students receiving degrees Monday, the university will award posthumous honorary degrees to the families of Ariane Patterson and Glenda Weaver.

Cabarrus County Schools' proposed budget for the 2013-14 school year includes requests for more than $10 million in capital improvements and teacher pay raises.

Linda Grist as seen a lot of changes during her 21-year tenure as director of the Cabarrus County Board of Elections.

The first crime was reported on Tuesday evening, after a car was stolen in University City, following a home invasion.

Authorities say a multi-county crime spree has resulted in a shootout with one suspect and a manhunt for the second.

Authorities in Stanly County shot one man and are looking for another after they led them on a chase early Wednesday morning.

Political activist Angela Davis spoke to high school students from the Charlotte area on Feb.