Many taxpayers are asking why teachers are being laid off when the NC Education Lottery was supposed to provide billions for schools.
Police say two teens were tied up during a terrifying home invasion on Thursday night.
At a time when dollars for entertainment are tight, one of the best shows in town is free -- the Overlook at Charlotte-Douglas International.
Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death.
Police believe the same man is responsible for four shooting deaths in six days in Gaffney, S.C.
For one local woman, surviving Flight 1549 was just another notch on her belt.
The goal this year for "Red, White and Boom" in Uptown was to get the same amount of "boom" for less buck.
Eddie Nivens heard a loud pop. Minutes later, he found a duck standing in his driveway. The upper half of its bill was dangling from its mouth.
Adderall is an extremely addictive drug used to treat ADHD, but now police say local teens are getting high on it.
We've seen it time and time and time again -- high-powered politicians who fall from favor because of infidelities.
Popular events are in jeopardy because a Charlotte landmark needs a major fix.
He may not be resigning, but South Sarolina Gov. Mark Sanford might be out of office for awhile.
A towing ticket in Shelby costs some truckers nearly $1,000.
Two people are being called heroes after saving a 4-year-old girl from drowning.
A unique puppy from Gaston County has been saved from a sideshow thanks to a Charlotte woman.
Hundreds of Charlotte-area homeowners will receive payments as part of a $50 million settlement announced Wednesday by federal prosecutors.
A local law enforcement agency is hoping they've found a way to fight back against gangs and the graffiti they write on walls.
Gov. Mark Sanford is now refusing to publicly release his financial records that he says would prove public money was not used to visit his Argentine mistress.
The people who control liquor sales in Rowan County are under investigation after thousands of dollars go missing.
When Governor Mark Sanford first told the world about the international affair that had lured him to Argentina for 5 days, many of his Republican friends were forgiving.
Hours after she ordered police to remove some observers at a school board meeting, Tracey Norman calmly spoke about the controversy surrounding the Burke County School district for much of the last three months.
The Burke County Board of Education has voted to buy out Superintendent David Burleson's contract for $172,000.
Workers who helped build the immensely popular Epicenter in uptown Charlotte haven't been paid for their work a year after the party spot opened.
Charlotte police have arrested a man accused of beating a woman to death at a boarding home in northwest Charlotte early Tuesday morning.
Surveillance cameras are rolling as two men duct tape and gag a store clerk during a robbery in Hickory.
Two bombs are found in Cleveland County two days in a row and only 4 miles apart.
Todd Sykes spends his weekdays working as a community relations specialist at a bank. Now he's taking on a second job, going on overnight patrols as an unpaid, volunteer sheriff's deputy.
It's not despite the fact that they are Republicans. It's because they are Republicans that several leaders of York County's GOP say they want Governor Mark Sanford to resign -and they plan to march on the state house if necessary.
Stories making headlines Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
Jenny Sanford is getting praise from around the country on how she has handled her husband's sex scandal.
Another exotic animal has died in a pasture on a farm in Troutman.
The Walmart at 7735 N. Tryon Streert is fresh and new, but that didn't stop three criminals from paying a visit Sunday and carjacking a mother and her 22-year-old son.
Charlotte Restaurant Week is back by popular demand, offering more than just restaurants this time around.
The FDA is considering tough new restrictions on a popular pain reliever.
Stories making headlines Monday, June 29, 2009.
A probe of misspending at a Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Christmas charity has widened across the agency, and officials now say they are unable to say how much money may have disappeared over the years.
"The Donald" stopped in Charlotte Sunday, and told reporters that future Trump developments are definitely on his radar.
Reeling from the loss of nearly $500,000 in funding from the United Way, the head of the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the American Red Cross said the agency will be forced to scale back its aid for victims of disaster as well as several education programs.
Law enforcement officers across North Carolina are focusing on detecting boat operators who are under the influence of alcohol.
A Myers Park home so disgusting that a mother called News Channel 36 for help getting the place fixed before her daughter moves in.