Rep. Tricia Cotham, who made waves for switching parties in 2023, is leading a lawsuit against her father’s former lover over millions in family assets.

Former customers of American Log Homes and Cabins who are owed funds will receive none of the business’ remaining assets, the firm said.

Dozens of customers nationwide together lost nearly $2 million they paid toward log home kits before a Charlotte-area business shuttered.

Former patients and their loved ones say North Carolina doctor with a string of malpractice settlements should face more accountability.

Former patients and their loved ones say North Carolina doctor with a string of malpractice settlements should face more accountability.

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Former patients and their loved ones say North Carolina doctor with a string of malpractice settlements should face more accountability.

Data obtained by the Charlotte Observer show bans intended to keep violent riders off Charlotte transit don’t always deter repeat offenders.

LaChunda Hunter’s lawsuit says was told her baby had died in a hospital intensive care unit but something dramatically different days later.

Despite a slowdown in deaths since 2022, the number of North Carolina children who died with fentanyl in their system increased fourfold between 2019 and 2024, new state data shows.

When the number of vaccinated children drop too low in a school, the risk of infection increases there and in the wider community, experts say.

An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.

The crash north of Charlotte killed seven people, including former NASCAR star Greg Biffle, his family and three others.

Kenyon Dobie said on a GoFundMe page that a tube is emptying blood from his lungs after he was stabbed on a train Friday.

Court records say the suspect in the stabbing is in the U.S. illegally and had previously been deported.

MEDIC reported a serious injury at 25th Street and Brevard Street. Police said a stabbing victim was in critical but stable condition.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security falsely claimed Charlotte officials released a Honduran immigrant charged with murder.

The DHS responded to coverage by The Charlotte Observer on X. But Aceituno said its version of events is wrong.

Two U.S. House members question whether a contract between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the company is linked to political contributions.

Arrests took place at big box store parking lots, residential areas and a church, prompting fear in Charlotte’s immigrant communities.

A federal court was notified of the settlement just days before Estella Patterson was announced as the new chief of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

State officials say applications to FEMA for more than $200 million in aid for homeowners have sat unapproved for months.

The bills — House Bill 3187 and Senate Bill 2118 — would change how DART is funded and governed, respectively.

The transit agency is facing its second lawsuit in recent years over sexual assaults of passengers with disabilities by drivers.