Month: July 2025

crime

Two teens hurt in Uptown shooting

July 18, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two teenagers were hurt in a shooting in Uptown Charlotte, according to police reports. The shooting happened on Thursday morning in the 200 block of S. Poplar Street, which is near Truist Field. A police report lists two teenage victims. …
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Coca-Cola says “not so fast” after Trump announcement

July 18, 2025
The ingredients in your Coke won’t be changing overnight. WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The president announced this week that Coca-Cola would be reverting to using sugar cane, but the company remains non-committal about any changes to their formula. The ingredients in your Coke won’t be changing overnight.…
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NC man sentenced to prison for multi-state cattle fraud scheme

July 18, 2025
Williams Edwards knowingly bought cattle from NC with worthless checks and resold the cattle in Texas and Oklahoma. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a multi-state livestock theft scheme that defrauded sales barns out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.…
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Monroe plans grave relocation, but family members express concerns

July 17, 2025
Monroe leaders plan to soon relocate an estimated 50 graves at Billy Woods Cemetery. Crews expect to move the remains to a city-owned cemetery by the end of July. MONROE, N.C. — To make way for economic development, Monroe leaders plan to soon dig up dozens of graves and move them across town, all as some family members are just now finding out.…