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According to police, the shooting happened at a home on South Little Texas Road around 5 p.m. KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — A 29-year-old man is dead following a shooting in Kannapolis Wednesday night, the Kannapolis Police Department reports.  According to police, the shooting happened at a home on South Little Texas Road around 5 p.m.…

ANSON COUNTY, N.C. — A new sheriff has been selected in Anson County.  Later, it was announced that Chief Deputy Howell would be the interim sheriff for the department.  Then, in October, the county’s Democratic Party executive committee nominated Gerald Cannon from the Wadesboro Police Department to take over.…

Community leaders are calling for education and mental health resources to help reverse the troubling trend. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With less than a month left in 2022, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area has seen more homicides than it did in 2021.  Murders are happening across Mecklenburg County and faith leaders say it’ll take several solutions to do something about it. …

Officer Peter Lombardo reportedly blew a 0.17 during a breathalyzer test after his CMPD squad car was found parked on the shoulder of I-277 early Wednesday morning. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer was arrested with DWI early Wednesday morning, Chief Johnny Jennings announced. …

Now that 12 jurors have been seated, attorneys will now pick two alternates, just in case anything were to happen to someone who has already been selected. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Twelve jurors have now been selected in the trial against Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer Phillip Barker.…

Robinson’s death remains a mystery. Her tragedy has captured the hearts of communities beyond the Queen City, with her death making national headlines. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The community will gather Saturday afternoon to hold a rally for Shanquella Robinson, the 25-year-old Charlotte woman who mysteriously died in Cabo San Lucas during a Mexico trip with friends.…