Significant flight disruptions at Charlotte airport frustrate passengers Significant flight disruptions are being reported Wednesday night at Charlotte Douglas International Airport due to severe weather. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground delay until 10:59 p.m. 60 pounds of drugs, nearly $76K in cash found in luggage at Charlotte airport The following flight information for […]
The Pineville Police Department identified the man they say was suspected of shoplifting at a Food Lion on Tuesday afternoon and was fatally shot by a police sergeant. The deceased man was Dennis Bodden, 46, of Charlotte, the department said Wednesday. The department has not released the name of the sergeant. The sergeant was in […]
Recordings of police radio traffic from April 29 provide a minute-by-minute glimpse of the violent chaos and rescue attempts that unfolded at 5525 Galway Drive that afternoon. That’s the day that four law enforcement officers were killed in a shootout with a fugitive. Two hours of police dispatches describe when the shootout in east Charlotte […]
Charlotte can expect showers to continue into early afternoon Tuesday, with a “small but possible” chance of severe storms late in the day and at night, a National Weather Service meteorologist said. Any storms that develop are predicted to be far weaker than powerful thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday that spawned two tornadoes in Gaston County […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte City Council members are considering new feedback from taxpayers on the proposed FY 2025 city budget. Nearly 75 people spoke to the officials at Monday’s public budget hearing. Several representatives of local non-profit organizations came to speak collectively for community improvements. The group refers to themselves as The […]
LENOIR, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Monday night, officials from Caldwell County plan to voice opposition to Charlotte Water’s request to nearly double the amount of water the city would get from the Catawba River Basin. Charlotte Water serves roughly 1.1 million people in Mecklenburg County, and the way the county is situated, certain areas […]
Campbell’s Snacks employees began moving into their new office Thursday morning off South Boulevard, a space that pays homage to Lance crackers, one of Charlotte’s oldest and best-known brands. The morning was overcast and rainy as the deliciously sweet scent of crackers and peanut butter wafted in the air from the manufacturing plant, adjacent to […]
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Over the weekend, auditoriums across North Carolina were filled with rhinestone hats, proud parents and the echoes of names that make up the class of 2024 college graduates. Appalachian State University, Wingate University, and UNC-Charlotte all parted ways with thousands of students who have spent years of their lives learning, […]
A person is dead after being shot in west Charlotte on Saturday. MORE: ‘A few rounds at first’: Residents rattled after southwest Charlotte complex shooting kills 2 According to MEDIC, the shooting happened just before 10 p.m. on Remount Road near West Boulevard. This embedded content is not available in your region. Paramedics pronounced one […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — One person has lost their life after a shooting Saturday night, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD). Officers say they were called to the Exxon at the intersection of Remount Road and West Boulevard on Saturday, May 11. Officials first reported the incident just before 10 p.m.; however, […]
The Charlotte Business Journal is continuing its monthly review of health code inspections for food establishments in Mecklenburg County. Establishments listed in this review received grades of either a “B” or “C”, or below a 90, when inspected during the month of April, according to data pulled May 3 from the N.C. Public Health Inspections’ […]
Severe storms with damaging straight-line winds are expected in the Charlotte region on Wednesday, with a chance of hail “larger than golf balls,” according to the National Weather Service. A tornado or two “cannot be ruled out,” according to a severe weather alert by the NWS office in Greer, South Carolina, at 5:46 a.m. Wednesday. […]