April 8, 2026 Charlotte light-rail murder suspect ruled incompetent to stand trial as history of crazed claims trails case Decarlos Brown Jr., diagnosed with schizophrenia, was deemed incapable to proceed in the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte's Lynx Blue Line.
April 8, 2026 Ex-paramedic accused of drip-feeding wife to death—then faking his own kidnapping when heat turned up Joshua Hunsucker allegedly poisoned his wife with eye drops for a $250,000 life insurance policy. He now faces murder charges and staged kidnapping claim.
April 2, 2026 Two arrested in NC after police find 13-year-old kept in dog kennel, 5 other kids in 'filthy' home A man and a woman are facing child abuse charges after six children were rescued from a "filthy" home, including one child who was kept in a dog kennel.
April 2, 2026 Democrat Providence mayor slams mural project dedicated to slain Iryna Zarutska Providence Mayor Brett Smiley slammed the canceled mural honoring Iryna Zarutska, a slain Ukrainian refugee, calling the privately funded project divisive.
April 1, 2026 Repeat offender allegedly stabs pregnant mom in random grocery store parking lot attack 'with a steak knife' Marvina Butler-Hardy, a repeat offender, is accused of stabbing a pregnant Charlotte mom in a Harris Teeter parking lot with a steak knife in a random attack.
March 31, 2026 Providence mayor calls for removal of Iryna Zarutska mural, says intent is 'divisive,' 'misguided' Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is calling for the removal of a mural honoring Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian woman allegedly murdered on a Charlotte train.
March 29, 2026 Group hosted ‘abortion doula’ trainings to teach teens as young as 14 to support abortions, train others Advocates for Youth hosted an abortion doula training for teens as young as 14 at UNC Charlotte, according to an invite for a Nov. 15-16 event.
March 27, 2026 Illegal immigrant confesses to 2 cold-blooded murders months apart: report An illegal immigrant reportedly confessed to two Charlotte murders months apart after a traffic stop arrest, prompting ICE to lodge a detainer against him.
March 27, 2026 Obama-appointed judge reverses course, rules voter ID law isn't discriminatory in GOP win Judge Loretta Biggs, an Obama appointee, ruled North Carolina's voter ID law constitutional after a seven-year court fight, a major Republican win.
March 27, 2026 NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's mother makes heartbreaking plea to county officials after deadly house fire Mary Lou Hamlin, mother of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin, made an emotional plea for fire department funding after a deadly North Carolina house fire killed her husband.