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Asha Degree was a "victim of homicide" and her body was "concealed," according to search warrant documentation obtained by WCNC Charlotte on Monday. The FBI along with state and local investigators searched a Cleveland County property all last week in a decades-long search for Degree, who was 9 years old when she disappeared from Shelby, North Carolina in 2000. Until now, it was not known whether...

WCNC Charlotte has learned that the man law enforcement sources have tied to an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump has ties to Greensboro. Law enforcement sources told the Associated Press that investigators arrested Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, on Sunday. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said a Secret Service agent spotted someone with a rifle at Trump International G...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump launched campaign blitzes Thursday with dramatically different approaches to attracting swing-state voters who will decide the presidential contest. In North Carolina, Democratic nominee Harris used rallies in Charlotte and Greensboro to tout endorsements from Republicans who have crossed the aisle to back her. She also promised to pro...

Federal agents executed multiple search warrants in Cleveland County late Tuesday into Wednesday.   The FBI said it assisted the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation as the agencies served warrants at multiple locations. The FBI hasn't released any further details about the investigation.  Multiple police vehicles surrounded a home off Cherryville Road...

Wednesday marks 23 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  Nearly 3,000 people were killed after terrorists hijacked four planes and crashed into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. Now, people nationwide are paying tribute to honor the lives lost.  Several events are being planned around the greater Charlotte area: https://www.wcnc.com/article/entertainment/events/sep...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will meet on the debate stage Tuesday night. While it's must-see TV, it could also end a decadeslong tradition in American politics. Brie Jackson joins us from Washington with the latest ahead the debate, plus we're taking a look at a new poll showing Harris ahead of Trump in North Carolina.  READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/new...

Monday marks a major deadline for the future of Charlotte's proposed Red Line commuter rail service. It's the last day city leaders can buy the tracks -- and the deal with Norfolk Southern is well underway as of Monday morning.   The city of Charlotte voted last Tuesday to acquire the railroad tracks and support a sales tax to fund the purchase for the project. Only one member of the Charlotte Cit...

Breaking update: North Carolina will not be able to mail absentee ballots on Friday as scheduled because of a court order related to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appeal to be removed from the ballot. A previous decision by Wake County Superior Court Judge Rebecca Holt to deny the temporary restraining order sought by Kennedy was denied. The decision was appealed. On Friday morning, the court ruled the...

North Carolina is set to be the first state to mail out absentee ballots, starting Friday. While Election Day is on Nov. 5, many voters will choose to vote with absentee ballots or during early in-person voting. Any registered North Carolina voter can request a mail-in ballot. Voters do not need to provide a reason to receive one. One thing that is different for this election, though, is that ball...

Quinten Canty barely remembers a time before school shootings—and school lockdowns—were the norm.   "They'll go over the intercom and they'll say, 'lockdown, lockdown, lockdown'," Canty said. "What we're supposed to do is we're supposed to hide in the safest corner where no windows are or farthest away from the door. Some teachers encourage that we have people like holding desks and chairs." Learn...

The sudden closure of a Monroe charter school has left 160 students without a school and families trying to figure out the next steps. The Apprentice Academy announced its sudden closure on Saturday. The school principal and chairman of the board cited a variety of reasons for the closure. Among those reasons, a Thursday visit from the fire marshal's office where the school learned their certifica...

The city of Charlotte could vote on Tuesday to proceed with a purchase of railroad tracks needed for the city's future Red Line commuter rail service. The Red Line would provide a first-of-its-kind commuter rail service between Uptown Charlotte and the northern suburbs, including the Lake Norman region. Charlotte leaders have been considering whether to spend $91 million to purchase existing Norfo...

Labor Day is about a lot more than just a day off work. There's a rich history behind why we celebrate it. Let's connect the dots. In the late 1800s, the average person worked 12-hour days, seven days a week just to make ends meet. Sometimes, kids as young as five would work in factories and mines. The working conditions were extremely unsafe. Then labor unions formed. They organized strikes and c...

The latest Fox News poll shows Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in a neck-and-neck race to win North Carolina. The poll also found razor-thin margins in several other battleground states, including Arizona, Georgia and Nevada. NBC's Steve Kornacki breaks down why North Carolina is so important and why both Democrats and Republicans are optimistic about their chances to win in November.  READ MORE: h...

A class action lawsuit filed on behalf of foster children accuses North Carolina of failing to provide adequate shelter and care for kids in need. The lawsuit claims state officials failed to provide adequate supervision to the child welfare system, including installing improper leadership and providing inadequate resources.  The lawsuit specifically names at least three instances in Mecklenburg w...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport will conduct what it calls a full-scale emergency exercise for much of Wednesday, but passengers shouldn't expect disruptions as they get to their flights. A news release Tuesday said the drill would last from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. It'll happen indoors in part of the Concourse A Expansion that's still under construction in Phase II. The aim is to test the coor...

Even though it's only day two of the new school year, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district leaders are already looking ahead to next year.  Tuesday night, district leaders will review a plan that could change where thousands of kids go to school next fall.  But while leaders are talking about the plan Tuesday, parents can't weigh in just yet. WCNC Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podc...

As tens of thousands of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students return to class, many families are concerned about the ongoing bus driver shortage and how it will impact their kids' schedules. Destiny Richards shares the latest on the district's plan to keep buses on time, including some all-new electric vehicles.  READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/education/charlotte-mecklenburg-schools...

Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political divisions and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” accepting her party’s nomination with a speech that blended biography with warnings about electing Donald Trump again to the White House. FULL STORY: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/democrats-conclude-their-convention-thursday-with-their-new-standard-bear...

The York County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for information about those responsible for a series of shootings that have taken place over the last two weeks in Rock Hill. The shootings happened in the Rambo Road and Ogden Road areas of Rock Hill. Between Aug. 9 to Aug. 17, multiple shootings took place. Three homes have been hit by bullets and there have been six other reports of gunfire...

As Johnson C. Smith University prepares to welcome a record number of students to campus, a big barrier leaves hundreds of them sitting in limbo. "Though many folks want to be here, under this new FAFSA they may not have received as much aid so that has generated a gap," Davida Haywood, the vice president of student affairs at the university, said. Haywood said financial limitations, aid changes,...

We are now less than a week away from the first day of school for dozens of North Carolina districts, including Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the district leaders will give their annual back-to-school briefing. It's happening at the brand new Knights View Elementary School, which is set to welcome students for the first time on Monday. MORE NEWS: https://www.wcnc.com/ WCNC Cha...

One person has been killed in north Charlotte and a homicide investigation is underway, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. That investigation started Saturday night, when police said they found a person dead from trauma on Trailer Drive. It was a violent weekend in the Queen City. Early Sunday morning, police responded to Hamilton Street just north of Uptown after two people...

Authorities caught a convicted murderer on Friday morning after his escape led to a multiple-day manhunt.   Ramone Alston, 30, was arrested in a Kannapolis hotel early Friday morning.   The operation included FBI Charlotte SWAT agents, Kannapolis Police and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. He had escaped in Orange County while authorities were taking him to the UNC Hospitals Hillsborough campus.  Als...

Independence is a luxury Rose Ruiz Ocana said is cherished the most once you reach a certain age. Ocana said that’s why she uses the transportation app GoGastonia, a tool that she said enhanced her mobility -- until it didn’t. She  said she used the app to get to a location just fine, but when booking a trip back home things took a turn. Ocana said it took 15 to 20 mins to get a ride, and she sat...