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School administrators and law enforcement are investigating after a student was found with a stun gun at a middle school. The principal of  Druid Hills Academy  sent a message to parents on Wednesday about the incident.  School officials say law enforcement was contacted as soon as the stun gun was found. No threat was made to students or staff, according to  Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools . READ M...

The  Supreme Court of South Carolina  has announced it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the latest abortion law  passed by the State Legislature  last month. The court said oral arguments will be held at 9:30 a.m. June 27 at their main building on Gervais Street. McMaster signed the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion (2023) Act, banning abortions after roughly six weeks, o...

A man who was charged in connection with  the brutal murder of a Charlotte woman  who was stabbed over 130 times and found stuffed in a mattress was released from jail over the weekend on bond, jail records show.  James Robert Salerno  was given a $250,000 bond in January  in connection with the 2020 killing of Mary Collins. Mecklenburg County jail records show that Salerno was released on June 3...

City officials and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police will come together Friday as community leaders seek solutions to gun violence. Richard DeVayne joins the show to discuss action the city plans to take in an effort to stop the senseless shootings. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/one-week-1000-shootings-from-heartache-to-healing-to-hope-charlotte-north-carolina-gun-violence/275-2391...

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will be deploying  South Carolina National Guard  (SCNG) troops to Texas in an effort to secure the border between the US and Mexico after the end of Title 42. McMaster said he is doing this at the request of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and in the aftermath of a border security briefing McMaster attended in Austin, Texas, on May 22. That briefing was also atte...

According to  Richland County Sheriff  Leon Lott, 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton was killed by the owner of a  Shell station  on Parklane Road, Rick Chow, who is now charged with murder.  Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, saying anyone involved in vandalizing the gas station will be arrested and charged accordingly. On Tuesday, Chow stood in front of a magistrate ju...

The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy  were released Sunday  in the form of a 99-page bill that would suspend the nation's debt limit through 2025 to avoid a federal default while limiting government spending. The Democratic president and Republican speaker are trying to win over lawmakers to the plan in time to avert a  default that would shake the g...

A dozen students are facing criminal charges after a senior prank at a high school after officials say they vandalized the campus. The incident happened at North Lincoln High School in the late evening hours of Monday, May 22, according to the  Lincoln County Sheriff's Office . Investigators say 12 students entered the school and ransacked multiple classrooms and painted vulgarities on walls. Linc...

A Charlotte neighborhood is shaken up after a shoot-out Monday night led to several stray bullets hitting occupied homes.  A police report says a home invasion on  Statesville Avenue just north of Uptown  lead to several shots fired Monday night. Neighbors told  WCNC Charlotte  it’s a miracle no one was hurt but they fear shootings are becoming too common in the Queen City.   Homeowner Tiffany Sch...

Mayor Vi Lyles, City Councilmember Tariq Bokhari, and members of the SouthPark community will mark one week since the deadly SouthPark fire by honoring the victims and thanking first responders. During this week's SouthPark After Five concert, community leaders will lead a moment of silence in memory of Demonte Sherrill and Rueben Holmes, who tragically died in the fire. They will also acknowledge...

A 14-year-old has died after drowning at Pine Island Country Club Monday night, the  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department  reports.  According to police, the incident happened at Stoneyridge Drive at the Pine Island Country Club. The teen was transported to Atrium Health-Main but was later pronounced dead. The Charlotte Fire Department reported Monday night that the teen was pulled from a pond...

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott launched his presidential campaign on Monday, offering an optimistic message he hopes can contrast the two figures who have used political combativeness to dominate the early GOP primary field: former President  Donald Trump  and Florida Gov.  Ron DeSantis . Scott, the Senate's only Black Republican, made the announcement in his hometown of North Charleston at Souther...

A popular restaurant in Charlotte's NoDa neighborhood said it was vandalized the night before hosting a charity drag brunch aimed at supporting a breast cancer nonprofit. The Artisan's Palate  shared photos on Instagram and Facebook showing a partially-shattered front door and shattered glass windows. The restaurant's caption indicated a man used a mallet to break the glass. Christa Csoka, the own...

A five-alarm fire near the  SouthPark Mall  in south Charlotte broke out Thursday, causing a massive first responder presence to fight it. Charlotte firefighters arrived within minutes of the first call, which was placed around 9 a.m. Thursday morning, according to the  Charlotte Fire Department.   Fire officials said over 90 firefighters fought the fire and rescued 15 workers from the burning con...

Crews worked to extinguish a fire at a dentist's office that was not scheduled to open until next month. The Huntersville Fire Department said firefighters were at Riccobene Dentistry on Gilead Road on Wednesday working to put out a fire. Cornelius-Lemley Fire Rescue was also on the scene. No information on the cause of the fire has been released at this time. Officials have not stated if any inju...

The  United States Postal Inspection Service  is seeking information on a man accused of robbing a letter carrier about one week ago. Investigators say the suspect robbed the carrier around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, along Castle Nook Drive. The neighborhood is in southwest Charlotte, off of Hamilton Road and near Steele Creek Road. The suspect is believed to be about 6 feet 3 inches tall, in hi...

The Mallard Creek area is seeing massive growth and interest from developers to build housing.  On Monday, the  Charlotte City Council  discussed, among other things, two rezoning petitions that call for hundreds of townhomes in the Mallard Creek area. One of these petitions would rezone a piece of land near the intersection of Mallard Creek and Galloway roads to be switched from single-family hom...

Three people are dead after a chase that began in South Carolina ended with a crash in Shelby overnight Sunday, deputies said. The  Cherokee County Sheriff's Office  said it responded to a call about a shooting on Bridges Road in Blacksburg, SC just before 1 a.m.  The caller, traveling in a Dodge Charger, indicated a white pickup truck was following them and shooting at the car, deputies said. Aro...

The toxicology report has been released for Jamie Lee Komoroski, the 25-year-old identified as the driver in a crash that  killed a bride from Charlotte and injured her husband  just hours after their wedding in Folly Beach, South Carolina. The  South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Forensic Services Laboratory  report, obtained by  WCNC Charlotte , shows Komoroski had a blood alcohol concentrat...

Leaders from the  city of Charlotte  and  Mecklenburg County  held a joint meeting Wednesday to discuss a proposed $400 million development that would bring a major tennis facility to the  River District  in west Charlotte.  "Project Break Point" includes four tennis stadiums with seating capacities that range from 2,000 seats to 14,000 seats, as well as numerous practice courts across 50 acres. I...

A South Carolina man who was  critically injured in a deadly crash caused by a suspected drunk driver  is out of the hospital, family members said. Aric Hutchinson and his new wife, Samantha, were leaving their wedding reception in Folly Beach  when their golf cart was hit by a suspected drunk driver . Samantha Hutchinson died from her injuries, while Aric suffered two broken legs, multiple broken...

A middle school student was charged after authorities say they brought a gun to class on Monday. The incident happened at  Sun Valley Middle School  in Indian Trail. Students alerted a  Union County Sheriff's Office  school officer that there was a firearm on campus and officers were able to locate the suspect minutes later. The suspect, a student at the school, did not have the gun in his possess...

Police are investigating a shooting that left a juvenile injured on Sunday. The shooting happened around Johnston Oehler Road near Mallard Creek Park on Sunday, according to the  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department . CMPD says a large crowd was gathered at Mallard Creek Park just before the shooting, where a juvenile was reported to have been shot. Medic says the person was taken to a local ho...

North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday approved a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, down from the current 20 weeks, in response to last year’s  overturning of Roe v. Wade  at the U.S. Supreme Court. The ban is one of the least onerous of  a slew of bills  Republican-led assemblies have pushed through in recent months since the high court stripped away women’s constitutional pr...

A man is in the hospital after a mid-morning shooting in Statesville. The  Statesville Police Department  said it happened around 10:30 a.m. along Monroe Street near Opal Street. Officers say the 20-year-old man was shot in the chest and taken to a hospital by private vehicle for treatment. As of publication, the man's condition is not known. The investigation is active and ongoing. Statesville po...