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Two  Charlotte-Mecklenburg police  officers who fired shots during  the deadly shooting of an armed robbery suspect  last June were justified in their use of force, the district attorney announced Tuesday.  CMPD responded to a reported armed robbery at a Food Lion on Tuckaseegee Road around 1 p.m. on June 26. Officers spotted a person matching Kevin Boston's description while en route to the store...

Plains is sad, in the words of one of Jimmy Carter’s close friends. it is a small town with big pride for their favorite son. Residents are cherishing their  years and decades with Mr. Carter , their neighbor, as they  offer prayers for him and his family . And they resolve, they say, to be kinder to people, the way he's always been. “I thank him so much," said Cicele Terry on Sunday. She was figh...

Mooresville Fire Marshall's Office  is investigating a house fire that early investigations determined was set intentionally, officials say. On Saturday, Feb. 18 around 8:30 p.m.,  Mooresville Fire-Rescue  responded to a fire at a vacant single-story house on Brawley School Road. Moorseville Fire was able to control the fire in a few hours and the Fire Marshall's Office started an investigation. A...

Boone police are investigating after they say someone waved an anti-Semitic flag in front of the  Temple of The High Country . Around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the  Boone Police Department  responded to a call about an individual waving a flag with a "swastika" on it in front of the temple. Officers arrived at the temple, only to find the flag left behind after the individual fled the scene. The Chi...

An untold amount of Mecklenburg County speeding cases could be called into question due to revelations about  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's  radar and lidar calibration practices. The  Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office  said it learned of the concerns on Tuesday, noting that equipment used to frequently track drivers' speeds have to be tested and certified by a Federal Comm...

A Charlotte high school basketball player required medical attention after collapsing during a game Tuesday night. A spokesperson for  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  confirmed to  WCNC Charlotte  the collapse happened during the boys' game between Rocky River High School and Butler High School. While specific details about what happened weren't immediately available, CMS confirmed the student rece...

Two people were killed in an apparent ambush outside a popular brewery and bar in Charlotte's South End late Monday night, police said. Richard DeVayne has the latest on the investigation, plus we hear from the bar manager about what he saw as customers ran away from gunfire in the street. Plus, we have the latest on the tragic shooting at Michigan State University. Three people were killed and fi...

Three people were killed and two others were hurt in five separate shootings in Mecklenburg County Sunday. That includes a child who was accidentally shot while playing video games at their home in east Charlotte. Detectives with Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said the child was playing when they were accidentally shot by someone else in the home. This was one of several shootings in the Queen City...

The  Alex Murdaugh  double murder resumed Thursday after being interrupted following an evacuation.  Jurors returned to court just after 3 p.m. Wednesday and testimony immediately began again.  Around 12:25 p.m., a witness was giving testimony when Judge Clifton Newman interrupted. He first excused the jury, then announced to the court that they were evacuating the building.  The South Carolina La...

A car that was pulled out of Lake Norman on Wednesday belongs to a woman who hasn't been seen for nearly 15 years, according to the  Catawba County Sheriff's Office . Human remains were also found inside. Deputies said they were tipped off to the likelihood of a submerged vehicle on Monday, Feb. 6 in the Mountain Creek area of the lake. A fisherman reported seeing a shape consistent with a car whi...

Public school teachers in North Carolina would be required to alert parents before they call a student by a different name or pronoun, under a bill passed by the Republican-controlled state Senate on Tuesday. Senators rejected a wave of warnings that the law could endanger some LGBTQ students who have unsupportive families. While sponsors say the bill is needed to keep parents informed about what...

Union County leaders will announce Tuesday their new program called  Teach UCPS. The program partners with students and teaching assistants to help them find a path to an associate’s degree with the help of scholarships and low tuition.   They say their goal is to develop effective teachers. Right now, North Carolina has about 5,500 hundred vacancies and they’re hoping this new program will help f...

Bus operators with the  Charlotte-Area Transit System (CATS)  voted in the majority to approve a new contract Saturday evening. A pair of sources confirmed with  WCNC Charlotte  that operators within the local  SMART Union  chapter voted 204-11 in favor of the contract. The approval of this contract comes less than a week after SMART Union and CATS managing company  RATP Dev  came to  a tentative...

The  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department  has shared footage from an officer's body-worn camera and provided a timeline of a shooting suspect's death while in custody. In June 2022, officers responded to the reported shooting  along Featherstone Drive in north Charlotte. Police said they found 32-year-old Jovontay Avery Williams and identified him as the suspect, but noted he was "behaving in...

A former Concord police officer says his civil rights were violated after he was fired by the department in a lawsuit against the city. Timothy Larson filed a lawsuit against the city of Concord and Gary Gacek, Concord police chief, on Tuesday.  Larson was fired in May 2022, months after he was involved he shot a man in self-defense at a car dealership.  That incident happened  on Feb. 13 around 5...

 Day four of testimony in the  Alex Murdaugh  trial continues with more prosecution testimony and continued efforts by the defense to take aim at the evidence. Murdaugh is  accused of killing his wife, Maggie, and adult son, Paul , at the family's 1,700 acre estate in Colleton County in June of 2021. Prosecutors say Murdaugh acted alone, while the defense says investigators rushed to judgment and...

A cyberattack on Monday left several medical providers with unresponsive websites. Atrium Health  confirmed on Monday that it was one of the medical providers that suffered an attack. The issue was resolved by Atrium's information technology team within hours of the hack. According to Atrium, the cyberattack only impacted the company's public-facing website. Hospital systems and patient portals re...

Protests continue days after the body camera video was released  showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police in Memphis . Tradesha Woodward joins Wake Up Charlotte To Go with the latest on demonstrations in the Queen City as local leaders seek solutions to prevent another tragedy from happening. A new report shows a grim reality for the American wine industry, and if something doesn't change soon,...

Frank Reich was named the sixth head coach in Carolina Panthers history Thursday , finally filling the vacancy opened by the firing of Matt Rhule midseason. Reich was chosen over interim Steve Wilks and Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Reich's hiring is a homecoming of sorts, as he was the team's first quarterback in 1995, and his brother is a longtime football coach at Wingate....

Birkdale Village, a mixed-use property in Huntersville, has modified its redevelopment and expansion plans to eliminate the construction of a new hotel and apartments. The plan preserves the proposal for new offices and a parking deck. Brian Richards, the Huntersville assistant planning director, credits the developers for listening to opposition from some neighbors. "This is not atypical for folk...

The  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department  released body camera footage Tuesday  from a deadly police shooting last August in south Charlotte .  The video from officer Brandon Graham was released, showing the moments that led up to the shooting of Brenda Donahue. Multiple officers were attempting to serve an involuntary commitment order for Donahue when she fired shots, striking officer Lauren...

A local church community is seeking solutions in addressing the affordable housing crisis in the Queen City. First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte  hosted a faith-in-housing summit Sunday afternoon. It brought together several affordable housing experts from the area. As the Charlotte population continues to grow so does the need for affordable housing. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/new...

Charlotte Football Club defender Anton Walkes  died early Thursday morning following a boating accident in South Florida, the club announced. Walkes was 25. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission  said Walkes was operating a vessel on Wednesday around 3 p.m. near the Miami Marine Stadium basin before it made contact with another vessel on the water. Officials said Walkes was found uncon...

A jury of eight people was seated in the trial of a former  Myers Park High School  student against the city of Charlotte and the  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education . 'The trial's second day saw Jane Doe's mother, identified in court as Mrs. Doe, take the stand to testify. The defense counsel for CMS questioned Mrs. Doe about the timeline of events after the November 2015 incident a...

The investigation into a Charlotte woman's death in Mexico is ongoing, and prosecutors say they are aiming to extradite a suspect to the country. During a media conference held by the  Baja California Sur Attorney General's Office ,  Daniel de la Rosa Anaya , the state's attorney general, was asked to comment on the investigation surrounding Shanquella Robinson's death in October 2022 in the state...