The search has ended for a Charlotte woman whose racially charged rant toward two black women went viral. Susan Westwood, […]
Crime
#SouthParkSusan Surrenders
November 5, 2018
Woman found dead in motel; police charge boyfriend with murder
June 3, 2018
A 41-year-old man was charged with murder after police found a woman unresponsive inside a motel room in southwest Charlotte. […]
CMPD: Woman dies after she was shot near uptown
May 21, 2018
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating a fatal shooting that was reported early Monday on N. Tryon Street, just beyond the uptown […]
CMPD officer arrested on suspicion of shoplifting from supermarket
May 10, 2018
According to the department’s public information office, the patrol officer is suspected in seven instances of shoplifting from a Harris-Teeter store in SouthPark.
16-year-old boy charged with murder
May 8, 2018
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have charged a 16-year-old boy with murder following a deadly shooting Monday afternoon in north Charlotte. CMPD identified […]
Police arrest 2 teens suspected in fatal shooting
April 23, 2018
The victim, 26-year-old Eskinder Dawit Asefaw, died Saturday at Carolinas Medical Center hours after he was found shot inside a car in east Charlotte.
Police charge fourth teen with robbery and killing of woman in southeast Charlotte
April 9, 2018
The youngest suspect charged in the case is a 15-year-old male juvenile, whose name was withheld because of his age.
Police: man shot and killed in southeast Charlotte
March 12, 2018
CMPD is investigating a deadly shooting that was reported early today in southeast Charlotte. The shooting was reported just before […]
Police: 17-year-old killed early Sunday
March 4, 2018
CMPD identified Charlotte’s latest homicide victim as a 17-year-old boy who was shot outside a convenience store early Sunday. At […]
Northlake Mall shut down after shots fired
February 25, 2018
Authorities shut down Northlake Mall late Saturday after shots were reported outside the mall. Police arrested a 17-year-old male and […]
News & Buzz
RNC 2020 organizers commit to Black business inclusion
November 14, 2018
Black leaders are developing a directory of Charlotte's Black businesses to ensure diverse vendors involved with the 2020 Republican National...
Entertainment
It’s time that a black person reviewed “The Book of Mormon”
July 27, 2018
I finally admitted I was totally offended and there wasn’t a damn thing funny.
Voices
How Michelle Williams triggered my memories of depression
July 25, 2018
Recent news about former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams checking into a medical facility for depression triggered a memory about...
Health
Charlotte is testing a plan that could eliminate food waste from our landfills
August 14, 2018
A pilot program to compost the food we throw out is being tested in eight historically black communities in northwest...
Faith
After deadly attack on Pittsburgh synagogue, Charlotte’s faith leaders call for love, unity
October 31, 2018
Three days after a gunman killed 11 worshipers inside a Jewish center in Pittsburgh, members of Charlotte’s faith community came...
People
Black-owned breakfast eatery coming to 7th Street Public Market
November 8, 2018
Gregory and Subrina Collier transfer their popular contemporary breakfast restaurant, The Yolk, from Rock Hill to uptown Charlotte.