The driver told police he thought the 15-year-old and another man were armed when he fatally shot the teenager in his car.

By 2050, some 4.6 million people will be living in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas, the Charlotte Regional Business ...

Snowfall totals from an overnight storm varied across the Charlotte region on Wednesday, a National Weather Service ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and police reports identified them as Jadarrian Boyd, 28, who was killed Tuesday; a 15-year-old ...

Five players scored in double figures for the Hornets, including Nick Smith Jr. with 17, but that wasn’t enough as the Trail ...

The bridge linking Uptown and South End was supposed to be completed by now. We explain the reasons it’s taking so long.

A group participating in the Point in Time Count, which tracks the unhoused population, found a dead male in Fourth Ward.

The Charlotte Observer awarded winners of its first-ever student photo contest Tuesday during the “Captured Memories” event ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will begin classes two hours later than usual Thursday, due to weather concerns, district ...

Captain Munnerlyn, who played for the Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings after starring at South Carolina, will now coach at Chambers High School, one of North Carolina’s premier programs.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and other districts are canceling after-school athletic programs Tuesday afternoon due to ...

In the past six years, the Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund has raised over $1 million, thanks to Observer readers and their generous spirit.