PUBLIC SAFETY
Under fire, CMPD chief to retire
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings says he will retire at the end of the year.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings says he will retire at the end of the year.
District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said two North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers lied about the crash.
An explosion and fire destroyed a house near Freedom Park in Charlotte May 2. Investigators say the fire was set intentionally.
Investigators were wrapping up questioning a suspect in a killing when the man grabbed an officer's gun, according to the Durham Police Department.
An investigation linked the fire in Brunswick County to a debris burn, the N.C. Forest Service said. One man was cited and charged.
It’s going to be a busy weekend across North Carolina.
Masked people broke into a Garner home and demanded $1 million before taking a woman and her baby on the night of April 28.
He was convicted in Lee County for drug trafficking and sentenced to more than five years in prison.
Masked people broke into a Garner home and demanded $1 million before taking a woman and her baby Monday night.
The main event this weekend is the 151st Kentucky Derby. But there’s a lot more than derby parties and betting on horses in N.C. this weekend.
