Detroit police bodycam video shows officer chase, shoot man in back

Wayne Prosecutor Kym Worthy reviewed a criminal investigation of the shooting by Michigan State Police and declined to charge the Detroit officer.

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Documents: SBI resisted medical examiner’s probe into CMPD custody death

Agents did not want to share body-camera footage with the doctor in charge of figuring out how a Charlotte man died in police custody.

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‘This is a kidnapping,’ says aunt of man arrested in NC national forest ICE raid

ICE took the Trump mass deportation campaign into NC’s mountain wilderness. A relative of one man says he had no criminal record.

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Two more people accuse brother of NASCAR legend of failing to restore classic cars

A California woman says in her lawsuit that she trusted the man because he was an “old friend” from high school. She’s out $80,000.

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A Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions linger

In May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure.

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After prison, these Charlotte women are getting a second chance. Few will join them.

A new home for formerly incarcerated women is one of a handful in the state to help the women reenter society.

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Sports cars, ‘fraud,’ adultery: Bitter court feud over Rep. Tricia Cotham’s dad

Rep. Tricia Cotham, who made waves for switching parties in 2023, is leading a lawsuit against her father’s former lover over millions in family assets.

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Charlotte staff pauses data center focus group after City Council kept in the dark

City Council members were frustrated that city staff didn’t inform them or the broader public about the group.

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Sports cars, ‘fraud,’ adultery: Bitter court feud over Rep. Tricia Cotham’s dad

Rep. Tricia Cotham, who made waves for switching parties in 2023, is leading a lawsuit against her father’s former lover over millions in family assets.

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Does Charlotte have an LGBTQ neighborhood? Yes. Maybe? It’s complicated.

Many say the Queen City doesn’t have a singular gay neighborhood, but rather a few gay-centric spots.

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Law firm drops log cabin seller after Observer investigation, citing ‘millions’ owed

Former customers of American Log Homes and Cabins who are owed funds will receive none of the business’ remaining assets, the firm said.

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Feds could fix ‘Iryna’s Law’ crowding in Charlotte jail

Previously exiled federal inmates could be coming back to Charlotte jails — potentially bringing millions of dollars with them.

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‘Pray you make it home:’ Why driving a CATS bus in Charlotte is dangerous work

CATS bus drivers are three times as likely to be physically or verbally assaulted than the average bus driver nationwide, an Observer analysis found.

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Charlotte offered $100,000 to those affected by the immigration crackdown. Six months later, no one received the money

The city of Charlotte announced money available for people who needed help, but required them to be documented - so no one got any help.

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Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Revenge Plan

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Charlotte spent over $1M fighting — then settling — Black firefighter lawsuits

Half a million in Charlotte taxpayer dollars went toward fighting a discrimination lawsuit filed by the police chief’s husband.

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Loyd Ardrey, owner of Rock Hill’s Ebenezer Grill and its ‘giant weenie’ sign, dies

Ardrey’s famous sign was stolen in 2005, but he bought another one and kept selling hot dogs at his Rock Hill restaurant.

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They paid tens of thousands toward ‘dream homes.’ Then this NC company ghosted them.

Dozens of customers nationwide together lost nearly $2 million they paid toward log home kits before a Charlotte-area business shuttered.

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ICE agent charged with two felonies for allegedly pointing gun at motorists during surge

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said a nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the surge.

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Author takes us on a historic train ride through the Civil Rights-era South

The fast-paced, whistle-stop tour included 47 stops in eight states, after Lady Bird Johnson’s husband signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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He spent six months in Charlotte’s jail for a killing. Then prosecutors let him go

“Justice requires the case be dismissed,” Mecklenburg prosecutors wrote in a motion tossing the murder and armed robbery charges.

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DeCarlos Brown Jr. found incompetent to proceed in Charlotte light rail killing

Mecklenburg County prosecutors are OK with delaying the case, according to court documents.

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Mooresville board asks Mayor Chris Carney to resign over late-night encounter

“Public trust is not an option,” one town commissioner said, to applause from the audience. “It is the foundation of local government.”

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Immigrant rights group calls on Mecklenburg officials to act after ICE arrest

One commissioner said she would raise the issue after a man was arrested while dropping his pregnant wife off at a county health office.

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‘Where’s my dad?’ girls ask after ICE arrests man outside Charlotte health office

In an exclusive interview with The Charlotte Observer, the man’s pregnant wife talks about losing her husband, who provided for the family.

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Group says ICE arrested man dropping off pregnant wife at Charlotte health office

It happened in early March and has left the family without income and at risk of losing their housing, an advocacy group said.

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I found a Rainbow Bridge on a wooded trail outside Charlotte. See the pet photos.

Pets who have died are honored along a rail-trail in Lincolnton, N.C.

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