An EF1 tornado with 110 mph winds hit Cleveland and Gaston counties during Wednesday's severe weather outbreak, officials confirmed. The 100-yard wide tornado causd damage from Polkville into Gaston County near Cherryville. www.wcnc.com/article…

This ride is for you, Officer Eyer. North Tryon Division officers will be taking turns riding Officer Joshua Eyer's CMPD bike to Washington D.C. during the annual Bike 2 DC - Ride to Honor. On the way out of Charlotte, officers stopped at North Tryon's division office to observe…

30 firefighters were called for the fire around 4:25 a.m. in south Charlotte. www.wsoctv.com/news/…

NWS now confirms 2 tornadoes touched down amid severe weather in the Charlotte area yesterday. One spanned Cleveland and Gaston Counties. The other confirmed on the north side of Gastonia heading into Belmont. @wcnc

Every year since 2007, law enforcement officers from Charlotte and the surrounding area have biked 500 miles to Washington, D.C., to pay tribute to fallen officers. During this year's ride, they plan to honor the four officers killed in the line of duty on April 29.

📻ScannerChaTTer™ This morning in Gaston County: •A car ran hit a tree. •A woman was firing randomly in a Walmart Parking lot •Two women ran over a tree in the median and were stuck. ►We believe all these incidents are connected!

This morning, CMPD officers joined other Mecklenburg County law enforcement agencies in the annual Bike 2 DC - Ride to Honor. The riders are honoring fallen officers in the unofficial kickoff to #NationalPoliceWeek which starts on May 13. After biking more than 500 miles, on…

Some County facilities are closed today (5/9/24) due to power outages: Valerie C. Woodard Center Central District AOB Recreation Centers: Methodist Home Albemarle Road West Charlotte Tuckaseegee Sugar Creek Ivory Baker Employees at those locations who can, should telework.

Olivia Bartholomew-Schoch developed a love of reading and a passion for eduction while in 4th grade at J.V. Washam Elementary. Twelve years later, she's back in the classroom as a student teacher, working alongside the educator who inspired her as a child #teacherappreciationweek pic.twitter.com/b2Dt…

Damage report west of Gastonia.. utility poles snapped and wires draped along North Chester Street. Truck toppled and trees snapped. Police on scene directing traffic and reports the nearby on ramp to I-85 South is temporarily blocked. Radar winds estimated at 60-70 mph. @wcnc

bit.ly/4bu2A9v, I-77, North, MM 25, Near Huntersville, Vehicle Crash, Lane Closed.

#BREAKING UPDATE | EF-1 tornado with 110 mph winds touched down in Gaston and Cleveland counties #severeweather #northcarolina #tornado www.qcnews.com/sever…

What is an IBT? Join Charlotte Water at a public meeting this evening at 6 p.m. to learn about the proposed Interbasin Transfer (IBT) modification. Details at CharlotteWaterIBT.or…

Area officials, residents question Charlotte plan to pull more water from Catawba River morganton.com/news/l…

Elliott, 46, was one of four officers killed in a shootout while serving a fugitive warrant in east Charlotte on April 29. hickoryrecord.com/ne…

The clock is ticking on a new budget for the Charlotte Area Transit System, but city and regional governments are at a standstill on oversight of the embattled agency. www.bizjournals.com/…