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Charlotte Feds Drop The Hammer On Duo In Sinaloa Cartel Pipeline
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (166+ words) Federal prosecutors in Charlotte say two Mexican nationals tied to a Mexico-based drug trafficking crew with links to the Sinaloa cartel are headed to federal prison for more than a decade each. Leonardo Sandoval-Ocampo was sentenced to 150 months, and Gerardo…...
Flames Blast Through Dillard Ridge Roof As Charlotte Crews Rush In
7+ hour ago (180+ words) According to the Charlotte Fire Department on X, Engine 25 arrived in the 6500 block of Dillard Ridge Drive and reported fire visible from the roof. The department shared a brief operational alert while crews were still working to knock down the…...
Weed Stench In Hallway Leads Cops To Parkwood Teacher With Gun On Campus
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (236+ words) According to Queen City News, deputies were called in after someone reported a heavy marijuana odor in a hallway before students arrived for class. Investigators traced the smell to the chemistry room assigned to Morton. The Union County Sheriff's Office…...
Quick-Hitting Queen City Showers Set Up a Muggy Afternoon
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (292+ words) Spotty showers Tuesday morning in Charlotte with a warm afternoon. Thunderstorms likely Wednesday; another rain round Friday night into Saturday. Morning Commute: Spotty Showers Could Slow You Down The incoming band of rain looks scattered but feisty enough to cause…...
Google Gobbles Up Giant Warehouse Outside Charlotte, Squeezing Big-Box Space
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (105+ words) As first reported by Bisnow, lease documents identify Google as the new tenant and show an 88-month term with two five-year renewal options. Bisnow also reports that Google has first rights to an adjacent planned 1-million-square-foot building known as KC…...
Charlotte Steel Tube Maker Smacked With Nearly $1. 2 M PPP Payback
1+ day, 13+ min ago (232+ words) Okaya Shinnichi Corp. of America is the U. S. affiliate of Japanese manufacturing firms and lists its Charlotte address as 300 Crompton Street. The company describes itself as a maker of steel tubing and automotive parts, according to Okaya's affiliate listing. The Department…...
Queen City Equity Pledge Stalls as Managers Skip Mandatory Training
23+ hour, 7+ min ago (435+ words) Report finds Charlotte pledged annual manager equity training but fewer than 25% of managers completed procurement training, complicating MWSBE goals. Charlotte city leaders vowed to put every manager through yearly equity training so more minority-, women- and small-business firms could get…...
Driver Crashes Onto Topgolf Range In Charlotte
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (293+ words) Sunday night golf in University City came with an unexpected hazard when a man drove a car straight onto the outfield of Topgolf's Charlotte location, tearing through safety nets, ripping part of a fence and allegedly threatening staff in the…...
Rockingham Teacher Hit With Felony Indecent-Liberties Charges Involving Young Student
1+ day, 39+ min ago (294+ words) A Richmond County classroom is now at the center of a criminal case after a Rockingham teacher was charged with multiple felonies tied to alleged indecent conduct involving a young student. Amanda Faye Boulware, 40, was arrested this week after a…...
Tiny Korean Snack Spot Dosirak Set To Shake Up Main Street Durham
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (100+ words) Whether it settles in as a neighborhood mainstay or stays a short-term experiment, Dosirak Outpost is set to add a new flavor to downtown Durham's growing food scene. This spring's pop-ups and community events should reveal whether Main Street has…...