Monday evening, Jan. 5, officers with the Kings Mountain Police Department responded to a reported armed robbery in the parking lot of Kentucky Fried Chicken, located at 409 E. Kings Street.

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls announced Tuesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer late last year, saying the illness will not affect her ability to serve on the state’s highest court or continue campaigning.

A federal judge has ordered the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) not to release any body-worn camera (BWC) audio or video evidence tied to the August 2025 killing of Iryna Zarutska on the city’s light rail line, temporarily halting disclosure to the media amid concerns the material could prejudice the case. U.S. Magistrate Judge David Keesler, a Democrat, issued a three-page preliminary protective order  on Monday directing the CMPD to withhold all related recor

A house fire in Stanley, North Carolina, has claimed the life of the father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin and left his mother critically injured, according to officials.

Nineteen-year-old Hinson was shot and killed in her car while returning from a Christmas party in December 1981.