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North Carolina nail salon owner sentenced for forced labor
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for using verbal, physical and emotional threats to coerce a person to work at her nail salon for nearly two years, according to a federal prosecutor. Thuy Tien Luong, 38, of Charlotte was also...
Officials: Man dies in custody after shots fired into home
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A man taken into police custody in North Carolina after officers investigated reports of shots fired into a home has died, authorities said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said officers found shell casings outside a home in Charlotte around 2 a.m. Monday and...
Bender, Jones spark Charlotte FC to 2-0 win over Red Bulls
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ben Bender scored a deflected goal from outside the box in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time to spark Charlotte FC to a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. Bender, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft, scored his third goal...
NC police department breaks gun seizure record in May
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina's largest city say they've broken a 7-year-old record for the number of guns seized by officers in a month in May. A news release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said 413 firearms related to criminal investigations...
FBI warns businesses in 8 Southern states of fraud scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The FBI in North Carolina is warning businesses in eight states about a scheme in which people are using stolen credit card numbers to make large purchases by telephone. A news release from the agency's Charlotte Division on Monday says victims have been...
Panthers' practice facility dead after Chapter 11 filing
The Carolina Panthers' proposed $800 million practice facility project in Rock Hill, South Carolina, is officially dead after team owner David Tepper’s real estate company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on Wednesday night. Tepper, who made billions in hedge...
North Carolina woman arrested in death of 3-year-old son
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has been arrested outside of New York in connection with the death of her 3-year-old son in March, police said Wednesday. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police detectives said in a news release that an off-duty officer was approached at a park...
FBI issues warning about sextortion targeting teenage boys
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Parents, caregivers, and teenagers are being warned by the FBI about an increase in sextortion crimes across North Carolina and the country. According to the FBI Charlotte field office, there have been 29 reports of sextortion in North Carolina in 2022, and...
Virginia Tech hits six homers, routs Clemson in ACC tourney
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nick Biddison and Carson Jones both hit two of Virginia Tech's six home runs, combining for nine runs batted and powering top-seeded Virginia Tech to an 18-6 romp over No. 12 seed Clemson during pool play of the ACC Tournament on Thursday night. Virginia Tech...
White hits 3 HRs, NC State tops Miami, advances to ACC semis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Tommy White hit three home runs — the last of which broke N.C. State's program record — and the Wolfpack beat sixth-ranked Miami 9-6 Wednesday night to advance to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. No. 10 seed N.C. State (35-20) plays No. 11...
