Questions still linger regarding McFadden’s future with the department amid backlash and the staffing shakeup.

Kevin Canty resigned from the Mecklenburg Sheriff's Office earlier this month. He blasted his boss, Sheriff Garry McFadden.

Read stories and candidate answers to The Charlotte Observer’s questionnaires in our 2024 general election voter guide. Mecklenburg County Republicans host canvassing events each weekend, but ...

Unlike other cases where traumatized plaintiffs have requested punitive damages in their complaints, transgender female ...

Shanquella Robinson’s family files a wrongful death lawsuit against Cabo Six, U.S. Department of State, and the FBI ...

North Carolina Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein's veto could become more effective than outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper's stamp has ...

The number of early voters in Mecklenburg County is down by nearly 9% from 2020 during the pandemic. Like the state, more people voted early in person this year and fewer by absentee ballots.

Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. The Charlotte Observer and (Raleigh) News ...

“Nobody slams a door on a baby,” he told me. Here in Precinct 200 of Mecklenburg County on the western edge of North Carolina’s biggest city — a low-turnout slice of a critically important ...

Election Day in the United States is now often considered election week as each state follows its own rules and practices for ...