A Charlotte mother is calling for justice after her son was hit and killed by a driver.

CMPD's Citizens Academy is now accepting applications for Fall 2010 workshops which begin on September 14, 2010.

GRAHAM: Ia d really like to find God, but I get confused because there are so many religions.

North Carolina transport officials said a sign typo misspelling "Independence" as "Indepednence" will be corrected at no additional charge to taxpayers.

Join the 49ers at Lowe's locations around Charlotte over the next month. Charlotte, NC The Charlotte 49ers are going on a bit of a road trip around the Charlotte community.

Mecklenburg Guardian ad Litem and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte come together for the "We Need Somebody Like You" Happy Hour at Buckhead Saloon tonight.

Bissell Development has announced the construction of the Calhoun Building, a new speculative 140,000 square foot office building in Ballantyne Corporate Park and one of only a handful of projects of its kind in the southeast.

You don't have to wait for the weekend to enjoy a musical night out. These are all regularly scheduled musical events that are either free or practically free.

Police are still looking for the driver who hit a 7-year-old who was crossing a street in west Charlotte Monday afternoon.

A section of Carmel Road in south Charlotte is closed while police investigate a fatal hit-and-run. Officers say a person on a moped crashed and then another vehicle ran over the driver and fled the scene.

A section of Carmel Road in south Charlotte is closed while police investigate a fatal hit-and-run. Officers say a person on a moped crashed and then another vehicle ran over the driver and fled the scene.

Enjoy the long weekend without spending a lot of money. Friday night, there's an added bonus during NoDa's gallery crawl.

A South Mecklenburg High teacher has been charged with peeping after police say he used a cell phone to take pictures up the skirt of a woman and her daughter at a South Charlotte Harris Teeter.

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg high school teacher is accused of taking cell phone pictures up a mother's skirt and her daughter's skirt at a south Charlotte Harris Teeter.

It's not unusual for the Charlotte Housing Authority to evict a tenant. It is unusual for the Charlotte Housing Authority to evict one of its own Board of Commissioners.

Since the start of summer, Rock Hill police and York County sheriff's deputies said they have faced an ongoing string of car break-ins, mostly at local hotels.

In the past month, there have been four local cases of ATM skimming, which is a practice that involves using devices to steal people's bank account information.

The Charlotte Economics Club's September meetingA will featureA Dr. WilliamA Handorf, a banking and real estate expert, will addressA bank failures.

If you have noticed a misspelling on a large road sign for Independence Boulevard near center city Charlotte, then you have a good eye for detail.

Were you on the USS Missouri 65 years ago and witnessed Japan's formal surrender to end World War II? Or do you know anyone in the Charlotte region who was? If so, contact staff writer David Perlmutt at 704-358-5061 or at dperlmutt@charlotteobserver.com . MORGANTON A 17-year-old high school student, Michael Sipes, was shot to death early Monday ...