CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Discussions at this week's Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in Indiana are drawing reactions in Charlotte. Three major things happened at the meeting:  the election of Hickory Grove Baptist Church Pastor Clint Pressley to be head of the SBC; a vote to formally ban women pastors, which narrowly failed; and a formal opposition to in-vitro fertilization treatments for couples experiencing infertility issues. On the failed vote to ban women pastors, Pressley said, "I was for the Law Amendment.  I thought it provided really great clarity.  I have other ..read more

IREDELL COUNTY, NC (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- More than $420,000 in cash from criminal activity was seized from three Chinese nationals, according to the Iredell County Sheriff's Office. On May 22, deputies stopped a vehicle, finding each of the three occupants had a large amount of cash. All three men said they did not know where the money came from or who it belonged to. Iredell County Sheriff's Office Investigators say the cash is money made in the illegal narcotics trade and other crimes within the United States ..read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A man was found dead in an apartment building southwest Charlotte Thursday afternoon, police say.  According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, officers responded to call just after 12:30 p.m. to assist Medic in the 800 block of Farmhurst Drive off Nations Ford Road. Upon arrival, they discovered a male victim with an unknown trauma, and authorities pronounced him dead at the scene.  Charlotte man charged with assaulting woman with a knife in Grier Heights In addition to CMPD’s Homicide and Crime Scene, crews from the Charlotte Fire Department also ..read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A Charlotte man was arrested Thursday afternoon after being accused of assault with a deadly weapon in Grier Heights.  According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, the incident occurred just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at the intersection of Randolph Road and Sam Drenan Road. That’s when 19-year-old Josiah Maitland reportedly assaulted a female Wednesday evening with a knife as she was leaving work. He then fled on foot.  ..read more

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) - The owners of several North Carolina restaurants are being sued over their name. Whataburger location construction plan approved for east Charlotte Texas-based chain "Whataburger" is taking the Tar Heel state restaurants to court citing trademark infringement. The North Carolina locations are also called What-a-burger, except the name is spelled with hyphens. The lawsuit claims the Texas-based chain reached out to the defendants several years ago when it decided it would expand into North Carolina. A confidential co-existence agreement was then signed between the ..read more

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Retired Duke sports radio play-by-play announcer Bob Harris died Wednesday. He was 81. Former radio analyst Wes Chesson announced Harris’ death in an update on a GoFundMe page that had been created to raise money for Harris’ care. He had been previously diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and been in hospice care, and the site had raised more than $101,000 from more than 500 donations since its launch in early 2023. Chesson posted that Harris passed away with his wife Phyllis “at his side, holding his hand.” Duke also released statements of condolences from retired ..read more

The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision Thursday ruled that a group of anti-abortion doctors does not have any legal basis to challenge access to mifepristone, one of the two common drugs used in medication abortion.  As a result, access to mifepristone won’t change.   The opinion, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, sided with the Biden administration and Danco, the manufacturer of the branded version of mifepristone. It reversed a lower court decision that would have made it more difficult to obtain the drug, which is used in about two-thirds of U.S. abortions. The ruling didn’t ..read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Seven dogs were killed in a house fire that broke out Wednesday night in north Charlotte, the Charlotte Fire Department confirmed on Thursday. Charlotte Fire Department responded around 9:15 p.m. to a working structure fire around in the 1500 block of Clooney Lane, off Rumple Road. Firefighters reported heavy fire showing from the two-story house.  ..read more

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) - Officials with the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles said a major backlog of driver’s license requests could be cleared by the end of the month. At its peak, NCDMV was behind about 350,000 licenses, and the cards were taking up to seven weeks to get to customers. In February, NCDMV leaders caught a coding error in their system that allowed people to request licenses online who shouldn’t have been able to. They worked with IDEMIA, the contractor they use to manufacture license cards, to freeze production for several days so that they could manually remove ..read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A home in north Charlotte was engulfed in flames Wednesday night.  Charlotte Fire Department responded around 9:15 p.m. to a working structure fire around in the 1500 block of Clooney Lane, off Rumple Road. Firefighters reported heavy fire showing from the two-story house.  ..read more