City of Charlotte

NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps has announced his resignation after over 20 years with the organization. His departure follows a federal trial where inflammatory texts he sent during revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed.

The 33-year-old Honduran man accused of stabbing a fellow light rail passenger on the Lynx Blue Line last week is now facing federal charges.

A man accused of killing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina train has appeared in federal court. Decarlos Brown Jr. made his initial court appearance Thursday on a charge of causing death on a mass transportation system.

A North Carolina judge says a Honduran man charged in a non-fatal stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train will remain held without bond. Officials say the 33-year-old suspect, Oscar Solarzano, is in the country illegally.

The federal antitrust suit against NASCAR is moving slowly, frustrating U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell. The trial began its second week Monday, with high-profile witnesses like NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps and team owner Richard Childress yet to testify.

CMPD, Mayor Vi Lyles and Sheriff Garry McFadden have all said CBP agents left Charlotte, but DHS insists the “Charlotte’s Web” operation is ongoing.

DeCarlos Brown has been charged with a federal crime in connection with the killing of Iryna Zarutska, 23, last month on the light rail in Charlotte.

North Carolina Humanities, based in Charlotte, receives about $1.6 million from the National Endowment for the Humanities each year.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages. Employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services cast ballots Friday to authorize the work stoppage in North Carolina that started Monday morning.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport are voting on whether to go on a 24-hour strike around Thanksgiving amid complaints about low wages and poor working conditions.