Jason Puckett

1 week ago | wbtv.com | Jason Puckett

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Charlotte City Council members held a press conference Tuesday afternoon in response to allegations of unethical and illegal conduct within city government raised by Councilmember Victoria Watlington. The allegations, shared in a Monday night email, claimed there was a “brazen disregard for dissenting opinions and the rule of law” during closed-session meetings about Charlotte police chief Johnny Jennings and former Councilmember Tariq Bokhari.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - After nearly two decades of delays, the federal REAL ID mandate officially takes effect at midnight Tuesday. That means starting Wednesday, May 7, travelers flying out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport (and all other commercial airports across the U.S.) will need a REAL ID to board domestic flights. Travelers can also use another form of identification approved by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, or TSA.

1 week ago | wbtv.com | Jason Puckett

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte woman says she’s lucky to be alive after waking up to find more than 20 bullet holes in her house this week. Those bullet holes were all from shots that were fired while she was sleeping. Kathryn Nordone lives in a neighborhood near Camp North End in Charlotte. On Tuesday, April 29, she said she took NyQuil went to bed early, because she was feeling sick. When she woke up the next morning, something seemed off. “I saw there was white ...

2 weeks ago | wbtv.com | Jason Puckett

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - With tens of thousands expected to flood Uptown Charlotte for the second annual Lovin’ Life Music Festival, city officials are urging attendees and anyone traveling through the area to prepare for major road closures, heavy traffic, and increased security measures. At a press conference Monday, Charlotte leaders outlined their plans to manage safety and transportation as the city gears up for one of the largest events of the year.

2 weeks ago | wbtv.com | Jason Puckett

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to charges related to the possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Court records show that some of the images were of real victims, but thousands of images were AI-generated. That raised a big question: If no real person was involved, is it still illegal? Our WBTV fact-check team looked into it.