Kaci Jones

2 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Kaci Jones

CHARLOTTE, N.C – April 29th, 2025 marks one year since four officers were gunned downed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in East Charlotte. The deadly incident unfolded at a home on Galway Drive when a US Marshal Task Force attempted to serve a warrant to a felon in a home. When the suspect refused to comply he shot at officers which triggered a more than three hour long standoff in the Shannon Park neighborhood. Where eight officers were injured and four were killed.

3 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Kaci Jones

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The White House is considering ways to encourage more Americans to have more children. One of the reported ideas involves paying brand new mothers a “baby bonus” of $5,000. “I think it’s really strange to pay a woman $5,000 to have a baby. Erica Blackwell, mother of two said. “I mean, what is that going to pay for?”Since the 2008 recession, the fertility rate in the US has been trending down with a record low in 2023.

3 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Kaci Jones

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It’s been almost a year since four officers were killed in a shootout on Galway Drive. The shootout left the home with major damage and multiple code violations. WCCB visited the home Tuesday afternoon and saw a contractor working in the front. Renters were living in the home on Galway Drive when a US Marshal Task Force attempted to serve a warrant back on April 29th, 2024. The suspect did not comply, triggering a more than three hour long stand off.

3 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Kaci Jones

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The local catholic community is mourning the People’s Pope. Parishioners gathered for a holy hour of prayer at all Catholic churches throughout the region in honor of Pope Francis. The 88 year old died on Easter Monday after complications from a stroke. At Saint Patrick Cathedral in Dilworth, Bishop Michael Martin shared a message to remember the Pope’s humility and warmth. Bishop Martin remembers meeting Pope Francis in 2024.

4 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Kaci Jones

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One of the largest landlords in North Carolina has agreed to stop using a software that the Attorney General says uses private information to inflate the price of rent. Cortland Management owns at least eight properties in the Charlotte area. They are the second largest landlord in North Carolina. As a part of the terms of the settlement, the management company will no longer use RealPage, a software authorities say illegally inflates the price of rent.