Morgan Fogarty

2 days ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Morgan Fogarty

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – North and South Carolina Attorneys General are demanding a popular messaging platform take action to stop the flow of money tied to fentanyl. Jeff Jackson and Alan Wilson announced the effort on Monday, saying the platform WeChat is enabling money laundering operations linked to the deadly drug. Jackson says the app is being used by Chinese brokers to help Mexican cartels move drug money out of the U.S. and back to their suppliers.

2 days ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Morgan Fogarty

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – New video of a north Charlotte crash is giving us a clearer view of a van slamming into a house. We brought this to you as breaking news on Friday. The crash happened in the Nevin Glen neighborhood. That’s on Graypark Drive. Video shows the van speeding through the neighborhood, narrowly missing a child. The van then crashes into a home with so much force, the van continues traveling into the garage of a second home. First responders had to rescue someone from a second story window.

2 days ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Morgan Fogarty

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – An investigation is underway following another deadly shooting at a west Charlotte motel. It happened around six on Monday evening at the Loyalty Inn on Lucky Penny Street. CMPD says they found a man shot dead inside of a room at that motel. Police believe the man and the shooter knew each other. CMPD says this latest act of violence leaves another family in our community grieving a loved one. Major Michael Ford says, “Any time that we have anything like this, it’s a tragedy.

2 days ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Morgan Fogarty

Man accused of killing Waxhaw woman during weekend trip in Columbia, SC to face judge COLUMBIA, S.C. – The man accused of breaking into a home in Columbia, South Carolina and killing a woman inside will face a judge for a bond hearing Tuesday. Alexander Dickey is accused of shooting and killing 22-year-old Logan Federico of Waxhaw. She was in Columbia visiting friends. A GoFundMe has been set up to raise funds to pay for Logan’s funeral and help her family.

1 week ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Morgan Fogarty

MINT HILL, N.C. – “For whatever reason this year, it’s really, really touched a nerve,” says Mint Hill resident Meredith Carpenter. She is a local mom. A former teacher. And an advocate for gifting teachers cold, hard cash. She says, “It’s actually quite encouraging to see people respond with such enthusiasm.”Carpenter wrote on Facebook in part, “Bless your heart if you are still gifting a vessel for liquids. Fill it to the brim with singles. Money. In every gift.