Decarlos Brown Jr., the man charged in the August light rail murder in Charlotte, North Carolina, was scheduled for a key court hearing that has now been delayed, according to court records. The ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill dubbed "Iryna's Law" into law on Friday, Stein's office announced. The legislation will end cashless ...

Less than four months after Iryna Zarutska was killed on Charlotte’s Light Rail, a new law in her name went into effect Monday that should keep violent, repeat offenders behind bars longer. Iryna’s ...

RALEIGH, N.C. – In response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail system, the North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a criminal justice package that ...

President Donald Trump blamed Iryna Zarutska’s murder on a “SECRET settlement” between former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and “far left activists.” The brazen August murder of Zarutska sent shockwaves ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- U.S. House members visited North Carolina's largest city on Monday to hear from family members of violent-crime victims who pleaded for tougher criminal justice policies in the wake ...

After Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was fatally stabbed on the Charlotte light rail on Aug. 22, 2025., mourners created a memorial for her at the East West light rail station. Local ...

Read full article: Apna Bazar grocery expansion approved after withdrawing slaughterhouse from proposal The Jacksonville city council is considering a plan to build townhouses, duplexes, and other ...

The North Carolina legislature has approved a criminal justice package in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte's light rail Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, center, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail system, the North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a criminal justice package ...