northeast Charlotte

The Charlotte City Council approved spending $3.75 million to purchase land for a new Northeast Division station. This facility will be located at the corner of W.T. Harris Boulevard and Old Statesville Road, as part of plans to split the current North Division into Northwest and Northeast Divisions.

Interstate 485 Outer in northeast Charlotte is closed after a crash reported at 10:43 p.m. near North Tryon Street. Drivers are being redirected to exit at University City Boulevard.

One person was injured in a shooting in northeast Charlotte and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred at the intersection of North Tryon Street and Eastway Drive around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have not released further details.

Two 17-year-olds were charged after police seized a weapon of mass destruction and ammunition from a home in northeast Charlotte. University City officers assisted North Carolina Probation with the search at a convicted felon's home on Hanover Crossing Drive.

Crews responded to a two-alarm fire at the UNC Charlotte Marriott hotel in northeast Charlotte.

An overturned vehicle is partially blocking I-85 in northeast Charlotte, leading to significant traffic delays.

A large fire broke out at a mobile home in northeast Charlotte on Friday afternoon, prompting firefighters to respond around 3:39 p.m. The Charlotte Fire Department released video showing heavy flames and smoke from the structure.

A tractor-trailer crash occurred at 6:45 a.m. Monday at the intersection of North Tryon Street and Orr Road in northeast Charlotte, blocking northbound lanes. The collision t-boned a white car, causing traffic to be diverted, but no injuries were reported.

A jackknifed tractor-trailer closed lanes on I-85 in northeast Charlotte around 10 a.m. on Saturday near Exit 46, according to traffic officials.