Lance Patterson, a former Charlotte firefighter, settled a seven-year discrimination lawsuit against the city just over a week before his wife was appointed CMPD chief in October.

"attachment_118576" align="aligncenter" width="785"] Pictured (from left) are new Mayor Doug Hendrix and former Mayor Costi Kutteh.

Dave Boliek said in a social media post on Monday that his office is examining the settlement and would release a report.

An overhead sign collapsed onto a vehicle on I77 South, with the Charlotte Fire Department conducting a complex rescue.

Two people were injured after an overhead sign structure on the interstate in Charlotte fell onto a car, according to firefighters.

A falling interstate sign crushed a vehicle on I-77 South, seriously injuring two people and forcing a seven-hour shutdown ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - An overhead sign collapsed onto a car on a North Carolina interstate, seriously hurting ...

Greensboro police said all lanes of US 29 have reopened after a crash involving multiple vehicles. According to police, all northbound lanes of US 29 at April Road were closed Sunday night while ...

Charlotte firefighters said the 'complex extrication' of the trapped driver was completed in under 30 minutes.

Two people are in the hospital after a crash caused an interstate sign to fall on a car in Charlotte. According to the ...

Two injured when a freeway sign collapses on their car in Charlotte due to a crash by a suspected impaired driver.