In 2022, 72 percent of overdose deaths in the state were caused by fentanyl, which is lethal even in small doses and many times its presence is not even known to the user.
Richland one honored 242 students from elementary, middle and high schools throughout the district during their second annual Rising Stars awards ceremony.
Eight total law enforcement officers were shot in east Charlotte, according to CMPD. Three U.S. Marshals and one CMPD officer were killed in the shooting. Four other officers were injured.