Luke Tucker
Digital Content Producer
Charlotte, NC
Updated: Nov. 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM PST
|By Luke Tucker and Jordan Gartner
A star NASCAR driver has been suspended by his own team for the final race of the 2026 season.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2026 at 8:21 AM PDT
|By Luke Tucker, Gray News staff and Amanda Alvarado
Authorities investigating an explosion and fire found an illegal moonshine distillery and seized about 1,800 gallons of mash and 161 gallons of moonshine.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM PDT
|By Cassidy Johncox, Luke Tucker and Gray News staff
A 17-year-old was charged in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a 6-year-old girl in Charlotte last week, according to authorities.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 7:12 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker
Court records show 44-year-old Philip Joseph “Joey” DeSena was arrested in Wake County.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2026 at 11:25 AM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Gray News staff
Two parents were accused of assaulting police officers after the couple was reportedly engaging in “black magic rituals.”
Updated: Oct. 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker, Michael Warrick and Gray News staff
A 68-year-old woman was shot and killed while sitting on the back porch of her North Carolina home on Monday, according to her family.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2026 at 11:24 AM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Gray News staff
Tom Cruise will reprise his role in a “Days of Thunder” sequel.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Gray News staff
A firefighter was killed and two others were injured while battling a fire in central North Carolina, officials said.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2026 at 11:42 AM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Jordan Gartner
A 17-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly tried to strangle and repeatedly stab another student.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2026 at 12:06 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Jordan Gartner
A NASCAR driver has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars after she was allegedly involved in an affair.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2026 at 9:34 AM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Akim Powell
On Sept. 10, Carson Dean Barry, 23, was arrested and charged with five counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and criminal solicitation of a minor.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Gray News staff
A train destroyed an SUV Friday after slamming into it at a North Carolina crossing, officials said.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2026 at 3:42 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Gray News staff
The owner of a Charlotte-area urgent care was arrested over the weekend, accused of shooting two sisters during a road rage incident, authorities said.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2026 at 6:26 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Gray News staff
The deadly shooting happened at a house in Caswell County.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Jordan Gartner
A father and son have died while reportedly vacationing in North Carolina over the weekend.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2026 at 12:38 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a deputy in South Carolina has died during a training exercise.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker
Nicholas Tompkins was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Jordan Gartner
An officer in North Carolina has been arrested after allegedly showing up to work impaired.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Jordan Gartner
A North Carolina man is accused of killing his 5-year-old son at an apartment complex this week.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2026 at 6:33 AM PDT
|By Luke Tucker
An assistant principal in North Carolina was charged recently, weeks after he allegedly fired a shot during a school break-in.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2026 at 6:20 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Brandy Beard
A postal worker was shot and killed in North Carolina, according to state investigators.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Jordan Gartner
A television food star is the latest big name to join a star-powered NASCAR ownership group.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Jordan Gartner
Authorities in North Carolina say a mother is facing numerous charges following a crash that resulted in the death of her children.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Gray News staff
Video appeared to show the man pointing a knife during a heated argument on a Charlotte light rail train, police said.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM PDT
|By Luke Tucker and Gray News staff
Newly obtained video shows the arrest of a man accused of killing two people at a Sun Drop bottling facility in North Carolina in 2008.



































