One person was pronounced dead on the scene of an accident involving a car and a tractor trailer in Steele Creek this morning. Part of Steele Creek Road, where the accident happened near Hamilton Road, was closed for much of the morning. (Fox46 Staff) 


CMPD announced yesterday that Juan Quintanilla-Garza, wanted in relation to the hit-and-run death  of a six-year-old boy on April 24, turned himself into police in Webb County, Texas. Police said they will begin the extradition process “immediately,” although there is no timetable available for his return to Charlotte. (Ryan Pitkin) 

Twenty-year-old firefighter Richard Sheltra was killed while battling a three-alarm blaze in Pineville on Saturday night. Both Pineville and Charlotte crews responded to the fire at the Countryside Plaza strip mall. A Charlotte firefighter was also injured during the fire. Sheltra worked as a volunteer for three years and was nee awarded Rookie of the Year by the Pineville Fire Department. (WBTV Web Staff) 


A mother and daughter from Charlotte were rescued in New Zealand on Saturday after getting lost in the wilderness there for five days. Rachel Lloyd, a 22-year-old NC State student, and her mother Carolyn Lloyd, who still lives in Charlotte, were found thanks to giant signs reading “Help” that they created with palm fronds. A helicopter searching for the missing hikers saw the sign and found the women nearby. (Associated Press via WSOC) 

This article appears in Apr 27 – May 3, 2016.

Ryan Pitkin began his journalism career at Creative Loafing as an intern, later becoming the writer of CL's satirical column, The Blotter, and recently became the News Editor. Other publications he has...

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