By 2050, some 4.6 million people will be living in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas, the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance said in a report released Thursday. The growth of 1.6 million additional residents will require investments in infrastructure, housing and transportation, the organization added.

Investigators believe the fire was accidental and started in the carport area; however, the exact source is still unknown. CFD says there were no signs of criminal activity or foul play. The damage loss is estimated at $150,000.

The snow that fell on Jan. 10 of this year finally broke the 1,077 day streak without snow. Charlotte has been too far south and too warm for most of the snow chances between now and January 2022, when three years ago the city saw back-to-back-to-back weekends with snow.

Dena King, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced a federal grand jury in Charlotte returned a criminal indictment against 20-year-old Alexander Josue Viatoro-Arita and 24-year-old Olver Anacleto Amador-Calderon, both of Honduras, charging them with unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien.

The region’s population boom shows no signs of slowing over the next couple of decades, according to new research from the Regional Business Alliance.

The Alliance's research team points to Lancaster County, one of the region's fastest-growing areas in recent years, to remain the leader in population growth. That county's population is estimated to increase 71% between 2025 and 2050 to 192,275.