Sheriff Garry McFadden and three challengers debated for the Mecklenburg County Sheriff position on Wednesday.

On the next Charlotte Talks, we listen to the candidate forum WFAE hosted Tuesday evening with two of the men running for ...

The four candidates for Mecklenburg County sheriff are taking the stage Wednesday night in front of a primetime audience on ...

Almost immediately in a Wednesday night debate, Sheriff Garry McFadden and former Chief Deputy Rodney Collins started arguing ...

ICE says a man charged in a deadly hit-and-run was released from the Mecklenburg County jail before agents filed a detainer.

A federal lawsuit alleges Mecklenburg County jail staff took more than 35 minutes to try and resuscitate a man they found ...

Immigration enforcement is typically a federal responsibility, but in recent years, sheriffs have increasingly been pushed to ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden will run for reelection in 2026, the sheriff announced Wednesday night. McFadden writes, “As your Sheriff, I consistently ...

Despite the region’s growth, Mecklenburg actually has less jail capacity than it did a decade ago. Charlotte Observer file photo North Carolina never stops talking about growth. We redraw school maps, ...

The inmate was identified as 42-year-old Jason Hicks and he was being at Detention Center-Central on East Fourth Street in uptown Charlotte, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Melissa Melvin ...

A 71-year-old man with “serious chronic medical conditions” died at the Mecklenburg County jail from a drug overdose after staff failed to check on him as the law requires, according to a lawsuit ...