A federal judge in North Carolina has blocked the state’s General Assembly from accessing investigation files on the Charlotte light rail stabbing that killed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.…
Read more Judge locks NC lawmakers out of Charlotte light rail stabbing investigation filesThe 9th Street Station stop along the LYNX Blue Line in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, December 8, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com The head of the Federal Transit Administration…
Read more Federal transit leader coming to Charlotte after stabbings on light railThe Charlotte Area Transit System released a letter Wednesday answering a list of questions about Friday’s stabbing on the Blue Line, including about people banned from transit. KHADEJEH…
Read more Charlotte transit CEO says it’s ‘not a best practice’ to put security on every trainThe Lynx Blue Line 9th Street Station in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com The North Carolina State Auditor’s Office on Tuesday released its…
Read more NC auditor questions Charlotte’s diversity rules, decline in armed transit security