WFAE staff and wire reports

The fight reportedly broke out around 10:30 a.m. at the McDonald’s on South Tryon Street. Witnesses say someone sprayed Mace or something like it inside the restaurant.

The Charlotte City Council Monday night voted against spending $6 million for an affordable housing project in east Charlotte.

The budget doesn’t have a property tax increase, though it does include increases for fees such as storm water services. Charlotte will raise its minimum pay for full-time employees to $24 an hour, as well as providing additional raises for police and fire department employees.

The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office has made several more arrests as the investigation continues into a weekend shooting incident south of Hickory that left one man dead and 11 people injured.

The state auditor is investigating North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene relief spending. A new report reveals that a shower and laundry station in Swannanoa costs $145,000 per day. Between October and April, the total reached $27.4 million. Gov. Josh Stein defended the spending.

Garon Nathaniel Killian, 20, is charged with one count of attempted murder in connection with the mass shooting Sunday at a party south of Hickory that left one man dead and 11 wounded.

Towing companies would face stricter regulations, including how much they can charge, under a bipartisan bill scheduled to be debated at the state legislature this week.

The Cornelius Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a rezoning Monday night for a Charlotte developer’s $39 million business park on a family’s 36 acres of farmland.

The Charlotte Checkers are one win away from playing in the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Finals.

Twelve people were shot — one fatally — at a house in the Mountain View community early Sunday, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said.