Ciara Lankford is a Digital Content Manager with a focus on local news in Charlotte, North Carolina. She writes for various news outlets, including Carolinas' Own Queen City News WJZY-TV, Yahoo News, and WGHP-TV 8. With a wide range of experience in journalism, Ciara covers stories on local events, crime, weather, and community issues.
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Ciara’s coverage is heavily focused on local crime, breaking news, and evolving stories in the Charlotte area. Given this focus, she may be most responsive to pitches related to local crime stories, emergency response updates, traffic accidents or severe weather incidents in the Charlotte and North Carolina area.
Sources with firsthand knowledge of ongoing events or individuals involved in these incidents would likely catch Ciara's attention. Additionally, experts who can provide insights into trends related to crime or emergency response specific to Charlotte may also be of interest.
Given her emphasis on local news within a specific geographic region (Charlotte and North Carolina), sources should ensure that their pitches are directly relevant to the areas Ciara covers.
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By: Ciara Lankford
) — Expect heavy traffic delays on Thursday around the Bojangles Coliseum as Vice President Kamala Harris visits Charlotte, CMPD announced.
By: Ciara Lankford
An off-duty Pineville police officer has been charged with DWI, according to the Pineville Police Department.
By: Ciara Lankford
An off-duty Pineville police officer has been charged with DWI, according to the Pineville Police Department.
By: Ciara Lankford
A Charlotte area dentist has been arrested and charged with child abuse, according to Mecklenburg County court and jail records.
By: Ciara Lankford
CMPD's Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public's help in locating Alejandro Greene.
By: Erin Cleavenger, Joey, Lindsay Tuman, Ishani Desai, David K. Li, Ciara Lankford
Sep. 12—A Morgantown man was charged in Monongalia County Magistrate Court Thursday with stalking or harassment in violation of a protective order.
By: Ciara Lankford
) — A motorcyclist who had been pulled over overnight in Ashe County became unconscious during his arrest and was later pronounced dead at the hospital, according to the Ashe County Sheriff's Office.
By: Ciara Lankford
A former Cornelius Police officer has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to several charges in connection to sexual misconduct with minors, according to the York County cl…
By: Ciara Lankford
A former CMPD officer took a plea this week in a case where he was accused of stealing $900 from a suspect.
By: Ciara Lankford, Jesse Ullmann
Authorities said the ordeal began at 10:45 a.m. Friday as officers responded to a domestic call in the area.
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