A Mecklenburg County judge has rejected a 17-month plea deal initially offered by prosecutors to a suspect in the disappearance of Belmont man Andy Tench, a deal that had just a month ago drawn ...

Benmont Tench will release a new solo album, The Melancholy Season, on March 7. Produced by Jonathan Wilson, it includes performances by Taylor Goldsmith, Sara Watkins, Jenny O. and Sebastian ...

Police believe Andy Tench was murdered after he went to a Charlotte bar to celebrate his 31st birthday on March 25, according to search warrants. Defendant D’Shaun Robinson, 26, has not been ...

When keyboard player Benmont Tench released his debut solo album in 2014, the founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers had a ready collection of songs to take into the studio.