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'Medicaid has saved my life': Triad woman worries about cuts to federal health program

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 7/24 9:00A Sasha Strong

New federal budget cuts mean thousands of people across the state could be at risk of losing health care.

Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump can represent himself at trial, judge says

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 7/24 7:40A Associated Press

Ryan Routh is set to stand trial in September. Prosecutors say a Secret Service agent thwarted his attempt to shoot Trump as he played golf last year.

Livingstone College student dragged from his car and punched by Florida officers says he was scared...

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 7/24 6:45A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

The man, 22-year-old William McNeil Jr., has retained civil rights lawyer Ben Crump to represent him.

RNC Chairman Whatley will run for U.S. Senate in North Carolina to replace Tillis

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 7/24 6:00A Justin Pryor, Associated Press

Current U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis recently announced he would not seek re-election in 2026.

Charlotte flight attendant accused of secretly recording girls in airplane bathroom sentenced to...

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 7/24 5:56A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

Police said Thompson had recordings of five girls between the ages of 7 and 14 using aircraft lavatories.

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Durham year-round students return to class with new fee, cellphone rules coming

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/22 7:00A Sydney McCoy

The superintendent for Durham Public Schools talked to Spectrum News 1 on the first day back for year-round students.

Harvard seeks billions in funding restored at pivotal hearing in its standoff with Trump

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/21 9:59A Associated Press

At the hearing on Monday, the university accused the government of using funding as leverage to control its academic decisions.

Nonprofit, school district react to federal education funding in limbo

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/21 2:30A Estephany Escobar

North Carolina expected to receive $165 million dollars for schools and nonprofits.

'So important': New summer program tackles health care shortages in Cleveland County

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/17 1:00A Jennifer Roberts

A new summer program is giving high school students a hands-on look at health care careers.

Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, health secretary says

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/11 3:27A Associated Press

HHS said it will reclassify those programs as federal public benefits.

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A Very Late Night Out in Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 7/20 5:58A Kayleigh Ruller

Charlotte isn t known for who she is in the wee hours. A night out past midnight in the Queen City is an intriguing step outside the familiar a closed Harris Teeter, strangers willing to spew secrets,...

Circle de Luz Offers A Small Group Of Girls An Invaluable Invitation

Charlotte Magazine 7/20 5:28A Jen Tota McGivney

Jeniffer Gonzalez Reyes , a sixth-grader at Ranson Middle School, got called to the principal’s office. Her anxiety spiked. She hadn’t done anything wrong. The meeting wasn’t...

For Artist Elizabeth Bradford, Her Family’s Ancestral Home Is Her Studio

Charlotte Magazine 7/20 5:12A Asha Ellison

An unfinished work rests on a large easel inside Elizabeth Bradford s studio. It s a painting of the Pamlico Sound that Bradford has worked on for hours. At 74, she spends most of her days here, in a...

Blinders Sports Lounge Is Giving A Vegas-Style Experience in Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 7/20 2:29A Taylor Bowler

Early this year, I began to hear buzz about a sports lounge with a “big-ass screen” coming to South End. Its owners promised a Vegas-style experience with a 60-by-15-foot...

Life Lessons With Erin Santos-Primis

Charlotte Magazine 7/20 2:18A Tess Allen

Erin Santos-Primis founded the Isabella Santos Foundation in Charlotte in 2007, the year her 2-year-old daughter, Isabella, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a nerve cell cancer. Isabella died at age...

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Knueppel scores 21 as Hornets win first NBA Summer League title by holding off Kings

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/21 7:38A Associated Press

Charlotte overcame a Sacramento rally to win 83-78 on Sunday in Las Vegas.

Legacy Motor Club sues broker for alleged interference in NASCAR charter deal with Rick Ware Racing

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/16 6:46A Associated Press

The lawsuit accuses the broker of tortious interference for now trying to buy Ware's NASCAR team.

Charlotte set to host MLS All-Star game in 2026 for first time

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/16 6:30A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

Charlotte has recently hosted Copa America and Club World Cup games.

Hockey's beloved emergency backup goalies face an uncertain future with new NHL rule

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/16 4:00A Associated Press

"Like most things, change is inevitable," Foster said.

NASCAR teams 23XI and Front Row seek urgent court order to retain charters

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/14 8:18A Justin Pryor

The two race teams suing NASCAR over antitrust allegations filed for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction.

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First of its kind program in N.C. limits exposure of carcinogens to firefighters

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/23 6:30A Sydney McCoy

The Quartermaster Program with the Durham Fire Department is like a mobile dry cleaning service for firefighters.

'So important': New summer program tackles health care shortages in Cleveland County

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/17 1:00A Jennifer Roberts

A new summer program is giving high school students a hands-on look at health care careers.

All this wet weather means more mosquitoes. Here's how to protect yourself

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/14 3:45A Sydney McCoy

NCDHHS reported more than 900 cases of tick- and mosquito-borne illnesses in 2024, peaking in cases of West Nile virus and La Crosse virus.

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