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Pura Scents recalling more than 850,000 diffuser covers as magnet issue may cause ingestion hazard

WCCB Charlotte 7/25 11:54A Miles Ruder

Pura Scents is recalling more than 850,000 diffuser covers because some magnets may detach and cause a possible ingestion hazard to children. The company is recalling the...

Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

WCCB Charlotte 7/25 9:58A Miles Ruder

WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in withheld grants for schools, the Education Department said Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty for...

Retired man farms, harvests and donates to people living in food deserts

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 7/25 8:45A Spectrum News Staff

The Bulb Urban Farm grows fresh produce for people living in food deserts.

Hulk Hogan’s death resurfaces painful contradictions for Black wrestling fans

WCCB Charlotte 7/25 8:25A Deeandra Michel

One of Kazeem Famuyide s earliest memories is sitting on his father s lap watching Hulk Hogan wrestle in the 1988 Survivor Series. His love of Hogan in the ring became...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots July 24th

WCCB Charlotte 7/25 6:21A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Mecklenburg County mugshots from Thursday, July 24th. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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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.

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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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Hurricanes forward Jackson Blake signs 8-year, $45 million contract extension

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/25 4:30A Associated Press

The 5-foot-11 right wing was drafted by the Hurricanes in the fourth round in 2021.

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.

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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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