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Brutal Heat with sweet relief in sight

WCCB Charlotte 7/26 9:52A Gerald Mengel

Another brutal heat wave has overtaken the Carolinas on this final weekend of July. High temperatures are hitting triple digits across the Piedmont this afternoon, breaking...

Back-to-school schedules for 2025

WCCB Charlotte 7/26 9:39A WCCB Staff

CHARLOTTE, N.C. The first school district in our area is heading back to class this week, but in less than a month, everyone s going back to school. Check out the full list...

19-year-old charged in York County homicide

WCCB Charlotte 7/26 8:14A WCCB Web Staff

CLOVER, S.C. A 19-year-old man is facing charges in connection to a murder investigation in Clover, South Carolina, according to the York County Sheriff s Office. The shooting...

Mooresville woman arrested for kidnapping her 4-year-old child

WCCB Charlotte 7/26 8:06A Miles Ruder

A Mooresville woman was arrested after kidnapping her four-year-old child on Thursday, according to the Mooresville Police Department. The child was in the custody of the...

Deadly crash shuts down I-485 in west Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 7/26 7:04A Miles Ruder

A portion of I-485 is shut down in west Charlotte due to a deadly crash. The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning in the Outer Loop of I-485 at Exit 10 near I-85...

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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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