Cooler with wall to wall sunshine before light rain returns Saturday

WCCB Charlotte 5/29 12:36A Janessa Webb

After several days of on-and-off rain, Friday finally gives us a break ! We re looking at a really nice end to the week with plenty of sunshine, low humidity, and temperatures warming into the mid 80s...

LIVE Thursday & Friday on WCCB: Charlotte Knights vs. Jacksonville

WCCB Charlotte 5/28 1:00A WCCB Staff

Get ready for TWO EXCITING NIGHTS of baseball! The Charlotte Knights are back-to-back LIVE this week on WCCB! Thursday, May 28 & Friday, May 29 6:30pm Pre-Game, 7:05pm First Pitch Tune in and cheer on...

FBI, local authorities raid hotel in Sugar Creek corridor

WCCB Charlotte 5/27 7:56A Caryn Little

CHARLOTTE, N.C. The FBI and several local law enforcement agencies raided a hotel in the Sugar Creek corridor Wednesday. WCCB had a crew on the scene and obtained the photos seen in the gallery above. A news conference is scheduled for 3pm. WCCB...

Trump says Iran ‘negotiating on fumes,’ insists that midterm elections won’t impact his war...

WCCB Charlotte 5/27 7:28A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump asserted on Wednesday that Iran s negotiating on fumes and insisted November s midterm elections won t factor in shaping his approach to the nearly...

Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill

WCCB Charlotte 5/27 6:37A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Two key senators involved in a long-simmering debate over fixing college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one free transfer...

Rodney Atkins taking fans to the “True South”

WCCB Charlotte 5/27 6:17A Adam Wurtzel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Country star Rodney Atkins joined Adam Wurtzel live on Rising to talk about his new album True South.

Livingstone College changing lives from foster care system

WCCB Charlotte 5/27 3:27A Joseph Duncan

SALISBURY, N.C. Livingstone College is on a mission to change lives by paving a bright future for foster care youth pursuing higher education. The H.O.P.E Emancipation Project is a transformative initiative targeting students aging out of foster...

Bokhari and Egleston weigh in on a big month in Charlotte politics

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/26 8:00P Spectrum News Staff

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South Carolina Senate rejects President Trump’s call to redraw congressional maps

WCCB Charlotte 5/26 9:10A Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) President Donald Trump s push to reshape congressional districts ahead of the November elections suffered a double setback Tuesday, as South Carolina senators declined to do so and...

The Carolina Hurricanes look like a powerhouse again, up 2-1 in the East final against the...

WCCB Charlotte 5/26 8:50A Associated Press

MONTREAL (AP) After receiving their first wake-up call of the playoffs, the Carolina Hurricanes have responded like the beasts of the East they have been all season. Following a loss to open the...

Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares ‘Everything checked out PERFECTLY’

WCCB Charlotte 5/26 7:55A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public scrutiny as he has worked to dismiss concerns over his age and stamina. The...

Adam tries new Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets

WCCB Charlotte 5/26 6:06A Adam Wurtzel

LAKE BUENA VISTA, F.L. Adam Wurtzel got to preview the new Rock n Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Walt Disney World. The newest version of the iconic attraction at Disney s Hollywood Studios stars many of your favorite Muppets including...

Gaston County Mugshots May 25th

WCCB Charlotte 5/26 5:47A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Gaston County Mugshots from Monday, May 25th. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

New Cone Health program addresses nurse shortage

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/26 5:42A Sasha Strong

Guilford Technical Community College and Cone Health partnered on a program aimed at helping LPNs become registered nurses.

Man arrested in connection with 2008 Sun Drop killings cold case in N.C.

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/26 4:58A Charles Duncan

Police in Concord, North Carolina, say a man was arrested in connection with a 2008 cold case of a double homicide at the Sun Drop Bottling Company.