Former Charlotte City Council member sentenced in COVID-19 fraud case

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/22 9:00A Spectrum News Staff, Chloe Salsa

A judge sentenced former Charlotte city council member Tiawana Brown to 10 months in federal prison.

Navy searches N.C. river for bombs from Cold War target practice

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/22 5:56A Charles Duncan

From the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, the Navy used a site on the North Landing River to serve as a practice range for dive bombing.

Charlotte rabbi: Heightened security has become fact of life during High Holidays

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/22 5:43A Jordan Kudisch

Charlotte Jewish community balances Yom Kippur traditions with security concerns.

Festival in the Park returns this week

WCCB Charlotte 9/22 3:18A Shalaunda Bacon

CHARLOTTE, N.C. For decades, Festival in the Park has brought the community together to enjoy arts, crafts and music. The 62nd annual event is back this week, and kicks off on Friday. For more information on the festival, click here.

No charges in Nolan Wells’ death following grand jury review

WCCB Charlotte 9/22 3:15A WCCB Web Staff

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) A grand jury has found there wasn t evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black teen who was found dead after a July 4 boating trip off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The decision announced late Monday by...

The Carolina Hurricanes now face a new challenge: playing as reigning Stanley Cup champion

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/22 1:25A Daniel Gray

The Hurricanes return with a roster almost completely intact. They lost veteran goaltender Frederik Andersen to free agency.

Versatile French forward Nicolas Batum retiring following 18-year NBA career

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/22 1:15A Associated Press

The 6-foot-7 forward spent seven seasons in Portland before playing the next six with Charlotte.

N.C. mom turns pain into purpose helping students fight isolation

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/21 2:04A Mike Dunston

Charlotte Mom's Nonprofit Is Helping High School Students Fight Isolation and Prevent Suicide

Lionel Messi added to Argentina’s roster for Oct. 6 friendly that team says will be farewell match

WCCB Charlotte 9/20 8:33A Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES (AP) Lionel Messi might have one last dance with Argentina after all. Despite announcing his international retirement, the 39-year-old Inter Miami star was included Tuesday in Lionel Scaloni s 28-man Argentina squad ahead of three...

Buckingham Palace hits back at claims in a book by Princess Diana’s brother

WCCB Charlotte 9/20 6:12A Associated Press

LONDON (AP) Buckingham Palace has forcefully denied a claim by the brother of the late Princess Diana that King Charles III said she his ex-wife would soon be forgotten after her death. In a new book, Charles Spencer recounts the traumatic days...

In Buffalo and elsewhere, NFL players find grass to be the better choice over artificial turf

WCCB Charlotte 9/20 5:11A Richard Groves

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) For Josh Allen, the grass is most definitely greener across the street. As the Buffalo Bills moved closer to their first regular-season game Thursday in their new Highmark Stadium, the quarterback looked forward to not...

NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon

WCCB Charlotte 9/20 4:10A Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that s bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. The steep-sided hole about 728 feet (222 meters)...

The fight over congressional maps put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report...

WCCB Charlotte 9/19 5:41A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at...

Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

WCCB Charlotte 9/19 4:40A DJ Beal

NEW YORK (AP) President Donald Trump said Friday that he was barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage and fake news, and threatened that more such media bans could be coming the latest salvo...

Page High School community remembers 15-year-old football player at candlelight vigil

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/18 6:54A Jatrissa Wooten

Hundreds filled Marion Kirby Stadium for a candlelight vigil honoring and sharing memories of Davion Fewell