Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices

WCCB Charlotte 11/15 5:47A Miles Ruder

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities a dramatic move that cfomes amid mounting pressure on his administration to better...

CMPD investigating homicide in Uptown

WCCB Charlotte 11/15 4:59A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Uptown on Friday night, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Around 11 p.m., officers were called to the intersection of 7th Street and Davidson...

SC measles outbreak surges to 47 cases

WCCB Charlotte 11/15 4:51A Miles Ruder

Measles cases in Upstate South Carolina continue to climb. The Department of Public Health is reporting one new case since Tuesday. That brings the total number of cases related to the outbreak to 44. The total being reported across the state is...

Winning ticket for $980 million jackpot sold in Georgia, Mega Millions says

WCCB Charlotte 11/15 4:05A Miles Ruder

A Mega Millions player in Georgia won the $980 million jackpot on Friday, overcoming abysmal odds to win the huge prize. The numbers selected were 1, 8, 11, 12 and 57 with the gold Mega Ball 7. The winner overcame Mega Millions astronomical odds of...

‘Cloak of secrecy’: Charlotte leaders in the dark about Border Patrol deployment

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 11/14 8:52A Caroline King, Associated Press

Border Patrol personnel will be arriving in the Charlotte area as early as this Saturday, according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.

Firefighters work to contain blaze at historic Graystone Hotel in Wilmington

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 11/14 8:20A Caroline King

Four ladder trucks were still working to contain the blaze as of 3 p.m. Friday.

Durham officials prepare for continued need despite restored SNAP funding

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 11/14 8:08A Marshall Keely

More than 32,500 Durham County residents receive SNAP, but after two weeks with reduced funds, officials say it will take families time to catch up.

Funeral to be held Monday for WakeMed officer killed in line of duty

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 11/14 8:00A Justin Pryor

The service will start at noon at Providence Church in Raleigh, N.C.

Activist group, Siembra NC, made map to track immigration enforcement in the state

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 11/14 7:19A Caroline King

Siembra NC announced Ojo Obrero, a digital map with markers showing where it has received confirmed reports of ICE operations this year.

QBs Young and Penix are in spotlight as Panthers and Falcons look for more help from passing game

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 11/14 1:45A Associated Press

Each team is looking to snap a streak of seven consecutive losing seasons and reach the playoffs for the first time since 2017.

Wonderfully warm weekend ahead

WCCB Charlotte 11/13 9:33P James Scott

Happy Friday! The Queen City managed to crack 70 Thursday afternoon just three days removed from the first snowfall of the season and temperatures only take off into the weekend. Expect another day near 70 across the Piedmont and Foothills as...

Happy Donations: Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K to help public TV stations

WCCB Charlotte 11/12 6:36A Caryn Little

LOS ANGELES (AP) Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction. The paintings were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal...

Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and spent time with a victim

WCCB Charlotte 11/12 5:42A AP

WASHINGTON (AP) Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump knew about the girls, according to documents made public Wednesday, but what he knew and whether it pertained to the sex offender s crimes is unclear, and the...

Up ‘n Adam: “Wicked: For Good” cupcakes with Camryn Williams

WCCB Charlotte 11/12 5:31A Adam Wurtzel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Adam Wurtzel met teen baker Camryn Williams to make cupcakes inspired by Wicked: For Good . Viewers may recognize Williams from hit Food Network competition series Kids Baking Championship. Wicked: For Good is in theatres...

House returns to vote on ending the shutdown after nearly 2 months kept away

WCCB Charlotte 11/12 5:04A Caryn Little

The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as today , Day 43, with Speaker Mike Johnson calling House representatives back into session after sending them home for nearly eight weeks. The House is scheduled to take up a bill...