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Dry and sunny today, before rain & storms Wednesday

WCCB Charlotte 5/5 1:06A Janessa Webb

Tuesday is shaping up to feel much more like early summer around the Carolinas. We ll wake up to plenty of sunshine and a warmer start to the day, with afternoon temperatures...

John Sterling, theatrical Yankees broadcaster known for enduring home run calls, dies at 87

WCCB Charlotte 5/4 8:22A DJ Beal

NEW YORK (AP) John Sterling, the longtime radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls and declaring theee Yankees win! after each of New York s...

Rudy Giuliani is breathing on his own while hospitalized with pneumonia, spokesperson says

WCCB Charlotte 5/4 6:42A Chris Gilmore

NEW YORK (AP) Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is breathing on his own after being hospitalized with pneumonia and placed on a ventilator, his spokesperson said...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots May 3rd

WCCB Charlotte 5/4 6:20A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Sunday, May 3rd. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Related: Gaston County Mugshots May 3rd WCCB Charlotte

Spirit Airlines announces shutdown of operations

WCCB Charlotte 5/4 4:47A Chris Gilmore

DANIA BEACH, FL- Spirit airlines announced early Saturday morning that it has begun shutting down operations. The decision will put 17,000 people out of a job. According to...

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Teachers, supporters rallying today at N.C. capital. Here’s what to know

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/1 5:08A Michael White

Thousands are expected to turn out for the downtown Raleigh protest.

Ragsdale senior dives into class and community

Education | Spectrum News 1 4/23 12:00A Eddie Hughes

Ragsdale High School senior Emily Fisher is a four-year member of the swim team, and she dives into the pool like she does in class.

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Hall's OT score helps Hurricanes top Flyers 3-2 to take 2-0 lead in 2nd-round series of NHL...

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/5 12:50A Associated Press

Taylor Hall slipped the puck past Dan Vladar in overtime to help the Hurricanes beat the Flyers 3-2 on Monday night, taking a 2-0 lead.

Stankoven, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Flyers 3-0 in Game 1 of 2nd-round series

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/3 3:17A Associated Press

Logan Stankoven has scored in every postseason game this year for the Canes. Frederik Andersen had his second shutout of these playoffs.

Amazon's Prime Video dives into college sports in partnership with Duke men's basketball

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/2 6:10A Associated Press

The two reached a deal to broadcast three of the Blue Devils' neutral-site nonconference matchups per season.

After NASCAR's Greg Biffle and family died, police think 'friends' stole from them

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/2 4:51A Associated Press

Search warrants reveal a potential plot involving "friends" of former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his wife, who died in a plane crash Dec. 18.

Hurricanes sit back and wait, maybe for a while, after sweep in opening round

Sports | Spectrum News 1 4/28 12:32A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

The Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes have both advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

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South Carolina outbreak tied to North Carolina measles cases is over, officials say

Health | Spectrum News 1 4/27 10:20A Michael White, Associated Press

North Carolina saw 24 infections during the South Carolina outbreak, the nation’s largest in 35 years.

How the war in Iran impacts mental health of war veterans

Health | Spectrum News 1 4/23 1:00A Kennedy Chase

War veterans and a clinical therapist reflect on how the war in Iran impacts military mental health.

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