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Rep. Chuck Edwards withdraws bid for reelection following ethics report

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 8/5 12:38A Daniel Gray

"I will complete my current term," the U.S. House representative said Wednesday morning on social media.

Renewable energy and rising demands for power

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 8/4 8:00P Spectrum News Staff

Matt Abele of the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association talks about energy rates, data centers and the future of energy.

Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts

WCCB Charlotte 8/4 11:55A DJ Beal

WASHINGTON (AP) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a critical hurdle Tuesday in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate...

Victim identified in early morning deadly double shooting in east Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 8/4 10:35A Morgan Fogarty

Update: 8/4/2026 Gilberto Gomez Ruiz, 27, has been identified as the victim of this deadly east Charlotte shooting. This investigation remains ongoing. Original: 7/29/2026...

Carly Caramanna’s Travel Truths: Air Travel Edition

WCCB Charlotte 8/4 8:23A Adam Wurtzel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Taylor and Adam welcomed travel expert and influencer, Carly Caramanna into the Rising studio for her Air Travel Edition of Travel Truths. Caramanna s book,...

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Crayons2Calculators sets DPS teachers on right path for school year

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/4 6:48A Patrick Thomas

Crayons2Calculators was started in 2006. The program is possible through collected supplies for classrooms in the DPS system.

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Panthers remain mum on Bryce Young's contractual future as they ponder QB's ceiling entering Year 4

Sports | Spectrum News 1 8/3 12:15P Associated Press

The Carolina Panthers are quiet about quarterback Bryce Young's long-term contract as he enters his fourth NFL season.

Injuries shadow Panthers as team scrimmages in front of 40,000 fans

Sports | Spectrum News 1 8/1 10:03A Associated Press

Carolina has signed free agent tight end Chamon Metayer, a 6-foot-4, 262-pound rookie.

Orlando City's Crepeau builds a wall for MLS All-Stars in victory against Liga MX All-Stars

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/30 7:01A Spectrum Sports Staff, Associate

The Orlando City goalkeeper made six saves in 30 minutes in the MLS All-Stars' 4-3 victory in Charlotte, N.C.

Related: Son Heung-min scores 2 as MLS All-Stars post 4-3 win over LIGA MX All-Stars Sports | Spectrum News 1

UNC football program general manager Lombardi on paid leave

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/27 6:30A Associated Press

Lombardi joined Bill Belichick in making the NFL-to-college move when the school hired the former New England Patriots coach in December 2024.

Panthers lose OLB Nic Scourton to torn ACL on first day of training camp, AP source says

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/24 1:30A Associated Press

Carolina Panthers outside linebacker Nic Scourton suffered a torn ACL in his right knee on the first day of training camp, AP said.

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Duke Health brings new outpatient clinic to an underserved city

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/25 7:24A Kennedy Chase

Iredell County is home to over 200,000 people and had only one surgical center before Duke Health opened its clinic.

New tool could change the way endometriosis is diagnosed

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/23 10:35A Erin Billups - National Health R

In the U.S., it takes on average about 12 years for a woman with endometriosis to get a diagnosis. A new tool could change that.

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