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Record heat on the way

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 10:06A Gerald Mengel

Get ready to turn the AC on as summer-like temperatures take over the WCCB viewing area early this week. Before we get to that, we are dodging some scattered showers and...

Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on life support

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 9:48A Miles Ruder

Disney and Pixar s environmental adventure Hoppers topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend,...

Concerts to attend this week around Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 9:39A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Charlotte s concert lineup this week is highlighted by American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Leela James, who will be performing at the Carolina Theatre on...

CMPD hands out 29 charges in operation targeting reckless dirt bike riders

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 9:22A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. CMPD conducted an operation Saturday targeting reckless dirt bike riders, resulting in one arrest and 29 charges. The enforcement, called Operation QC Roadway...

K-9 leads police to missing autistic teen

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 8:12A WCCB Web Staff

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL A police K9 bloodhound named Hoot came to the rescue after a 13-year-old Florida boy disappeared. Port St. Lucie police bodycam video captured the moment...

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Former teacher, youth pastor accused of child sex crimes, SBI says

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/4 5:52A Blair Hamilton

Mikah Brondyke, 36, was arrested Tuesday by the Holly Springs Police Department on several child sex and drug possession charges, the SBI said.

Tuition for in-state undergraduates is going up across UNC system. What to know

Education | Spectrum News 1 2/26 6:30A Justin Pryor

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted Thursday morning to increase the cost of tuition for in-state undergraduate students.

U.S. childhood literacy rates are lagging. Pediatricians could be part of the solution

Education | Spectrum News 1 2/24 11:53P Spectrum News Staff, Associated

Nationally, the percentage of fourth graders considered proficient in reading sits just above 30%.

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Winston-Salem State women's basketball team wins first CIAA championship

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/6 8:38A Eddie Hughes

The victory was icing on the cake for first-year Rams head coach Tierra Terry.

From Raleigh to Milan: Sled hockey player joins Team USA at Paralympics

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/6 7:03A Sydney McCoy

The 19-year-old from North Carolina has been playing sled hockey since 2021. He is part of Team USA at the Paralympic Games in Milan.

Top-ranked Duke and No. 17 North Carolina renew rivalry after court storming in Chapel Hill

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/3 5:45A Associated Press

North Carolina won its first game against rival Duke this season on a buzzer beater that yielded two court stormings.

23XI team co-owned by Michael Jordan delivering perfect start to season in a 'perfect partnership'

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/2 9:39A Associated Press

Michael Jordan calls Denny Hamlin the mastermind behind their 23XI NASCAR racing team.

New Upshot League lets women's basketball players take their shot at the pros

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/2 1:00A Zach Tucker

“It touches my heart really deeply to know that we're part of adding opportunities to the entire women's sports spectrum,” Donna Orender said.

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Your Mental Health: Podcast gives voice to widowed fathers on healing journey

Health | Spectrum News 1 2/26 6:10A Nicole Clark, PhD

A new podcast called “Getting Back Up” is giving widowed fathers space to talk honestly about grief, fatherhood and healing.

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