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VAPA center celebrates its 3rd VAPAversary

WCCB Charlotte 3/18 8:38A Deeandra Michel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. The VAPA Center fully reopens and restarts Open Studios during our VAPAversary April 5th after Mecklenburg County-funded renovations totaling $1.7 million which have transformed the...

North Carolina’s most confusing textspeak revealed

WCCB Charlotte 3/18 8:26A Deeandra Michel

NORTH CAROLINA, U.S. Analysis of Google search data for 2025 reveals the most searched for text abbreviations in North Carolina and America. A spokesperson for...

ICE and partners arrest 24 in Charlotte enforcement operation

WCCB Charlotte 3/18 8:03A Jeff Monheit

CHARLOTTE, NC U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with law enforcement partners from the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...

UPDATE: Trump and Putin spoke for more than an hour about plan to end Ukraine war

WCCB Charlotte 3/18 7:34A Jeff Monheit

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a lengthy phone conversation on Tuesday as the White House pushes for Russia to sign off on its...

Semisonic objects to White House using their song ‘Closing Time’: ‘You missed the point’

WCCB Charlotte 3/18 7:31A Jeff Monheit

NEW YORK The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song Closing Time over a social media post that shows a shackled deportee. The White House...

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'Wolfpack is ready to run': N.C. State University names 15th chancellor

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/18 5:15A Jennifer Gamertsfelder

Kevin Howell, a N.C. State alumnus from Cleveland County, N.C., will begin his new role on May 5.

Columbia student and U.S. government spar over his detention in Louisiana

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/18 4:35A Associated Press

The government says he could not be detained at an immigration facility near where he was originally arrested in part because of a bedbug infestation.

Homeland Security says professor deported to Lebanon with U.S. visa supported Hezbollah leader

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/17 10:47A Associated Press

The professor's cousin is accusing officials of "willfully" disobeying a judge's order by sending Dr. Rasha Alawieh back to Lebanon.

Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/16 7:08A Associated Press

After last week's layoffs, advocates question whether the agency will be able to handle all its disability complaints.

More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/14 5:52A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

They are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination.

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How Does a Local Pastry Chef Get On The Food Network?

Charlotte Magazine 3/17 7:47A Taylor Bowler

Last November , I got an email from pastry chef Jossie Lukacik with this subject line: I am going to be on Food Network! The following month, she appeared on Christmas Cookie Challenge , where viewers...

Charlotte Mothers & Daughters Are Turning Periods and Puberty Into A Party

Charlotte Magazine 3/17 7:34A Nikki Campo

Last spring , Kristin Mountcastle hired Girlhood Charlotte, a business that educates girls about puberty, to host a “period party” for a group of fifth-grade girls and their...

Rising Broadway Stars That Hail From Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 3/17 7:12A Taylor Bowler

Huntersville native Rene Rapp achieved stardom as Regina George in the Broadway musical Mean Girls from 2019 to 2020. She reprised the role in the 2024 musical film and contributed to its soundtrack....

How Lane-Splitting Laws Impact Motorcycle Accident Cases

Creative Loafing Charlotte 3/17 4:53A Alan Watts

Concord’s roads are no stranger to heavy traffic, and for motorcyclists, lane-splitting can be a way to navigate congestion efficiently. However, this practice remains a...

Behind The Curtain of Charlotte Ballet’s Nutcracker

Charlotte Magazine 3/17 4:05A Tess Allen

Charlotte Ballet has staged Tchaikovsky s The Nutcracker each December since 2006. This winter, the professional ballet company s 126 cast and 38 crew members hosted 17 performances at Belk Theater....

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Cooper Flagg has seized the spotlight all year. He's the biggest star heading into March Madness

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/18 11:54A Associated Press

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg enters the NCAA Tournament as the biggest star heading into March Madness.

Gamecocks pro day participants hoping for more "South Carolina Panthers"

Panthers News 3/18 9:39A

The Carolina Panthers' breadth of former South Carolina players on the roster stands out to many, including Gamecocks prospects, who hope they continue the tradition.

Panthers agree to terms with wide receiver David Moore

Panthers News 3/18 8:15A

The veteran wideout caught 32 passes last season, and added some veteran perspective to a young room throughout the year.

Clearing up the confusion: Where do the Panthers pick in the 2025 NFL Draft?

Panthers News 3/18 3:07A

A misprint on some source material led to a lot of aggregated confusion, but we have a reliable list of the Panthers' nine draft selections here.

March Madness tips off with First Four in Dayton

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/18 12:30A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

Here's what you can expect.

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Some lawmakers look to expand firefighter cancer benefits

Health | Spectrum News 1 3/14 7:00A Sydney McCoy

The new bill aims to cover all types of cancer.

Can an AI chatbot help you with your mental health?

Health | Spectrum News 1 3/13 7:01A Colleen McKown, Nicole Clark, Ph

As the capability of the AI increases, some people are turning to it for support with some of their most personal struggles

COVID-19 took a toll on nurses and hospitals still struggle to find new staff

Health | Spectrum News 1 3/13 4:09A Tim Boyum

“You didn’t know what was coming,” one nurse said. “I was actually the first nurse that took care of our COVID patient.”

COVID-19 shed a light on loneliness, and it's still an issue for many

Health | Spectrum News 1 3/13 3:55A Melody Greene

Loneliness is a topic that many experienced during the pandemic, and many of those same factors that can create loneliness still exist.

5 years after pandemic, many in N.C. still deal with long COVID

Health | Spectrum News 1 3/13 3:51A Melody Greene

A wife and mother in Charlotte deals with symptoms of long COVID five years after the pandemic.

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