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ESPN’s Ryan McGee discusses the ACL World Championship!

WCCB Charlotte 8/1 10:50A Michelle Russo

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ESPN s Ryan McGee talks to Adam Wurtzel about his upcoming stop in the Queen City and the American Cornhole League World Championship, happening this Sunday in...

Text2Win tickets to see a 35th anniversary screening of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”

WCCB Charlotte 8/1 10:34A WCCB Web Staff

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is returning to theaters this August for its 35th anniversary, bringing Turtlemania back to the big screen like it never left. Screenings take place August 16 20...

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WCCB Charlotte 8/1 10:19A Jeff Monheit

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Teacher admits to fatally stabbing couple on a hike with their kids in a random attack in Arkansas

WCCB Charlotte 8/1 9:54A Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A teacher admitted he fatally stabbed a couple he didn t know who were hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state park, authorities said Thursday, after a five-day...

Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $200 million in Autopilot crash case

WCCB Charlotte 8/1 8:45A Jeff Monheit

MIAMI A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must...

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Back 2 School festival needs help with donations after serving Helene victims

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/1 8:00A Rose Eiklor

The Watauga County Back 2 School festival is just weeks away, and organizers say they need $75,000 to have everything the kids need for this year.

Trump plans to revive Presidential Fitness Test for schoolchildren

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/31 8:09A Associated Press

Children had to run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach test, but the program changed in 2012 during the Obama administration.

Durham year-round students return to class with new fee, cellphone rules coming

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/22 7:00A Sydney McCoy

The superintendent for Durham Public Schools talked to Spectrum News 1 on the first day back for year-round students.

Harvard seeks billions in funding restored at pivotal hearing in its standoff with Trump

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/21 9:59A Associated Press

At the hearing on Monday, the university accused the government of using funding as leverage to control its academic decisions.

Nonprofit, school district react to federal education funding in limbo

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/21 2:30A Estephany Escobar

North Carolina expected to receive $165 million dollars for schools and nonprofits.

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St. Pete-Clearwater, Fl Should Be Your Next Beach and Dining Escape

Charlotte Magazine 7/29 7:55A Charlotte Mag Content Studio

In Partnership with Visit St. Pete-Clearwater : Charlotteans looking for a getaway that blends sun-soaked relaxation with sophisticated cuisine need not look far. Just a quick direct flight away, St....

What To Do In Charlotte In August

Charlotte Magazine 7/28 5:22A Greg Lacour

More than any other month, August—sweltering, slather-on-the-sunscreen-and-DEET August—is the season for outdoor events, especially ones that involve music and sports. It’s a...

All’s Fairway: A Photo Essay of The 2025 PGA Championship

Charlotte Magazine 7/28 4:53A Photographs by Logan Cyrus

They ll remember the final putt, of course, that gentle kiss for birdie on the 18th hole. Scottie Scheffler had missed his previous attempt by less than a foot, eliciting groans from the crowd. No...

Leluia Hall, At Last

Charlotte Magazine 7/28 4:24A Taylor Bowler

In early May , Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel hosted a media preview at Leluia Hall , the church-turned-restaurant that had been under construction for almost three years and whose opening was...

Where to Grab Lunch in Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 7/28 1:00A Taylor Bowler

Here s a list of where to lunch in Charlotte to fuel the rest of your day. BOSSY BEULAH S Multiple locations Veteran restaurateur Jim Noble named this chicken shack after his Great-Aunt Beulah, whom...

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Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis' oval

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/28 6:05A Associated Press

"This one's really cool," Wallace said.

Hurricanes forward Jackson Blake signs 8-year, $45 million contract extension

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/25 4:30A Associated Press

The 5-foot-11 right wing was drafted by the Hurricanes in the fourth round in 2021.

Knueppel scores 21 as Hornets win first NBA Summer League title by holding off Kings

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/21 7:38A Associated Press

Charlotte overcame a Sacramento rally to win 83-78 on Sunday in Las Vegas.

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Duke, Vanderbilt researchers try new ways of preserving more hearts for transplants

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/30 6:00A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

They aim to overcome barriers to retrieving hearts donated after circulatory death, when the heart stops beating after withdrawal of life support.

First of its kind program in N.C. limits exposure of carcinogens to firefighters

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/23 6:30A Sydney McCoy

The Quartermaster Program with the Durham Fire Department is like a mobile dry cleaning service for firefighters.

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