Natalie Portman is pregnant with her third child, her first with Tanguy Destable

WCCB Charlotte 4/18 9:17A Associated Press

Natalie Portman is expecting her third child at age 44. The actor told Harper s Bazaar she is very grateful to be welcoming a child with partner Tanguy Destable, 45, a French electronic music producer...

Airing today on WCCB: Charlotte Checkers take on Lehigh Valley Phantoms starting at 4PM!

WCCB Charlotte 4/18 8:31A

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Child, 78-year-old killed in crash with alleged drunk driver

WCCB Charlotte 4/18 7:21A Miles Ruder

LENOIR, N.C. Two people are dead, including one child, after a crash involving an alleged drunk driver in Caldwell County on Friday night, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. It happened around 8:45 p.m. on U.S. 64 at Union...

Jet fuel shortage could hurt summer travel

WCCB Charlotte 4/18 6:21A Miles Ruder

The 2026 summer travel season could be full of headaches. Supply and demand are the undefeated champions of business and economics, CNN Business David Goldman said. Jet fuel prices have rocketed upwards since military action against Iran began,...

Iran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade

WCCB Charlotte 4/18 5:26A Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz quickly escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after...

Life jacket worn by a passenger who survived the Titanic auctioned off for over $900,000

WCCB Charlotte 4/18 4:39A Miles Ruder

LONDON (AP) A life jacket worn by a passenger on RMS Titanic as she escaped the sinking steamship on a lifeboat sold at auction on Saturday for 670,00 pounds ($906,000). The flotation device was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class...

Statewide burn ban issued in South Carolina

WCCB Charlotte 4/18 3:09A Miles Ruder

The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a statewide burn ban. That includes all outdoor burning like campfires and burning yard waste. Officials say the move comes amid particularly dangerous mixes of elevated wildfire risk factors...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots April 17th

WCCB Charlotte 4/18 2:36A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Friday, April 17th. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Missing swimmer’s body recovered in Lake Norman

WCCB Charlotte 4/18 2:28A Miles Ruder

Rescue crews say they have found the body of a missing swimmer in Lake Norman. That swimmer was first reported missing near Lake Norman State Park around 2 p.m. Friday afternoon when he fell trying to get on a boat. Officials say his body was found...

Gaston County Mugshots April 17th

WCCB Charlotte 4/18 2:00A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Gaston County Mugshots from Friday, April 17th. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in...

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/17 11:37A Associated Press

Trump on Friday suggested Iran has agreed to hand over its enriched uranium.

National retailer Painted Tree Boutiques closing, local vendors deal with aftermath

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/17 10:15A Jatrissa Wooten

Painted Tree Boutiques closed this week across the U.S., including four locations in our state: Raleigh, Cary, Gastonia and Matthews.

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in...

WCCB Charlotte 4/17 8:32A Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports will remain in full force until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S.,...

This Saturday & Sunday on WCCB: Charlotte Checkers vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms

WCCB Charlotte 4/17 6:00A WCCB Staff

It s double the Checkers, and double the action! Your weekend just got better: Catch the Charlotte Checkers back-to-back on WCCB Charlotte! Saturday 4/18 at 4PM Sunday 4/19 at 1PM Two chances to watch...

Map: N.C. cities and counties begin water restrictions as drought continues

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/17 4:39A Charles Duncan

As the drought worsens across North Carolina and no relief in sight, some cities and counties are starting to impose mandatory water restrictions.