Suspect identified in $1M arson destroys Gastonia Dollar Tree

WCCB Charlotte 8/3 6:24A WCCB Web Staff

Update: 8/3/2026 GASTONIA, N.C. Authorities have identified the suspect in relation to an arson that occurred on July 5th at the Dollar Tree located on South York Road. The suspect is a 14-year-old juvenile male and no additional identifying...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots August 2nd

WCCB Charlotte 8/3 5:57A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Sunday, August 2nd. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Gaston County Mugshots August 2nd

WCCB Charlotte 8/3 5:48A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Gaston County Mugshots from Sunday, August 2nd. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

GOP holdouts say they will back Blanche’s attorney general nomination after striking deal over fund

WCCB Charlotte 8/3 5:05A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche s bid to lead the Justice Department said Monday that they will vote to advance his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to...

Trump claims Iran talks will start Monday, and other developments in the Middle East

WCCB Charlotte 8/3 3:33A WCCB Web Staff

CAIRO (AP) U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country. The talks will seek to end the conflict...

Back-to-school vaccine schedule updates: What South Carolina families should know

WCCB Charlotte 8/3 3:24A Taylor Miller

CHARLOTTE, N.C. As students prepare to head back to the classroom, South Carolina health officials are reminding families to review their children s immunization records before the school year begins. Dr. Martha Buchanan with the South Carolina...

Unsettled week ahead

WCCB Charlotte 8/3 2:26A Kaitlin Wright

Forecast: Monday: AM fog. AM clouds will decrease to partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs: Mid 80s. Isolated PM showers and storm in the Piedmont. Numerous in the mountains. Scattered along the I-40 corridor. Tuesday: Numerous showers. Isolated...

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 7:34A Associated Press

Spider-Man: Brand New Day made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second-biggest North American opening ever with an astonishing $355...

1 dead, 1 hurt in northwest Charlotte shooting

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 7:04A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. One person died and another sent to the hospital following a shooting in northwest Charlotte overnight, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. It happened around 1 a.m. Sunday at a home on Bardot Street near...

TODAY ON WCCB: Charlotte Crown vs. Jacksonville @ 2pm!

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 6:00A

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CMPD investigating homicide after reported robbery, crash in Uptown

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 5:59A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. One person was shot and killed after a robbery call and a car crash in Uptown, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Around 1 a.m. Sunday, police responded to North McDowell Street and East 5th Street in regards...

FDA advisers greenlit 6 peptides for compounding

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 4:47A Miles Ruder

An FDA advisory panel has voted in favor of making six wellness peptides available for pharmacy compounding. Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as building blocks for proteins in the body. And while these six compounds are not...

Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead and 7 injured, city spokesman says

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 3:49A Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Three people were killed and seven more were injured, some critically, in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon, a Twin Falls city spokesman said. Police who responded to the...

2 drivers killed, 6 others hurt in York County head-on crash

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 3:02A Miles Ruder

CLOVER, S.C. Two drivers died and six passengers, including five children, were injured Saturday afternoon in a head-on collision in York County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The crash occurred just before 3 p.m. Saturday on...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots August 1st

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 2:30A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Saturday, August 1st. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.