No. 16 Louisville hosts Wake Forest to headline ACC's Week 4 slate

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/24 1:27A Associated Press

The ACC schedule includes another chance for national rushing leader Nate Sheppard at Duke to add to his gaudy stats.

Beech Mountain works to find funding for dam

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/24 12:00A Rose Eiklor

The town is currently 30 million dollars away from being able to make repairs. It's been receiving denials from FEMA to fix the project.

Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown to accept plea deal on attempted murder charge, his lawyer says

WCCB Charlotte 9/23 9:49A Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea deal on an attempted murder charge in Miami that avoids prison, his lawyer said Wednesday. Brown is scheduled to appear in court next Wednesday to make the deal final....

Gastonia Police asking for help identifying armed break in suspects

WCCB Charlotte 9/23 9:35A DJ Beal

GASTONIA, N.C. The Gastonia Police Department is asking the public for help identifying two suspects in connection with breaking into several vehicles. The incident occurred at 3:00am on September...

Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York

WCCB Charlotte 9/23 8:45A DJ Beal

NEW YORK (AP) Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced in Manhattan to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning. Weinstein s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production...

Gaston County Mugshots September 22nd

WCCB Charlotte 9/23 6:23A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Gaston County Mugshots from Tuesday, September 22nd. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Pet of the week: Meet Midnight!

WCCB Charlotte 9/23 5:51A Kaitlin Wright

CHARLOTTE, N.C. The sweetest, most beautiful girl stopped by Rising Wednesday morning. Meet Midnight! Midnight is great with other dogs, loves kids, is potty trained and loves a car ride. Midnight is 12-years-old and has been to the shelter 4...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots September 22nd

WCCB Charlotte 9/23 5:27A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Tuesday, September 22nd.

Dolly Parton Brand Ambassador Jaclyn Stapp

WCCB Charlotte 9/23 3:45A Adam Wurtzel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Adam Wurtzel spoke with Jaclyn Stapp , who had the honor sharing the stage with Dolly Parton as her Brand Ambassador.

Honoring Dolly Parton’s legacy

WCCB Charlotte 9/23 3:42A Shalaunda Bacon

CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Dollywood Parks and Resorts Family continues to celebrate the extraordinary life of Dolly Parton. Public relations director Wes Ramey stops by Rising to share new experiences coming to the park.

Cool, cloudy and wet midweek

WCCB Charlotte 9/23 3:22A Kaitlin Wright

Wednesday: Much cooler, cloudy and wet. Temperatures don t move much through the day mid to upper 60s. Breezy with on and off showers. Thursday: Just like Wednesday Cool, cloudy and damp. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Windy with gusts up to 25...

Hornets send Dorian Finney-Smith to Atlanta for Buddy Hield, Ryan Nembhard and cash

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/23 12:08A Associated Press

The Hornets acquired Finney-Smith and three second-round draft picks from the Houston Rockets earlier this offseason.

Will Democrats see a big blue wave? Pollster looks at N.C. races

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/22 8:00P Spectrum News Staff

We talk to Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling about the state of the election weeks out from the big day.

Former Charlotte City Council member sentenced in COVID-19 fraud case

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/22 9:00A Spectrum News Staff, Chloe Salsa

A judge sentenced former Charlotte city council member Tiawana Brown to 10 months in federal prison.

Navy searches N.C. river for bombs from Cold War target practice

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 9/22 5:56A Charles Duncan

From the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, the Navy used a site on the North Landing River to serve as a practice range for dive bombing.