Hot & stormy pattern continues, tropical trouble stirring in Gulf

WCCB Charlotte 7/14 10:35P James Scott

The torrid temperatures continue this Tuesday as the Queen City appears poised to crack 90 for a ninth-straight day, which would also make for 25 out of 26 days in the 90s. Highs will be tempered slightly by afternoon scattered thunderstorms;...

NASCAR teams 23XI and Front Row seek urgent court order to retain charters

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 7/14 8:18A Justin Pryor

The two race teams suing NASCAR over antitrust allegations filed for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction.

Truck factory plans to lay off 600 workers in North Carolina, company says

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 7/14 5:30A Daniel Gray

The office impact included around 20 supervisors, engineers, procurement people, and more.

Charlotte-Based Giving Circle Hosts 10-Year Anniversary Exhibit

WCCB Charlotte 7/14 2:46A Deeandra Michel

CHARLOTTE, NC This summer, Charlotte will welcome back a transformative national exhibition that began in the Queen City and is enlivening a movement, nationwide. On Tuesday, July 15, NGAAP Philanthropic Collective (a volunteer-driven giving...

Volunteers refurbish pianos for Helene victims

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 7/14 12:00A Justin Quesinberry

Volunteers in the central part of our state are fixing up pianos for people hard hit by Helene in western North Carolina.

Classic summertime pattern continues

WCCB Charlotte 7/13 10:32P James Scott

The dog days of summer continue this Monday afternoon as we march into mid-July. Highs will likely crack 90 in the Queen City for an eighth-straight day, which would make for 25 of the past 26 days in the 90s. The only things holding temperatures...

Breaking down ‘no tax on tips and overtime’

WCCB Charlotte 7/13 7:33A Miles Ruder

President Donald Trump s Big Beautiful Bill aims to fulfill a campaign promise he made to workers last fall, but no tax on tips or overtime can be more complicated than the shorthand implies. The White House says with the signing of the One Big...

Suspected mail thief arrested

WCCB Charlotte 7/13 6:11A Miles Ruder

A suspected mail thief has been arrested in Union County. Deputies believe 41-year-old Juan Peterson-Gannon stole mail from several homes near Highway 218 in Unionville during June. They say Peterson-Gannon kept valuable letters that included cash...

CFD: Victim dies after 2-alarm apartment fire

WCCB Charlotte 7/13 4:03A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Charlotte Fire says a man has died days after a two-alarm apartment fire in south Charlotte. It started around 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning at the Aurea Station apartments on Winter Oaks Lane near Sharon Road West. Six people,...

1 dead, 5 hurt in Uptown shooting

WCCB Charlotte 7/13 1:04A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. One person died and five others were hurt from a shooting in Uptown early Sunday morning, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. It happened around 2 a.m. in the 300 block of North College Street near East 6th...

A hot two days ahead turns unsettled

WCCB Charlotte 7/12 9:55A Gerald Mengel

If you walked outside today and thought wow, this feels like July you may be onto something. An average summer pattern has overtaken the WCCB Charlotte viewing area with hot, muggy conditions combined with pop up afternoon storms. We will see...

Teacher arrested, accused of having relationship with teen student

WCCB Charlotte 7/12 7:57A Miles Ruder

A South Carolina teacher is facing several charges accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenage student. Anderson County deputies say 33-year-old Nicole Callaham began grooming the boy in 2021 when he was only 14 years old with...

Concerns over CMS funding

WCCB Charlotte 7/12 7:02A Miles Ruder

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education is reaching out to the U.S. Department of Education over funding concerns. In a letter, the board says they are deeply concerned over the department s decision to withhold more than $6 billion in...

Car crashes down 50-foot embankment

WCCB Charlotte 7/12 5:54A Miles Ruder

Gastonia firefighters rescued one person who crashed down a 50-foot embankment on Thursday. It happened on Dallas Bessemer City Road. First responders had to put the victim on a stretcher to get them up and out of the vehicle. That person made it...

Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin August 1

WCCB Charlotte 7/12 5:11A Miles Ruder

BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey (AP) President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico. Trump announced the tariffs on two of the United States biggest trade partners in letters posted to his...