Concerts to attend this week around Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 4/28 2:55A Miles Ruder

It s a busy week for Charlotte when it comes to music. In addition to concerts from Kendrick Lamar, Cody Johnson, and more, the Queen City will also host its second-annual Lovin Life Music Festival on May 2-4. Lovin Life s 2025 lineup features...

Trump Administration approves ‘Housing Recovery Action Plan’ for North Carolina

WCCB Charlotte 4/28 1:51A Shalaunda Bacon

RALEIGH The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved North Carolina s Action Plan for a $1.4 billion grant to help western North Carolina rebuild following Hurricane Helene. When compared to other states performance...

Pleasant Start to the Week

WCCB Charlotte 4/28 1:43A Nicole Madden

AM Headlines: Pleasant & Sunny Monday Getting Hot and Sticky Midweek Isolated Storms Return Friday Cold Front Refreshing Weekend Discussion: We re starting the weekend off on a high note. Monday will be sunny, dry and pleasant thanks to high...

What the Tech: dealing with allergies

WCCB Charlotte 4/28 1:33A Shalaunda Bacon

CHARLOTTE Springtime is a beautiful time of year with blooming flowers and warmer weather. However, for many, it also means the dreaded allergy season has arrived. Itchy eyes, sneezing, and congestion can make enjoying the outdoors difficult. But...

1 dead, 6 injured after shooting Sunday at Elizabeth City State University

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/28 1:30A Justin Pryor, Spectrum News Staf

The shooting happened during Viking Fest on the university's campus Sunday morning, officials said.

Catholic faithful pay respects to Pope Francis as his tomb opens to the public in Rome basilica

WCCB Charlotte 4/27 9:47A Miles Ruder

VATICAN CITY (AP) Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the...

‘Sinners’ bites off a phenomenal 2nd weekend as a 20-year-old Star Wars movie takes 2nd place

WCCB Charlotte 4/27 9:00A Miles Ruder

Horror movies are often one-week wonders at the box office, but Ryan Coogler s Sinners is defying the odds and proving to be true event cinema. In its second weekend in theaters, Sinners earned $45...

8th annual Tunnel to Towers held at Bank of America Stadium

WCCB Charlotte 4/27 8:30A Miles Ruder

The eighth annual Tunnel to Towers Climb was held Sunday morning at Bank of America Stadium. The event was held to honor law enforcement officers that sacrificed their lives in the line of duty,...

A letter written onboard the Titanic before it sank sells for almost $400,000 at auction

WCCB Charlotte 4/27 6:11A Associated Press

LONDON (AP) A lettercard penned by one of the Titanic s most well-known survivors from onboard the ship, days before it sank, has sold for 300,000 pounds ($399,000) at auction. In the note, written to the seller s great-uncle on April 10, 1912,...

11 killed as a vehicle plows into a Filipino street festival crowd in Vancouver

WCCB Charlotte 4/27 6:00A Associated Press

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) A man drove a vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver , killing 11 people and injuring more than 20 others, in what authorities described as a car ramming attack that...

Road closed in Uptown for gas leak

WCCB Charlotte 4/26 6:24A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. CMPD has shut down part of a road in Uptown due to a gas line leak. Graham Street is closed between 6th and 7th street. People are asked to avoid the area at this time while the gas line is being prepared.

Chick-fil-A offering free fries next week

WCCB Charlotte 4/26 5:36A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Participating Chick-fil-A restaurants in Charlotte are offering a free large waffle potato fries next week. From Monday, April 28 through Saturday, May 3, Chick-fil-A will offer a complementary large waffle potato fries. It is...

Armed grocery story robbery arrest

WCCB Charlotte 4/26 4:34A WCCB Web Staff

LANCASTER, S.C. A man accused of armed robbery in Lancaster is in jail. The Lancaster County Sheriff s Office says Alexis Rodriguez robbed the Jones Crossroads grocery store on April 8. No one got hurt. The getaway car was captured on nearby...

Mighty and meek say goodbye to Pope Francis at funeral where he is remembered as pope of the people

WCCB Charlotte 4/26 3:37A Miles Ruder

VATICAN CITY (AP) World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the most peripheral of the peripheries and...

CMPD investigating fatal crash in north Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 4/26 2:21A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. CMPD an investigating a fatal crash that happened overnight in north Charlotte. It happened just before midnight in the 7400 block of Old Statesville Road, approximately 1.5 miles south of West W.T. Harris Boulevard. Medic said...