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Driver charged after hitting two teens crossing a road in Hickory

WCCB Charlotte 5/15 10:21A Jeff Monheit

HICKORY, NC Two teenagers are recovering after they were hit by a car while trying to cross a busy road in Hickory. The accident happened around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon on...

Alex Smalley goes from alternate to contending in a span of 20 hours at PGA Championship

WCCB Charlotte 5/15 9:57A Jeff Monheit

CHARLOTTE, NC Alex Smalley was on the putting green at Quail Hollow, going through his drills and looking like any of the other 156 players at the PGA Championship. But he wasn t. On the eve of the...

Hospital tells family brain-dead GA woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban

WCCB Charlotte 5/15 8:53A Jeff Monheit

ATLANTA A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency and has been kept on life support for three months by doctors to allow enough time for...

Free fitness in the park in Uptown Charlotte every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at Romare Bearden...

WCCB Charlotte 5/15 7:18A Deeandra Michel

CHARLOTTE, NC Uptown Charlotte is getting active this season with the introduction of Free Fitness in the Park, a new outdoor wellness series happening every Tuesday,...

Charlotte Is the Nation’s 5th leading city for new apartments

WCCB Charlotte 5/15 6:17A Deeandra Michel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Researchers at Rentcafe.com revealed that downtown Charlotte added nearly as many new apartments in the past five years as it did in the entire previous decade a surge that places it...

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Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rare

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/15 2:24A Associated Press

Two researchers have concluded it has something much more valuable — a rare version from 1300 issued by Britain's King Edward I.

Feds say Western Carolina University breaking Trump order on transgender students

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/9 6:00A Justin Pryor

The university faces allegations that include openly refusing to comply with Title IX and ensuring sex-separated intimate spaces.

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To Avoid Surgery, She Created The Whole Hope

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 8:19A Taylor Bowler

Hope Skouras was just 17 and a rising senior at Charlotte Latin School when she began to experience severe abdominal pain. She saw a range of specialists who tested her for acid reflux, ulcers, and...

This American Airlines Pilot is Often Mistaken For a Flight Attendant

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 8:03A Taylor Bowler

Anna Julian Lucke doesn t have a professional headshot or corporate profile, and her digital footprint is miniscule. She s exceedingly modest about her chosen profession, but when most people learn...

Inside The Exit 3A Video Game, The MecDec Celebration and (Finally) The Rail Trail Bridge

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 5:35A Tess Allen

Sometimes, the present reflects the past and future, too. Here s a sampling of events, a planned project, and a video game (really!) that touch on what our city s been and what it aims to be. The...

We Went Inside The Labyrinth of Charlotte’s Escape Room Scene

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 5:09A Gavin Edwards

This year, I have activated a beam of light that refracted through the gem on top of a staff to highlight a secret message painted on the floor. I also have fended off a dragon by waving a wand and...

Major Acquisitions Transforming the Landscape of UK Casinos

Creative Loafing Charlotte 5/4 3:20A Alan Watts

Major acquisitions in the United Kingdom casino sector evolved the competitive markets making British gamers experience different forms of entertainment gaming…

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North Wilkesboro sees economic return from All-Star Race comeback

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/15 12:30A Sasha Strong

Locals at North Wilkesboro Speedway reflect on the impact of NASCAR's All-Star race returning for its third year.

Related: 'It’s different than anything': Campers head to North Wilkesboro prior to All-Star Race Sports | Spectrum News 1

Timely 3rd-period goals from Hall, Walker keep Hurricanes in control of playoff win against...

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/13 4:50A Associated Press

The Carolina Hurricanes twice found their two-goal margin halved in the third period of their latest playoff game with the Washington Capitals.

New black Lab continues tradition of entertaining Grasshoppers baseball crowds

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/12 7:30A Eddie Hughes

The city of Greensboro and the Grasshoppers teamed up to honor Labrador retrievers that entertain crowds at First National Bank Field.

UNC: Belichick's girlfriend 'welcome' at football facilities after report she had been banned

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/9 9:26A Associated Press

“While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics, she is welcome to the Carolina Football facilities."

Panthers release veteran edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney, rule out Jonathan Brooks for the season

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/9 6:00A Associated Press

Clowney, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft, had 5 1/2 sacks last season for the Panthers.

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U.S. overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/14 5:36A Associated Press

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before.

Small dairy farmer advocates for raw milk sales

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/12 12:45A Patrick Thomas

North Carolina small herd farmer Rob Benor demonstrated some of the cleaning methods he used to keep the equipment for milking cows sanitized.

FDA approves 3 natural food colors, 2 weeks after Kennedy vowed to eliminate petroleum-based dyes

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/9 6:37A Susan Carpenter

The approvals include two blue colors derived from red algae and butterfly pea flower extract.

Moderna study shows immune response in older adults for a combo flu and COVID-19 shot

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/7 6:09A Associated Press

The study was published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Nurse practitioners fight for more rights through bill, some physicians pushing back

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/6 2:21A Patrick Thomas

A bill with some bipartisan support could give nurse practitioners more power to do their jobs.

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