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‘Toy Story 5’ rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million

WCCB Charlotte 6/21 9:30A Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) Toy Story still has a friend in moviegoers. The fifth installment in the Pixar series debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily...

Concerts to attend this week around Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 6/21 9:00A WCCB Web Staff

Alex Warren headlines this week s concert lineup in Charlotte. He will be performing at the Spectrum Center on Friday, June 26. Click through the gallery to see some of the...

Man falls to his death during rock concert at Madison Square Garden

WCCB Charlotte 6/21 7:46A Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) A 51-year-old man fell to his death from an upper deck of Madison Square Garden during a concert on Saturday night, police said. Officers responding to a 911...

Man rescued after car goes into public pool

WCCB Charlotte 6/21 6:33A WCCB Web Staff

NEW CANAAN, CT A lifeguard in Connecticut is being called a hero after rescuing a man from a pool on Tuesday. This man wasn t having problems swimming. Instead, he had to be...

Will Ferrell brings ‘The Hawk’ to North Carolina

WCCB Charlotte 6/21 5:54A WCCB Web Staff

PINEHURST, N.C. Actor Will Ferrell is spending some time in the Tar Heel State. He showed up at the famed Pinehurst Resort earlier this week. The whole time, he was in...

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools superintendent put on leave during investigation

Education | Spectrum News 1 6/19 7:42A Melody Greene

Superintendent Crystal Hill was put on temporary leave this week during an investigation into administrative and operational oversight.

Duke University begins construction for new data center on campus

Education | Spectrum News 1 6/17 9:30A Kennedy Chase

Duke University construction begins for new graphics processing unit data center on campus.

UNC Charlotte students help design affordable homes in national competition

Education | Spectrum News 1 6/11 9:21A Arin Cotel-Altman

Ten affordable homes will be built through a national competition that pairs university students with builders, nonprofits and local governments.

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Hurricanes fans jam into downtown Raleigh for team's Stanley Cup parade, celebration

Sports | Spectrum News 1 6/20 12:43P Spectrum News Staff, Associated

Thousands of fans arrived hours early to line sidewalks for the team’s victory parade or packed in near the rally stage.

Related: PHOTOS: Fans celebrate with Hurricanes in downtown Raleigh Sports | Spectrum News 1

Olympian Jenny Simpson shows 'encouraging improvement' after collapse at Raleigh track event

Sports | Spectrum News 1 6/19 3:49A Associated Press

The 39-year-old Simpson underwent CPR at a track Tuesday and was taken to the hospital.

Carolina Hurricanes return with Stanley Cup

Sports | Spectrum News 1 6/16 1:30A Patrick Thomas

It was a more high-profile landing than usual for RDU.

Knicks win first NBA title since 1973 with 94-90 victory over Spurs in Game 5

Sports | Spectrum News 1 6/14 4:30A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

The Knicks won the series 4-1, rallying from double-digit deficits in all four of those victories.

'Little did I know what was coming': Caniac moves to Raleigh to be closer to her team

Sports | Spectrum News 1 6/14 2:44A Sydney McCoy

Janet Koehler attended her first game last November. Just a few weeks ago, she quit her job and moved to Raleigh to become a season ticket member.