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Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to plummet to Earth this weekend after 53 years

WCCB Charlotte 5/9 5:53A Jeff Monheit

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that never made it to Venus 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend. Built to land on the solar system s...

Air traffic controllers briefly lose radar access again at Newark airport

WCCB Charlotte 5/9 5:46A Jeff Monheit

NEWARK, NJ The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks. The Federal...

Up ‘n Adam: Big Blue Swim School

WCCB Charlotte 5/9 4:51A Adam Wurtzel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. May is Water Safety Month, and to spread awareness, Adam Wurtzel went to Charlotte s Big Blue Swim School . The facility gives swim lessons to both children...

Angry Ale’s voted best fries in Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 5/9 4:42A Chris Gilmore

CHARLOTTE, NC The best fries in Charlotte right here in the Rising Kitchen! Angry Ale s was recently voted by CharlotteFive readers as the best fries in the city.

German-based company chooses Charlotte for manufacturing plant

WCCB Charlotte 5/9 4:40A Jeff Monheit

CHARLOTTE, NC Tench Group says it will build a new bushing production facility for transformers in Charlotte. HSP US LLC, a subsidiary of German-based Tench Group says it will invest more than $50...

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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.

Trump says his administration is revoking Harvard's tax-exempt status

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/2 5:29A Christina Santucci

“We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status," he wrote on Truth Social. "It’s what they deserve!”

Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net...

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/2 2:40A Associated Press

The document listed more than 150 research projects under consideration for termination by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Supreme Court hears arguments over publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

Education | Spectrum News 1 4/30 2:41A Associated Press

The case comes to the court amid efforts, mainly in conservative-led states, to insert religion into public schools.

The U.S. government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status

Education | Spectrum News 1 4/30 2:00A Associated Press

The new policy says students can have their legal status terminated if the State Department revokes their entry visa.

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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…

More than a hobby: Collecting things can be a great stress buster and mood booster

Creative Loafing Charlotte 4/29 12:03A Alan Watts

Collecting physical items is a popular pastime all across the world. Collectors spend their time hunting down all kinds of objects, ranging from coins and stamps to Funko Pop...

The Charlotte Hornets Leading Lady

Charlotte Magazine 4/28 6:33A Kayleigh Ruller

Donna Julian has been the woman in charge of the Spectrum Center for more than 20 years. You ll find her in the lobby before events, greeting longtime Hornets season ticket holders and first-time...

DESIGN: A Dilworth Sunroom For (Almost) All Seasons

Charlotte Magazine 4/28 5:04A Taylor Bowler

Crystal Nagel’s clients were early in the construction of their new, three-story Dilworth home when they hired her to design the interior. The homeowners had two young...

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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.

One icebreaker about each Panthers draft pick

Panthers News 5/7 2:00A

Get to know the Carolina Panthers' eight draft picks ahead of rookie minicamp with these icebreaker facts.

Colin Granger making Panthers' facility his home ahead of rookie minicamp

Panthers News 5/6 9:00A

The Panthers tight end knows he needs to soak up every bit of information and reps ahead of rookie minicamp and OTAs. So he's making the facility his home for the time being.

"Be delusional": Advice for Panthers rookies ahead of first minicamp

Panthers News 5/6 6:22A

Adam Thielen and Jalen Coker offer their advice for rookies, particularly those who are UDFAs and tryout players, ahead of the Panthers' rookie minicamp this weekend.

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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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