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2026 NOAA Hurricane Season Forecast

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/21 6:15A Meteorologist Stacy Lynn

The forecast calls for 8 to 14 named storms, 3 to 6 hurricanes and 1 to 3 major hurricanes.

'Stupid on stilts': GOP Sen. Tillis rips Trump administration ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/21 3:00A Reuben Jones

The Justice Department announced the creation of the fund to help settle a $10 billion lawsuit President Trump filed against the government.

SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering

WCCB Charlotte 5/20 11:38A Miles Ruder

NEW YORK (AP) Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest sales of stock to the public ever for a space company currently losing billions of dollars year. Documents filed on Wednesday...

Single Gen Z women outpace Gen Z men to homeownership despite overall decline in first-time buyers

WCCB Charlotte 5/20 11:09A Miles Ruder

LOS ANGELES (AP) Single Gen Z women are outpacing their male counterparts when it comes to buying a home . They accounted for 35% of all homebuyers in their generation, while...

$500k worth of black tar heroin seized during I-85 traffic stop in Gastonia

WCCB Charlotte 5/20 10:59A Miles Ruder

GASTONIA, N.C. Police in Gastonia seized over 12 pounds of black tar heroin during a traffic stop on Interstate 85 on Tuesday, according to the Gastonia Police Department....

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Elementary students learn to manage money through hands-on experience

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/21 8:46A Estephany Escobar

The Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas offers students learning and interactive opportunities to learn about spending and saving.

New school unveiled in N.C. mountain community damaged in Helene's floods

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/20 2:53A Rose Eiklor

Take a look inside the new school in Valle Crucis, a western N.C. town that saw severe flooding in Helene.

Spring can be a time when school threats increase. SROs getting more funding

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/18 7:00A Sydney McCoy

The N.C. Center for Safer Schools received more than $20 million in requests for SRO funding than permitted for the 2024-25 school year.

Durham deputies work to decrease school violence with trust, restorative programs

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/13 6:30A Sydney McCoy

School violence is declining in North Carolina Schools. Many say a big part of that is school resource officers and programs to help students succeed.

Durham business anticipates economic boost from graduations

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/8 7:01A Jatrissa Wooten

Duke, N.C. State, NCCU and UNC Chapel Hill all feature graduation ceremonies this weekend.

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Away fans give a boost to North Carolina's sports economy as the Canes advance

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/20 2:48A Patrick Thomas

Alex Traugutt said most businesses benefit not from hometown team fans traveling to games, but from the fans of the away team.

Catawba College women's and men's tennis teams head to nationals

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/18 9:17A Estephany Escobar

The Men's and Women's Tennis teams at Catawba College are making history going to their first ever national championship.

Next Canes playoff game set for Thursday in Raleigh

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/17 4:55A Michael White

The Eastern Conference Finals schedule was fixed after Buffalo forced a seventh game in its series with Montreal.

Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/17 1:30A Associated Press

The winner Monday night in Buffalo will face Carolina for the conference title and a chance to play for the Stanley Cup.

ACC backs Duke's TV deal with Amazon, calling it innovative despite Big Ten pushback

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/16 11:11A Associated Press

Amazon and Duke announced an agreement last month for Prime to exclusively air three Blue Devils men’s basketball games in the 2026-27 season.

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N.C. resident quarantined from hantavirus cruise ship. Here's what the experts say

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/12 7:45A Patrick Thomas

A person from North Carolina is in quarantine at the University of Nebraska being monitored for hantavirus. They were evacuated from the cruise ship.

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