Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 9:15A WCCB Web Staff

Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the smug concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has died. He was...

Two arrested after drugs found in Burke County residence

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 9:00A DJ Beal

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. The Burke County Sheriff s Office have arrested two individuals in connection with a drugs found at a Burke County residence. Burke County officers responded to a residence on Catawba Street near Highway 70. Officers found...

Zelenskyy gives award to Elon Musk for Starlink’s role in Ukraine

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 8:03A DJ Beal

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday awarded Elon Musk Ukraine s Order of Freedom, one of its highest state honors, for his outstanding personal merits in protecting human life and freedom and strengthening ties with the...

The next Atlantic storm will be named Dolly, but it’s not connected to Parton’s death

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 6:52A Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic this hurricane season will be named Dolly, but the timing is pure coincidence and has no connection to Dolly Parton s death Tuesday . Storm systems are named by procedures set by...

Country artists remember Dolly Parton

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 6:41A Adam Wurtzel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Country artists Michelle Wright, Bailey Marie and Karen Waldrup joined Adam Wurtzel to share their memories of Dolly Parton.

Rising Spotlight: Trane

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 4:54A DJ Beal

We may be headed toward the end of summer, but here in Charlotte, the heat and humidity aren t going anywhere just yet. In this week s Rising Spotlight, Tonya Rivens chats with Brian Sanford from Trane about how now is a good time to make sure...

Pet of the week: Meet Tippy!

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 4:30A Kaitlin Wright

CHARLOTTE, N.C. This sweet girl, Tippy is looking for her forever home! She is almost a year and a half old and still has plenty of puppy energy. She knows commands well like sit , stay and down . She is great with kids and good with other dogs...

Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in US Senate

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 4:30A Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother on South Carolina s general election ballot, notching another win for President Donald Trump after he threw his support behind the political...

Former detective says Tupac murder suspect was gang ‘shot caller’ who had final say in shooting

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 4:22A DJ Beal

LAS VEGAS (AP) A former Compton gang detective testified Tuesday that Duane Keffe D Davis was a high-ranking shot caller whose authority meant younger gang members would not have opened fire on Tupac Shakur with Davis present unless he allowed...

Doug Rasheed’s new memoir, “From Rags to Gangsta’s Paradise”

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 3:27A Joseph Duncan

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter, Doug Rasheed is pulling back the curtain on his own journey from struggle and setbacks to success in the music business in his memoir, From Rags to Gangsta s Paradise . The book is...

New trivia game “Bible Wars” brings fun competition

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 3:16A Joseph Duncan

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Bible knowledge is about to become a competitive sport right here in Charlotte! Local creator J Davidson is launching Bible Wars, a new faith-based trivia game show combining scripture, competition, audience participation and...

Humidity rising and rain chances returning

WCCB Charlotte 8/26 3:15A Kaitlin Wright

Forecast: Wednesday: Today is our transition day with muggy air slowly making a comeback. Isolated showers possible in the piedmont, more scattered in the foothills and mountains. Highs in the upper 80s, near 90. Thursday: Scattered showers and...

‘The American dream is changing’: Errol Louis chats about Democratic Socialists of America

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 8/25 8:00P Spectrum News Staff

Tim and Errol compare notes on the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America movement in their respective states.

Charlotte to Arlington: Six Flags announces headquarters move

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 8/25 7:49A Daniel Gray

The company's CEO added that Arlington is where the Six Flags story began decades ago with its opening of Six Flags Over Texas.

Secret Service confirms awareness of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump’s life

WCCB Charlotte 8/25 4:56A DJ Beal

WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed it is aware that Iranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump s youngest son. The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video...