Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 6:01A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, the highest point in more than three years, as the Iran war pushes up energy prices and intensifies pressure on companies to pass along...

Gaston County Mugshots May 12th

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 5:32A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Gaston County Mugshots from Tuesday, May 12th. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Declutter Your Credit This Spring

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 5:24A Taylor Miller

CHARLOTTE, NC Spring cleaning is not just for closets and garages. Financial experts say it can also be a great time to tidy up your credit habits. Dr. Brittany Greene, head of community at Self , shared simple ways people can spring clean their...

SC Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 4:42A Jeff Monheit

COLUMBIA, SC The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions and life sentence of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son. In a unanimous ruling, the justices said the...

Gaston County adopts 2027 budget

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 4:13A Shalaunda Bacon

GASTON CO., NC T he Gaston County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the budget for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2027 Tuesday night. The adopted budget maintains the county property tax rate at 59.9 cents per $100 of assessed value. Property...

Pet of the Week: Meet Ark

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 3:54A Chris Gilmore

CHARLOTTE, NC Ark is a 3 year old dog with Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control. He is currently being fostered but is looking for his forever home. Ark is described as well behaved and gets along great with kids .

What the Tech: The perfert password

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 3:53A Taylor Miller

CHARLOTTE, NC Today, most online accounts aren t hacked because someone guessed a password. They re hacked because passwords were stolen in a data breach and reused somewhere else. Passwords can be a nuisance. Most people reuse them, make them...

“It’s Not Like That” premieres Friday on Prime VIdeo

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 3:52A Joseph Duncan

HOLLYWOOD, CA It s Not Like That , a family drama series starring Scott Foley and Erinn Hayes, premieres globally on Prime Video on Friday, May 15th. The 8-episode season, produced by Wonder Project, follows a widowed pastor and a divorced mother...

Rise & Chime In: Do you need work besties?

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 3:47A Joseph Duncan

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Your coworkers can really make or break the job! For some people, having a work bestie is the only way to survive meetings, deadlines, and office drama. But once the workday is over do you actually want to hang out with your...

The Wiggles are coming to Charlotte!

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 3:24A Adam Wurtzel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Adam Wurtzel got to chat with Dominic Field, known as The Tree of Wisdom with The Wiggles . The Wiggles Tree of Wisdom Spectacular Tour will be coming to Ovens Auditorium on August 17th for two shows. Click HERE for tickets. Click...

Sharyn Powell on new children’s book “It’s Okay to Be Kind”

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 3:19A Adam Wurtzel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Adam Wurtzel welcomed children s author and literacy advocate, Sharyn Powell to Rising to discuss her new book It s Okay to Be Kind . Click here for more from WCCB Charlotte.

1,700 layoffs possible as Goodyear eyes closing N.C. factory

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/13 2:45A Daniel Gray

The closure is expected to happen by the end of 2027, affecting about 1,700 hourly and salaried positions.

Sunny skies with a few stray showers Wednesday evening

WCCB Charlotte 5/13 2:06A Janessa Webb

Today is the in-between day in this forecast. We ll start off with plenty of sunshine and a nice warm-up through the afternoon, with highs climbing into the upper 70s. Most of the day stays dry, but by late Wednesday evening, a weak cold front...

Center-left Democrats look to make inroads despite partisan climate

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/12 8:00P Spectrum News Staff

We talk to NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan and Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers.

WCCB Charlotte: Weekend Newscast Director/Tech Utility (Full Time)

WCCB Charlotte 5/12 8:16A WCCB Web Staff

Bahakel Communications is seeking an experienced technical operator. The qualified candidate should have at least 1 year directing live news (or relevant experience) or a minimum of 3 years of LIVE technical experience...