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

News | Charlotte North Carolina | 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.

Longtime journalist reflects on career and industry

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/19 8:00P Spectrum News Staff

We talk to Ned Barnett, the News & Observer editorial leader who retired this month.

Fall leaf color could be affected by spring drought

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/19 9:45A Rose Eiklor

The 'Fall Color Guy' says everything is OK now, but the trees in western North Carolina need rain soon so the fall color will be normal for tourism.

Some boat ramps closed due to low lake levels this Memorial Day weekend

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/19 7:11A Daniel Gray

Company officials explained the basin recently hit Stage 2 of Low Inflow Protocol.

1 hurt in shooting near business in South End

WCCB Charlotte 5/19 3:07A Shalaunda Bacon

CHARLOTTE, N.C. CMPD is investigating a shooting near Charlotte s South End neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Police say it happened at the PLS Check Cashing on the corner...

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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.

Canvas hack: North Carolina schools investigating what the breach means

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/7 4:38A Charles Duncan

Hackers broke into Canvas, a system used by many school districts in North Carolina and nationally. They may have accessed staff and student data.

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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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