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NC House advances more Hurricane Helene aid in $465M package

WCCB Charlotte 5/22 10:14A Jeff Monheit

RALEIGH, NC The North Carolina House advanced another Hurricane Helene funding package on Thursday to address pressing needs in the mountains eight months after the storm...

City Councilmember and daughters indicted on federal charges

WCCB Charlotte 5/22 9:50A Jeff Monheit

CHARLOTTE, NC Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown and her daughters have been indicted on federal charges connected to COVID pandemic relief funds. Brown along with Tijema Brown and Antionette...

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

WCCB Charlotte 5/22 8:57A Jeff Monheit

WASHINGTON The Trump administration revoked Harvard University s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands...

Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024

WCCB Charlotte 5/22 8:53A Jeff Monheit

WASHINGTON With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they don t think it will be as...

UPDATE: Chester Walmart reopens after incident in parking lot

WCCB Charlotte 5/22 8:48A Jeff Monheit

CHESTER, SC -The Walmart on J A Cochran Bypass in Chester reopened Thursday afternoon after being closed for a about two hours because of an incident in the parking lot. The...

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Teen to plead guilty to stealing teacher, student data from PowerSchool, N.C. attorney general says

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/22 7:22A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

“This hacker compromised the personal data of millions of people in our state and I’m glad to see he is being brought to justice."

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/22 5:34A Associated Press

The school would have been the nation's first religious charter school.

Wake Tech offers free financial program as student loan repayments return

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/21 3:15A Sydney McCoy

The average student loan debt in North Carolina is close to $39,000.

Libraries are cutting back on staff and services after Trump's order to dismantle small agency

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/18 8:54A Associated Press

Maine has laid off a fifth of its staff and temporarily closed its state library after not receiving the remainder of its annual funding.

Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rare

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/15 2:24A Associated Press

Two researchers have concluded it has something much more valuable — a rare version from 1300 issued by Britain's King Edward I.

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Camden Commons Is Back in South End: What to Know

Charlotte Magazine 5/21 3:42A Charlotte Mag Content Studio

In Partnership with Charlotte Center City Partners South End s massive neighborhood block party, Camden Commons, returns on May 25 , June 29 , and July 27 this year. During each edition, Camden Road...

Inside Helen Adams Realty’s 50th-Anniversary Celebrations

Charlotte Magazine 5/20 7:08A Charlotte Mag Content Studio

In Partnership with Helen Adams Realty In a packed venue in late April, Helen Adams Realty CEO Jeff Adams reflected on the earliest days of his family-run firm. Helen Adams Realty began in 1975 not...

A Plea To Revisit An American Classic

Charlotte Magazine 5/19 4:16A Jen Tota McGivney

Books are best read at the right moment, and rarely is a high school English class the right moment to read Walden . Revisit Henry David Thoreau s book as an adult, however, and some lines The mass of...

To Avoid Surgery, She Created The Whole Hope

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 8:19A Taylor Bowler

Hope Skouras was just 17 and a rising senior at Charlotte Latin School when she began to experience severe abdominal pain. She saw a range of specialists who tested her for acid reflux, ulcers, and...

This American Airlines Pilot is Often Mistaken For a Flight Attendant

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 8:03A Taylor Bowler

Anna Julian Lucke doesn t have a professional headshot or corporate profile, and her digital footprint is miniscule. She s exceedingly modest about her chosen profession, but when most people learn...

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Caught on video: PGA champ's son stands for the first time at Quail Hollow's 18th green

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/21 5:30A Justin Pryor

Bennett Scheffler was on the 18th green when the now viral moment took place.

Panthers look every bit like reigning Stanley Cup champs in routing Hurricanes to open Eastern...

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/21 12:45A Associated Press

The Panthers were coming off a 6-1 win on Sunday in Game 7 of the second-round series against the Maple Leafs.

Known for shot volume, Hurricanes reach East final by stifling Capitals offense

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/16 7:19A Associated Press

Carolina kept Washington to under 20 shots a night over five second-round games.

North Wilkesboro sees economic return from All-Star Race comeback

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/15 12:30A Sasha Strong

Locals at North Wilkesboro Speedway reflect on the impact of NASCAR's All-Star race returning for its third year.

Related: 'It’s different than anything': Campers head to North Wilkesboro prior to All-Star Race Sports | Spectrum News 1

Timely 3rd-period goals from Hall, Walker keep Hurricanes in control of playoff win against...

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/13 4:50A Associated Press

The Carolina Hurricanes twice found their two-goal margin halved in the third period of their latest playoff game with the Washington Capitals.

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Many Americans aren't getting enough sleep. What does that mean for our health?

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/21 10:30A Erin Billups - National Health R

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine says one third of U.S. adults are excessively sleepy

U.S. overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/14 5:36A Associated Press

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before.

Small dairy farmer advocates for raw milk sales

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

North Carolina small herd farmer Rob Benor demonstrated some of the cleaning methods he used to keep the equipment for milking cows sanitized.

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