WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

WCCB Charlotte 5/17 3:23A Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on...

Former Spirit Airlines workers sue for pay and benefits

WCCB Charlotte 5/16 7:46A Miles Ruder

Six former employees are suing Spirit Airlines over unpaid wages and benefits. They claim Spirit fired them illegally because it did not give them proper layoff notices. They also claim they are still owed money for hours worked and vacation days...

SC redistricting debate begins in special session

WCCB Charlotte 5/16 7:04A Miles Ruder

COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina lawmakers will be back to work on Monday as redistricting takes center stage at the State House. Governor Henry McMaster ordered a special session to start Friday. Lawmakers spoke for and against redrawing...

USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro’s capture

WCCB Charlotte 5/16 6:44A Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support...

Firefighter killed, others hurt in lumber mill explosion

WCCB Charlotte 5/16 5:47A Miles Ruder

A firefighter is dead and at least 10 others are hurt after a fiery explosion at a lumber mill in Maine. This is in Searsmont, about 95 miles from Portland. The cause of the blast is under investigation, but an employee says a fire started in an...

Lake Lure amenities reopening this weekend

WCCB Charlotte 5/16 4:55A Miles Ruder

A historic milestone for western North Carolina, Lake Lure, the town and its lake amenities, are reopening. It s been nearly 20 months since Hurricane Helene devastated the area with debris from flooded rivers and streams filling Lake Lure. The...

Judge sentences man who hit and killed missionary in northwest Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 5/16 4:01A Miles Ruder

A driver who hit and killed a Mormon missionary in northwest Charlotte and then took off is going to jail. According to court documents, Tyzhaun Carney entered a guilty plea to several charges, including involuntary manslaughter and felony hit...

Debris cleanup set to begin on Blue Ridge Parkway

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/16 4:00A Rose Eiklor

Helene's impact in western North Carolina is still being felt.

Walmart and Amazon race to win over rural America with speedier deliveries

WCCB Charlotte 5/16 3:54A Associated Press

PEA RIDGE, Ark. (AP) Walmart and Amazon are racing to speed up online order deliveries in rural areas of the U.S., a rich source of untapped sales that major retailers long wrote off as too sparsely inhabited, too remote or too impoverished to...

North America’s largest commuter rail system faces a potential shutdown

WCCB Charlotte 5/15 10:46A Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) New York City and its suburbs are bracing for a possible strike by workers on the Long Island Rail Road, the busiest commuter rail system in North America. Contract negotiations were taking place Friday aimed at reaching a deal that...

Prank 911 murder call escalates after AI spreads false crime alert

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/15 10:30A Jordan Kudisch

A prank 911 murder call spread online through AI-generated post before police confirmed it was fake.

Charlotte woman sentenced to 21 years for producing child sexual abuse material

WCCB Charlotte 5/15 10:23A Miles Ruder

A Charlotte woman was sentenced to over 21 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material. Aisha Khan, 40, received a 262-month sentence Thursday. According to court records, she produced multiple images and videos depicting a minor...

Emissions testing could end for last 19 N.C. counties still doing it, except Mecklenburg

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/15 10:00A Melody Greene

The EPA proposed to approve North Carolina's request to remove emissions inspections are a requirement the remaining 19 counties still doing them.

FBI offers $200,000 reward to catch ex-Air Force specialist wanted on espionage charges in Iran

WCCB Charlotte 5/15 9:49A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified...

Classes at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library help people trace lineage to enslaved ancestors

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/15 9:34A Chloe Salsameda

Classes at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library are teaching African Americans how to trace their family lineage to enslaved ancestors.