A brief temperature drop on the way

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 10:15A Gerald Mengel

It was a record-breaking day across the Piedmont as new daily record highs were set. Many of us reached the upper 80s with even a 90 or two sprinkled in across the region. Tomorrow will once again be warm, but not as hot as today as a cold front...

Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ blasts off with $80.5 million, a best for Amazon MGM

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 10:00A Miles Ruder

Project Hail Mary is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn t seen for a non-franchise film since Oppenheimer. The science fiction epic starring Ryan Gosling earned around...

Concerts to attend this week around Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 9:30A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Charlotte s concert lineup this week is highlighted by TobyMac, who will be performing his Hits Deep Tour at Bojangles Coliseum on Sunday, March 29th. Click through the gallery to see some of the biggest names and concerts...

Chappell Roan pushes back after soccer star Jorginho alleges his daughter was mistreated

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 9:19A Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan responded on Sunday to accusations made by Brazilian-Italian soccer star Jorginho that a security guard mistreated his 11-year-old stepdaughter after she recognized the singer. Jorginho...

Enhanced role for immigration officers at US airports as shutdown frustrates travels and screeners

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 8:36A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs as a budget impasse has air travelers frustrated over...

1 hurt in Huntersville house fire

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 6:39A Miles Ruder

Investigators say one person is hurt after a house fire in Huntersville. It began around 6 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the garage of this home on Flemington Road. Crews say that fire is now under control, but it spread to the attic before it was...

Suspect arrested after hours-long standoff

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 5:44A Miles Ruder

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. A suspect, accused of firing a shot in the direction of a Chesterfield County Sheriff s Office deputy, is now in custody. The arrest comes after an hours-long standoff with 29-year-old Jonathan McCaskill. Investigators...

Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam, prompts evacuations, as more rain looms

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 4:49A Miles Ruder

HONOLULU (AP) Hawaii officials urged people in hard-hit areas to evacuate Saturday due to the state s worst flooding in more than 20 years, after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by...

UNC fencer turns to refereeing as a way to stay connected to the sport

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 3/22 4:17A Jenna Elique

University of North Carolina junior Zhiyan Qian learned how to referee at Apex Fencing Academy and is now a USA Fencing referee.

Deadly house fire under investigation in Stanly County

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 3:58A Miles Ruder

One person has died after a fire in Stanly County. Investigators say it happened just after 6 a.m. Saturday morning at a home on Brooks Road. Crews had to bring in tankers due to a lack of fire hydrants in the area. A body was later found inside...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots March 21st

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 3:30A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Saturday, March 21st. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Gaston County Mugshots March 21st

WCCB Charlotte 3/22 2:30A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Gaston County Mugshots from Saturday, March 21st. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Record highs on Sunday

WCCB Charlotte 3/21 10:08A Gerald Mengel

Summer heat is about to work into the WCCB Charlotte viewing area. Before we get to that, we will need to watch for scattered showers and storms this evening. The timing for any rain looks to be from 4pm-midnight. These showers/storms will also...

Coast Guard cutter rescues lost snowmobiler

WCCB Charlotte 3/21 8:11A Miles Ruder

A Michigan-based Coast Guard cutter crew rescued a lost snowmobiler stranded on a drifting and rapidly shrinking piece of ice in frigid Lake Huron. Windy whiteout conditions made an aerial rescue attempt unfeasible. So, the crew dispatched and...

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies

WCCB Charlotte 3/21 7:46A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later...