Record heat on the way

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 10:06A Gerald Mengel

Get ready to turn the AC on as summer-like temperatures take over the WCCB viewing area early this week. Before we get to that, we are dodging some scattered showers and storms this evening. We will begin to dry out as the evening goes on with...

Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on life support

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 9:48A Miles Ruder

Disney and Pixar s environmental adventure Hoppers topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. After adding another $42 million from...

Concerts to attend this week around Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 9:39A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Charlotte s concert lineup this week is highlighted by American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Leela James, who will be performing at the Carolina Theatre on Thursday, March 12. The Big HBCU Southern Classic Battle of the Bands,...

CMPD hands out 29 charges in operation targeting reckless dirt bike riders

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 9:22A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. CMPD conducted an operation Saturday targeting reckless dirt bike riders, resulting in one arrest and 29 charges. The enforcement, called Operation QC Roadway Safety Initiative, focused on those driving dirt bikes and all-terrain...

K-9 leads police to missing autistic teen

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 8:12A WCCB Web Staff

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL A police K9 bloodhound named Hoot came to the rescue after a 13-year-old Florida boy disappeared. Port St. Lucie police bodycam video captured the moment when officer Robert Burdick and K9 Hoot found a missing 13-year-old...

Wendy’s looking for a ‘Chief Tasting Officer’

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 7:01A Miles Ruder

A popular fast food chain wants to pay you six figures just to eat. Wendy s is on a nationwide search for a Chief Tasting Officer. For $100,000 a year, you ll taste Wendy s menu items, create content, share creative feedback, and help the company...

SC store owners split on Sunday liquor sales

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 5:48A Miles Ruder

State lawmakers in South Carolina are considering a bill that would impact alcohol sales. House Bill 4001 would allow liquor stores to be able to open for business on Sunday afternoons, but voters in individual counties and cities would get the...

Trump’s ‘roaring’ economy meets a rough start to 2026: What the latest numbers show

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 3:48A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth, but instead it has kicked off with job losses , rising gasoline prices and more uncertainty about America s future. In his State of the Union...

Democrat Roy Cooper needs to defy North Carolina history to keep winning streak alive in Senate...

WCCB Charlotte 3/8 2:46A Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina does not mind electing Democrats as governor, but it is a different matter when it comes to sending them to the U.S. Senate. Roy Cooper, who led the state for two terms, is trying to change that with a campaign...

Storm chances rising

WCCB Charlotte 3/7 10:35A Gerald Mengel

Spring fever is about to return the chances of thunderstorms to the WCCB Charlotte viewing area. Highs once again soared today into the upper 70s and lower 80s today. On top of that, the muggy meter is on the rise as a humid air mass has moved...

Ford recalls 1.74 million of its cars over rearview camera display issues

WCCB Charlotte 3/7 8:46A Miles Ruder

NEW YORK (AP) Ford has issued two recalls affecting nearly 1.74 million of its cars in the U.S. because of problems with the vehicles rearview camera displays. According to notices published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

Eastland youth sports complex breaks ground

WCCB Charlotte 3/7 8:32A Miles Ruder

Charlotte is turning the page on a long, empty site in east Charlotte. City leaders broke ground Friday on a brand new youth sports complex at Eastland Yards. That is the former site of Eastland Mall. Plans call for six outdoor soccer fields and...

24-year-old killed in early morning crash on I-77

WCCB Charlotte 3/7 7:51A Miles Ruder

MOORESVILLE, N.C. A 24-year-old is dead after a fatal collision in Mooresville early Saturday morning, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. It happened around 4:15 a.m. on I-77 North near mile marker 34 in Iredell County....

24 states sue Trump over new global tariffs

WCCB Charlotte 3/7 7:42A Miles Ruder

A coalition of 24 states are suing the Trump administration to block a new 10% global tariff. They re asking the Court of International Trade to declare the new import taxes illegal and prevent them from being implemented. This comes after the...

Trump is joining grieving families for the return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East

WCCB Charlotte 3/7 6:48A Associated Press

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) President Donald Trump on Saturday is joining grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East . The dignified transfer, a ritual...