As heat waves increase, NOAA, CDC introduce heat-risk tool

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/22 12:30P Reuben Jones

NOAA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a nationwide experimental heat tool called HeatRisk.

Looking at the need for more support during Occupational Therapy Month

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/22 11:30A Anissa Lopez

April is Occupational Therapy Month. Spectrum News 1 spoke with an occupational therapist about their job and the challenges they see in their field.

Bookshop in Asheville rescues banned books

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/22 10:30A Samantha Narson

Firestorm is sending 22,500 children's books back to Duval County, Florida.

Mount Holly Police Arrest Two Individuals In Homicide Investigation That Began In January

WCCB Charlotte 4/22 10:23A Deeandra Michel

Update Mount Holly Police have arrested two individuals in the homicide investigation that took place on Gander Way on January 18, 2024, according to a news release. The release states that D Majay Robinson, 18, was located and arrested on April...

Man Says Says FBI & DOT Are Investigating His Alleged Moving Company Scam Experience

WCCB Charlotte 4/22 10:06A Morgan Fogarty

STATESVILLE, N.C. WCCB has emails into the FBI and the U.S. Department of Transportation about a local woman s experience with a moving company. Ashley Ayers hired Ryder Relocations to move her belongings from Conway, South Carolina to...

‘Show my passion’: Gaston County senior is a critical thinker on the field and classroom

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/22 10:00A Jason Brown

She was presented with a $1,000 scholarship award that was given to her by State Sen. Brad Overcash.

SLED: 13 People Charged With Animal Fighting And Baiting

WCCB Charlotte 4/22 9:50A Jack Hale

COLUMBIA, S.C. According to a news release, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged the following people with animal fighting and baiting on April 20, 2024: Kenyata Massey, 45 LaCharles Beatty, 32 Eddrick Twitty, 44 Howard...

European Space Agency Adds Five New Astronauts Out Of 20,000 Applicants

WCCB Charlotte 4/22 8:45A Jack Hale

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) For the past year, five fit, academically superior men and women have been spun in centrifuges, submerged for hours, deprived temporarily of oxygen, taught to camp in the snow, and schooled in physiology, anatomy, astronomy,...

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Searching For Runaway Teen

WCCB Charlotte 4/22 8:08A Jack Hale

LINCOLNTON, N.C. Detectives with the Lincoln County Sheriff s Office are seeking the public s help in finding a runaway teen, according to a news release. The release states that on April 20, 2024, deputies were notified of a teen, Cadence Lail,...

Tim McGraw Standing Room Only VIP Package Giveaway

WCCB Charlotte 4/22 7:43A WCCB Web Staff

FDA Warns About Fake Botox

WCCB Charlotte 4/22 7:36A Caryn Little

A warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about dangerous counterfeit versions of Botox. The FDA says at least 19 women between the ages of 25 and 59 have reported harmful reactions in nine states all after receiving Botox injections...

CMPD Graduates 58 Officers, Largest Recruit Class Since 2010

WCCB Charlotte 4/22 7:35A Jack Hale

CHARLOTTE, N.C. On Friday, April 19, 2024, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) announced the largest recruit class graduation since 2010. Recruit Class 196 graduated 58 members on Friday as the department is seeing an increase in...

Work Starts On Bullet Train Rail Line From Sin City To The City Of Angels

WCCB Charlotte 4/22 7:11A Jack Hale

LAS VEGAS (AP) A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction, officials said Monday, amid predictions that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. People have...

Durham homeless woman calls Supreme Court case ‘scary’

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/22 7:01A Evan Sery

Supreme Court case on homelessness crisis begins Monday.

Mecklenburg County Bridge To Close For One Week

WCCB Charlotte 4/22 6:26A Jack Hale

CHARLOTTE, N.C. The N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close a bridge on Shopton Road in southwest Charlotte next week, weather permitting. The bridge crosses Coffey Creek between Ayrshire Glen and Laurel Valley Road. The closure...