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Pop showers and a few storms Friday, mostly dry

WCCB Charlotte 4/3 12:50A Janessa Webb

Good Friday morning! It s a warm and slightly more humid start to the day, and that trend will stick with us through the afternoon. Expect highs to climb into the low to mid...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots April 1st

WCCB Charlotte 4/2 11:54A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Wednesday, April 1st. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

North Carolina Supreme Court throws out longtime suit over education funding

WCCB Charlotte 4/2 11:34A Miles Ruder

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out longtime litigation over education funding in the state, a decision that s likely to keep intact the...

Big South to sponsor women’s flag football as its 19th sport starting in 2027-28

WCCB Charlotte 4/2 11:24A Miles Ruder

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Big South Conference will be the first league in Division I sponsoring women s flag football as its 19th sport starting with the 2027-28 year. Big...

Hegseth asks the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran

WCCB Charlotte 4/2 11:13A Miles Ruder

WASHINGTON (AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army s top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George, to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday, as the United States wages a war against Iran. A...

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N.C. Supreme Court tosses decades-old school funding lawsuit

Education | Spectrum News 1 4/2 9:30A Charles Duncan

The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned its previous ruling on school funding in the 1994 Leandro lawsuit.

Universities pressured to strip names of Epstein associates from campus buildings

Education | Spectrum News 1 4/2 2:19A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

Wexner hasn't been charged with any crime in connection with Epstein, the one-time financial adviser by whom he says he was “duped.”

'Bridging the gap': WSSU gathering addresses rural health disparities

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/28 4:43A Sasha Strong

The university is using outreach and mobile health services to try to reduce cancer death rates in rural North Carolina.

Education Department directs student loan borrowers in SAVE plan to prepare for repayment

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/28 3:34A Associated Press

Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan have been in forbearance since July 2024 as a legal battle played out.

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Six takeaways from Dave Canales, to plans for 19, Jonathon Brooks, Kenny Pickett, and more

Panthers News 3/30 7:54A

The Panthers head coach touched on a lot of topics Monday at the league meetings, including the talent they added in free agency to the timeline for left tackle Ikem Ekwonu...

For Dave Canales, short-term deals add to competition as they build

Panthers News 3/30 6:36A

The Panthers signed a lot of free agents to one-year contracts this offseason, both their own guys and from outside. And for Canales, that means an intensity to the work he...

Ehlers leads Hurricanes to 5-2 win over Devils

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/29 3:35A Associated Press

Carolina got its fourth win in five games.

N.C. State's Will Wade to become next head men's basketball coach at LSU, officials say

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/26 12:20P Spectrum News Staff, Associated

LSU has fired fourth-year coach Matt McMahon and is finalizing an agreement to rehire former Tigers coach Will Wade from N.C. State, officials say.

Rasheed Walker ready to "bring intensity" to Panthers offensive line

Panthers News 3/26 9:15A

The free agent left tackle brings experience to the line which is needed, considering the uncertainty surrounding incumbent left tackle Ikem Ekwonu after his January knee...

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'Bridging the gap': WSSU gathering addresses rural health disparities

Health | Spectrum News 1 3/28 4:43A Sasha Strong

The university is using outreach and mobile health services to try to reduce cancer death rates in rural North Carolina.

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