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Bumenthal Arts announces the 12th annual Blumey award winners

WCCB Charlotte 5/19 10:09A Deeandra Michel

CHARLOTTE, NC The 12th annual Blumenthal Arts High School Musical Theater Awards culminated Sunday, May 18, at a gala award celebration where winners in 15 categories were...

Taste of Charlotte kicks off in 18 days

WCCB Charlotte 5/19 8:45A Deeandra Michel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. North Carolina s largest food festival is set to return to Tryon next month in uptown Charlotte, welcoming Food Lion as its title sponsor for the sixth year....

UPDATE: Man accused of stabbing pregnant woman to death during fight in Rock Hill

WCCB Charlotte 5/19 8:17A Jeff Monheit

ROCK HILL, SC A man is accused of stabbing a pregnant woman he was in a relationship with during an argument in Rock Hill. Police say the stabbing happened around 10:30 Friday night at a home on Iris...

Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow

WCCB Charlotte 5/19 6:56A Jeff Monheit

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation. The...

"Kits4Kids" helping first responders comfort children in crisis

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 5/19 6:00A Jordan Kudisch

Something as small as a kit is making a big difference in the lives of officers and children across North Carolina.

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Libraries are cutting back on staff and services after Trump's order to dismantle small agency

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/18 8:54A Associated Press

Maine has laid off a fifth of its staff and temporarily closed its state library after not receiving the remainder of its annual funding.

Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rare

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/15 2:24A Associated Press

Two researchers have concluded it has something much more valuable — a rare version from 1300 issued by Britain's King Edward I.

Feds say Western Carolina University breaking Trump order on transgender students

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/9 6:00A Justin Pryor

The university faces allegations that include openly refusing to comply with Title IX and ensuring sex-separated intimate spaces.

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A Plea To Revisit An American Classic

Charlotte Magazine 5/19 4:16A Jen Tota McGivney

Books are best read at the right moment, and rarely is a high school English class the right moment to read Walden . Revisit Henry David Thoreau s book as an adult, however, and some lines The mass of...

To Avoid Surgery, She Created The Whole Hope

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 8:19A Taylor Bowler

Hope Skouras was just 17 and a rising senior at Charlotte Latin School when she began to experience severe abdominal pain. She saw a range of specialists who tested her for acid reflux, ulcers, and...

This American Airlines Pilot is Often Mistaken For a Flight Attendant

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 8:03A Taylor Bowler

Anna Julian Lucke doesn t have a professional headshot or corporate profile, and her digital footprint is miniscule. She s exceedingly modest about her chosen profession, but when most people learn...

Inside The Exit 3A Video Game, The MecDec Celebration and (Finally) The Rail Trail Bridge

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 5:35A Tess Allen

Sometimes, the present reflects the past and future, too. Here s a sampling of events, a planned project, and a video game (really!) that touch on what our city s been and what it aims to be. The...

We Went Inside The Labyrinth of Charlotte’s Escape Room Scene

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 5:09A Gavin Edwards

This year, I have activated a beam of light that refracted through the gem on top of a staff to highlight a secret message painted on the floor. I also have fended off a dragon by waving a wand and...

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Known for shot volume, Hurricanes reach East final by stifling Capitals offense

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/16 7:19A Associated Press

Carolina kept Washington to under 20 shots a night over five second-round games.

North Wilkesboro sees economic return from All-Star Race comeback

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/15 12:30A Sasha Strong

Locals at North Wilkesboro Speedway reflect on the impact of NASCAR's All-Star race returning for its third year.

Related: 'It’s different than anything': Campers head to North Wilkesboro prior to All-Star Race Sports | Spectrum News 1

Timely 3rd-period goals from Hall, Walker keep Hurricanes in control of playoff win against...

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/13 4:50A Associated Press

The Carolina Hurricanes twice found their two-goal margin halved in the third period of their latest playoff game with the Washington Capitals.

New black Lab continues tradition of entertaining Grasshoppers baseball crowds

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/12 7:30A Eddie Hughes

The city of Greensboro and the Grasshoppers teamed up to honor Labrador retrievers that entertain crowds at First National Bank Field.

UNC: Belichick's girlfriend 'welcome' at football facilities after report she had been banned

Sports | Spectrum News 1 5/9 9:26A Associated Press

“While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics, she is welcome to the Carolina Football facilities."

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U.S. overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/14 5:36A Associated Press

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before.

Small dairy farmer advocates for raw milk sales

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/12 12:45A Patrick Thomas

North Carolina small herd farmer Rob Benor demonstrated some of the cleaning methods he used to keep the equipment for milking cows sanitized.

FDA approves 3 natural food colors, 2 weeks after Kennedy vowed to eliminate petroleum-based dyes

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/9 6:37A Susan Carpenter

The approvals include two blue colors derived from red algae and butterfly pea flower extract.

Moderna study shows immune response in older adults for a combo flu and COVID-19 shot

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/7 6:09A Associated Press

The study was published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Nurse practitioners fight for more rights through bill, some physicians pushing back

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/6 2:21A Patrick Thomas

A bill with some bipartisan support could give nurse practitioners more power to do their jobs.

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