Gunfire Attack On Substations Raise New Concerns About Power Grid Security

WCCB Charlotte 12/5 3:52P Marvin Beach

CHARLOTTE, N.C. A targeted attack on power substations in Moore County is raising security concerns about the wider power grid. More than 32,000 customers remain in the dark after someone fired shots at multiple substations, disabling equipment....

Rock Hill Man Acquitted of Gastonia Murder, Seeks To Clear Name

WCCB Charlotte 12/5 3:50P Gary Brode

CHARLOTTE, N.C. For four years, Andre Isaac faced the possibility of real prison time. He maintained his innocence in connection to the murder of a store clerk in Gastonia. As an African-American male, it was the first thing that I thought was here...

Actress Kirstie Alley Loses Battle With Cancer

WCCB Charlotte 12/5 2:17P Bryan Overstreet

LOS ANGELES, C.A. Emmy Award winning actress Kirstie Alley has died after losing her battle to cancer. She was 71. Alley rose to fame in the late 1980 s playing Rebecca Howe, a bar manager on the hit...

CMS Begins Enrollment Process For 2023-2024 School Year

WCCB Charlotte 12/5 1:40P Bryan Overstreet

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools held an enrollment kick-off event Monday for the 2023-2024 school year. The event gave parents a chance to learn more about the enrollment process for assigned home schools and magnet schools in the...

Freedom Fighting Missionaries helps victim move on up

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 12/5 12:58P Courtney Davis

“I landed on the ground thinking that I was going to die.”

Business hopes ACC continues bringing fans to Charlotte

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 12/5 11:15A Jacob Reynolds

The 2022 ACC Championship Game brought more than 60,000 fans to Uptown Charlotte.

Young bakers meet Ukrainian refugees their fundraiser supported

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 12/5 10:45A Estephany Escobar

Ella Shelley and Ava Cipriani met the Pavelchuk family earlier this fall.

Man Who Shot Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Gets 21 Years In Prison

WCCB Charlotte 12/5 10:16A AP

LOS ANGELES (AP) The man who shot and wounded Lady Gaga s dog walker and stole her French bulldogs last year took a plea deal and was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday, officials said. The...

‘A new level of threat’: Schools canceled another day as Moore Co. investigation continues

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 12/5 10:14A Charles Duncan

The attack on two Duke Energy substations Saturday knocked power out to 45,000 people in Moore County, North Carolina.

CMPD: Daycare Attacked With Hate Speech Rock

WCCB Charlotte 12/5 5:38A Abby Mittower

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Officers say that Marizetta Kerry Child Development Center, a daycare on Beatties Ford Road, was vandalized just after 8:30 a.m., Monday morning. Someone allegedly threw a rock containing hate speech and various threats toward...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots December 4th

WCCB Charlotte 12/5 5:18A JD Crouch

Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Sunday, December 4th.

Born in the Adirondacks, burned in North Carolina

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 12/5 5:17A Rachel Boyd

An N.C. teacher ignites a woodburning passion and creates home décor gifts.

Panthers release QB Baker Mayfield

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 12/5 5:07A Spectrum News Staff

Mayfield was acquired from the Panthers during the offseason.

MerleFest 2023 Lineup Includes The Avett Brothers, Marcus King, Tanya Tucker, Miko Marks and More

WCCB Charlotte 12/5 5:00A WCCB Staff

WILKESBORO, N.C. MerleFest, presented by Window World, has just added another huge list of performers to its already stacked 2023 lineup which featured headliners like The Avett Brothers and Maren Morris. Taking place April 27-30, 2023, on the...

Carolina Panthers Release QB Baker Mayfield

WCCB Charlotte 12/5 4:48A Abby Mittower

CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Carolina Panthers released a statement Monday morning to announce Baker Mayfield s departure from the team. Mayfield was traded to the Panthers in July of 2022. More about Mayfield...