Murder charge dropped for man in Forsyth County deputy's crash death

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/20 10:31A Elizabeth Townsend

Nineteen-year-old Bryan Castillo was not in the wrong lane before he hit Deputy Mitchell, but said Mitchell’s vehicle was in the wrong lane.

What Trump's pick for CDC could say about RFK Jr.'s influence

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/20 7:51A Reuben Jones

It could signal that Kennedy, a MAHA leader and longtime vaccine skeptic, is losing influence in the White House.

Singer D4vd charged with murder of girl, 14, found dismembered in his car

WCCB Charlotte 4/20 7:45A Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) Singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla, prosecutors...

Planned fight escalates to mass shooting at North Carolina park, authorities say

WCCB Charlotte 4/20 6:55A Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two people dead, authorities said. The shooting happened around 10 a.m. at Leinbach Park, which is near...

Man charged after IEDs, drugs found inside vehicle

WCCB Charlotte 4/20 5:09A Shalaunda Bacon

ALEXANDER CO., N.C. A man has been arrested and charged after being pulled over on Friday. Deputies conducted the traffic stop after they saw Christopher Scott Thompson driving a Ford Mustang...

What the Tech: “Binge” helps you pick what to watch

WCCB Charlotte 4/20 4:30A Taylor Miller

CHARLOTTE, NC Scrolling through streaming platforms can feel like a full-time job. With thousands of shows and movies at your fingertips, deciding what to watch is often the hardest part. That s where a new app called Binge comes in. Our consumer...

Rise & Chime In: Are you the cool aunt or uncle?

WCCB Charlotte 4/20 4:16A Joseph Duncan

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Alright, let s talk family roles for a second every kid has that aunt or uncle the one with the snacks, the laughs, and zero rules. But then there s the one making sure homework s done and bedtime is actually bedtime. So which one...

Talk, Truth, Tea: Eddie Murphy receives AFI Lifetime Achievement Award

WCCB Charlotte 4/20 4:08A Joseph Duncan

HOLLYWOOD, CA On April 18, 2026, Eddie Murphy was honored with the 51ST AFI Lifetime Achievement Award , the highest honor bestowed by the American Film Institute for a career in film . Click here for more news from WCCB Charlotte.

One hurt, transported to hospital after fire in Charlotte

WCCB Charlotte 4/20 3:49A Shalaunda Bacon

CHARLOTTE, N.C. One person was transported to a hospital after an early morning house fire in east Charlotte. The fire broke out at a home on Bainbridge Road around 2 a.m. Monday. No word yet on what started the fire, but the incident is under...

Cooler yet sunny start to the week

WCCB Charlotte 4/20 2:05A Janessa Webb

*Frost concerns for the High Country* We re kicking off the work week with a really nice, classic spring setup. It will be cool enough this morning that you ll want a light jacket as you head out the door. Both Monday and Tuesday start off in the...

Volunteer program helps rid N.C. waterways of tons of trash

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/20 1:51A Caroline Blair

Organizers and volunteers are hitting North Carolina rivers, launching trash traps to rid waterways of tons of trash.

Classrooms, careers, identity: AI discussion takes center stage at Queens University of Charlotte

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/20 1:27A Jennifer Roberts

Educators have to ensure students develop critical thinking skills without depending on AI, a Queens University professor says.

A North Carolina farmer is composting and using fertilizer while prices are high

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 4/19 11:52A Melody Greene

A North Carolina farmer is composting on about a third of his land as prices for things like diesel fuel and fertilizer are high.

A beautiful stretch worsens the drought

WCCB Charlotte 4/19 10:20A Gerald Mengel

Get ready for the ongoing drought to have another 5 days to get worse as a dry air mass settles into the Carolinas this week. Highs will be comfortable the next 2 days, although get ready for chilly mornings with lows in the upper 30s and lower...

8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say

WCCB Charlotte 4/19 10:18A Associated Press

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children and shot two other people Sunday in an early morning attack of domestic violence carried out across two houses, a mass shooting that...