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NASCAR Drivers Battle It Out Go-Kart Style At The Little 600 | PHOTOS

The Little 600 took place Tuesday night at the GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville.

Parents Worried About Gas Station Being Built Near School Playground

Some local parents are fighting to keep a gas station from opening next to their children's school. They're worried about crime and gas fumes impacting students on a nearby playground.

ONLY ON WCCB: UNC Charlotte Student "Strongly Considering" A Run For Charlotte City Council

The mostly millennial Charlotte City Council might have to make way for a Gen Z'er. Gabe Cartagena lead the push for gun violence prevention after the the UNC Charlotte shooting. The 21-year-old's platform goes beyond that.

Police: North Gaston High School Student Held On $1M Bond For Communicating Threats Of Mass Violence

Gaston County Police say they arrested a North Gaston High School student for communicating threats of mass violence.

Mecklenburg County Pools, Spraygrounds and Beach Open This Weekend

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation’s outdoor pools, spraygrounds and Ramsey Creek Beach will open for the summer season this weekend, just in time for Memorial Day.

N.C. Craft Beer Legislation Increasing Barrel Limits Heads To Governor

Small breweries in North Carolina could soon be toasting a new law that would give growing beer-makers in the state more time to sell their products on their own without third-party distributors.

Vice President Pence To Attend Republican National Convention Kickoff In Charlotte

Vice President Mike Pence will visit Charlotte to attend the Charlotte Republican National Convention Kickoff on Wednesday, May 22nd.

Alabama Public Television Won't Run 'Arthur' Gay Wedding Episode

Alabama Public Television has chosen not to air an episode of the PBS children’s show “Arthur” because it included a same-sex wedding.

McGahn Defies Subpoena For Testimony, Faces Contempt Vote

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler gaveled open a Trump-Russia hearing Tuesday with an empty witness chair and a stern warning that former White House Counsel Don McGahn will be held in contempt for failing to appear in defiance of the committee’s subpoena.

S.C. Mom Of 5 Slain Children Sobs On Stand At Ex-Husband's Trial

Amber Kyzer dabbed tears from her eyes for most of her testimony Monday and sobbed at the death penalty trial of her ex-husband, charged with killing their five young children.

CMPD Holds News Conference To Discuss Proper Use Of Uptown Cycle Track

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the Charlotte Department of Transportation want to remind the community about proper use of the Uptown Cycle Track, as the first section of this designated bike lane has now been open for about one month.

South Carolina: Tax Break For Carolina Panthers Near Passage

South Carolina is getting ready to offer the Carolina Panthers around $120 million in tax breaks to move practice fields and the team’s headquarters to the state from North Carolina.

Exclusive Look At Why NC Death Penalty Is On Hold

North Carolina has not killed someone on death row in nearly 15 years, but juries across the state are still sentencing people to death.

#Trending: The Curry Brothers Hug it Out, Celine Dion Does 'Carpool Karaoke' & Cop Schools Kid in Basketball

Steph and Seth Curry hug it out, Celine Dion has fun on 'Carpool Karaoke,' and a police officer plays basketball against a local kid and beats him!

Wilson's Moment of Good: U.S. Army Veteran Lawrence Grandberry

Wilson presented his latest 'Wilson's Moment of Good Award' to Lawrence Grandberry, a U.S. Army Veteran who served in Vietnam.

One Dead, Two Seriously Injured Following Wreck On I-77 NB In Huntersville

One person died and two others were injured following an accident on I-77 north, early Tuesday morning, according to MEDIC.

Could Northern Mecklenburg County Break Away from CMS?

Could Northern Mecklenburg County break away from CMS? The fight between suburban town leaders and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board could be heating up again.

A Mother Is Desperate For Answers After She Says A Classmate Assaulted Her Daughter

Doctors say the 10-year-old suffered a concussion. Her mother says it's the last straw in a string of bullying incidents at Hidden Valley Elementary.

$15 Minimum Wage Becomes Part Of 2020 Presidential Landscape

From liberal firebrands Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to moderates Joe Biden and John Hickenlooper, nearly the entire 2020 Democratic presidential field agrees that the federal minimum wage should be more than doubled, to $15 an hour.

AAA Carolinas Projects Over A Million North Carolinians Will Travel This Memorial Day Weekend

AAA Carolinas projects an estimated 1,300,000 North Carolinians and 615,000 South Carolinians will travel this Memorial Day weekend (a 3.6 percent increase from last year), the highest travel volume on record since AAA began tracking holiday travel volumes in 2000.