Cost Of Hosting RNC In Charlotte Could Top $68M
The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority released documents that show how much it would cost the City of Charlotte to host the 2020 Republican National Convention.
Charlotte Hornets' Guard Michael Carter-Williams To Undergo Season Ending Surgery
Hornets guard Michael Carter-Williams has suffered a posterior labral tear in his left shoulder.
Gunman Reportedly Takes Hostages At California Vets Home
Napa County Fire captain Chase Beckman says a gunman has taken hostages at a veterans home in California.
Deputies Find Marijuana, Wax, Guns And More While Conducting Search Warrant At Catawba County Home
Deputies say they found marijuana, wax, guns and much more after conducting a search warrant at a home in Sherrills Ford.
Statesville Man Accused of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl
Deputies say they arrested a Statesville man for raping a 14-year-old girl.
President Trump Plans to Meet Kim Jong Un for Nuke Talks
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump plan to meet in May for nuclear disarmament talks, a whiplash development that would put two leaders who’ve repeatedly insulted, threatened and dismissed each other in the same room, possibly in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
Rising Suicide Rates in Charlotte Schools
CMS needs more counselors and psychologists to help students.
Winter Weather Forces Delays For Some Schools
Winter weather has caused school districts in the area to be closed or delayed on Friday, March 9th.
Bones Found In 1940 Seem To Be Amelia Earhardt's, Study Says
A new analysis concludes that bones found in 1940 on a remote Pacific island were quite likely to be remains from famed aviator Amelia Earhart.
Trump Rolling Out Big Trade Tariffs, Sparing Mexico, Canada
After a week of hints and uncertainty, President Donald Trump said Thursday he would announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but with temporary exemptions for Canada and Mexico as he seeks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement. He suggested Australia and “other countries” might also be spared, a shift that could soften the international blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners.
North Carolina Reports 12 More Flu Deaths; Death Toll At 276
State health officials said Thursday that 12 people died from the flu in North Carolina last week, pushing the record death toll in 2017-18 to 276.
Four People Arrested After Armed Robbery Near West Meck High School
Police say they arrested four people in connection to an armed robbery that happened near West Meck High School.
2018 NCHSAA Basketball Championships Tip Off Saturday Exclusively On WCCB
The 2018 North Carolina High School AA Basketball Championship games tip off this weekend, and WCCB is the exclusive home for all the action.
Northeast Tries To Dig Out, Power Up After Latest Storm
Residents in the Northeast dug out from as much as 2 feet of wet, heavy snow Thursday, while utilities dealt with downed trees and electric lines that snarled traffic and left hundreds of thousands without power after two strong nor’easters in less than a week — all with possibility of another storm in the wings.
Donations Needed At CMPD Animal Care & Control's Kitten Nursery
Feline adoptions are free at CMPD Animal Care & Control starting May 1st.
Goodwill To Hosts Multiple Job Fairs
As part of Goodwill's mission to help people find and secure family-sustaining employment they will be hosting two Material Handing & Warehouse Job Fairs on March 15th.
Will Gov. Rick Scott Sign Legislature’s Compromise on Guns?
All eyes are now on Republican Gov. Rick Scott to see if he’ll sign the Florida legislature’s narrowly approved response to last month’s high school massacre of 17 people, a measure that isn’t what he called for, falls short of what survivors demanded and challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.
Trump to Sign Tariff Order, Possible Exemptions
President Trump is set to place tariffs on steel and aluminum....and the issue has sparked a debate.
Nor'Easter Pummels Northeast
Parts of the northeast still under a winter storm warning today as the second nor'easter in a week buries parts of the east coast.
South Charlotte Neighbors Upset About Deer Hunting Near Homes & Apartments
Neighbors in South Charlotte say they're growing frustrated about continued bow hunting near their homes. It has some people worried for their safety and for their pets.
The Get with Morgan Fogarty: Sallie Saxon Part 1
It has been 11 years since Charlotte first learned about "The SouthPark Madame." The feds busted her in 2007 for running a high-end prostitution ring out of her south Charlotte home. Now, she is talking more candidly than ever before about how her story of sex has become one of salvation. Sallie Saxon is the get.
The Get with Morgan Fogarty: Sallie Saxon Part 2
It was November 2007, and Sallie Saxon's time as the SouthPark Madame, the owner and operator of the infamous HushHush.com, the largest internet ring prostitution ring in the US, was up.
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