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Obit Sterling Baseball

John Sterling, theatrical Yankees broadcaster known for enduring home run calls, dies at 87

Kannapolis Cannonballers Vs Columbia

Top sporting events around Charlotte | April 30th – May 6th

Bet Awards Druski

Druski tapped to host BET Awards, becoming youngest emcee in show’s 25-year history

Education Ai Changing Majors

College students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they are

Generic Crime Tape

Former county deputy charged with misconduct in office

Trump Correspondents

Man charged with trying to kill Trump at dinner took photo with knife in hotel, investigators say

Aptopix Us Britain Royal Visit Trump

Trump and Charles greet each other warmly and meet in Oval Office on a day of diplomacy for the king

Sports Betting Arrests Basketball

Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is 1st to plead guilty in gambling sweep that led to over 30 arrests

Jam Master Jay

Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC

North Carolina Medicaid Governor

Governor Josh Stein calls for investments in law enforcement

Charlotte 49ers Vs Queens Sb

Top sporting events around Charlotte | Arpil 23rd – April 29th

Obit David Scott

Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80

76ers Hornets Basketball

Play-in finales: Hornets-Magic, Warriors-Suns await on Friday night to set last 2 NBA playoff spots

Justin Faulk, Marc Andre Gragnani

Top sporting events around Charlotte | April 16th – April 22nd

Heat Hornets Basketball

LaMelo Ball punches team mascot Hugo twice after Hornets knock Heat out of play-in tournament

Vrabel Russini Football

NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos published of her with Mike Vrabel

Iran War

Diplomats try to arrange second round of US-Iran talks during first full day of American blockade

Pistons Hornets Basketball

Knueppel and Ball finished 1-2 in the NBA in 3s. Now they hope to get Hornets to the playoffs

Financial Markets Wall Street

Wall Street rises toward the edge of its all-time high as oil prices ease

Homicide Suspect Ivey Arrested

South Carolina homicide suspect captured in Monroe

Iran Us Oil Prices

Trump says US military has blockaded Iranian ports to pressure Tehran

Charlotte Hornets Vs Detroit Pistons

Top sporting events around Charlotte | April 9th – April 15th

Offset Shooting

Former Migos rapper Offset is stable after being shot outside a Florida casino, spokesperson says

Nasa Artemis Moonshot

Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon

Shelly Kittleson

American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, an Iraqi official tells the AP

Ncaa St Johns Duke Basketball

Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer named The Associated Press men’s national player of the year

Kannapolis Cannonballers Vs Hill City Howlers

Top sporting event around April 2nd – April 8th

Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship

Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump’s birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments

Charlotte Fair 2026

The Charlotte Fair on Rising Live

Jim Mattis

A US journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and a search is underway, Iraqi officials say

Rugby

World Rugby Nations Cup Coming To North Carolina

Rising Spotlight: Hyundai's Hope On Wheels

Rising Spotlight: Hyundai Hope on Wheels

Carolina Insight: The Shoe Market

Carolina Insight: The Shoe Market

TSA

Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but shutdown continues

No Kings Protests

Dozens arrested for failing to disperse after ‘No Kings’ rally in Los Angeles

Aptopix Ncaa Uconn Duke Basketball

The Final Four is set as UConn stuns Duke to join Illinois, Arizona and Michigan

Charlotte Knights Vs Durham Bulls

Top sporting events around Charlotte | March 26th–April 1st

Ncaa Vcu North Carolina Basketball

North Carolina parts ways with men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis after 5 seasons

La Premiere Of "hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special"

Now a true pop star, Miley Cyrus returns to her ‘Hannah Montana’ roots to fete anniversary special

B12 Cincinnati Ucf Basketball

Charlotte hires Wes Miller as men’s basketball coach after he was fired by Cincinnati

Queens Arkansas Basketball

Top sporting events around Charlotte | March 19th–March 25th

Carolina Insight: The Carolina Factory

Carolina Insight: The Carolina Factory

Afroman

Rapper Afroman wins lawsuit against police over mocking their 2022 raid in viral music videos

Queens Arkansas Basketball

Top seeds are big favorites to start March Madness. It could be tricky for fans to spot an upstart

Joe Kent

Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump’s Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat

Charlotte

Top sporting events around Charlotte | March 12th–March 18th

Pigeon Forge

Rising Spotlight: Pigeon Forge

Joe Biden, Jill Biden

Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 reelection bid

school

Young kids missed the pandemic’s school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind

Phillips

Edge rusher Jaelan Phillips and Panthers agree on a $120 million, 4-year deal, AP source says

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