Andre The Giant, a towering menace in the wrestling ring but a gentle giant on the movie screen, is being honored with a roadside marker in his beloved adopted small town in North Carolina.
NestlΓ© says thieves have stolen a huge shipment of KitKat bars from a truck heading from Italy to Poland.
Two teenage boys who used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of their classmates have been put on probation.
A popular fast food chain wants to pay you six figures just to eat.
Iran has launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region. The Islamic Republic warned that the U.S. would βbitterly regretβ torpedoing an Iranian warship. Israel and the U.S. hammered Iran for a sixth day.
On a cross country trip from New York to Miami, Ruth Haephrati and her husband made a stop here in Charlotte. Staying at the Hyatt in Uptown. Minutes into their stay it became a vacation they won't soon forget.
Deputies say a man shot himself in Rowan County in an attempt to avoid his court hearing and a possible prison sentence.
An influencer's travel hack has travelers everywhere spitting out their coffee. TikToker Tara Woodcox sparked outrage after suggesting travelers wash their underwear in a hotel room coffee maker.
A 12-year-old Monroe student was pulled over by police Wednesday morning after driving a family SUV to school when he missed the bus.
Shelby Mcswain took the video. She tells WCCB she and her parents drove by the fast food restaurant, couldn't believe what they were seeing, so they turned back around for a second look.
In an interview, Tarou's parents said that he began playing video games at the age of three, and was capable of defeating professional players by the second year of primary school. Tarou said his decision was driven by his ambition to compete in the Fortnite World Cup.
Day 3 in North Carolina ended in Concord for America's favorite monks. Before they resting for the night, the monks spread their message of peace.
A woman is a facing a host of charges after video shows her urinating in a South Carolina grocery store.
Dennyβs is rolling out a new promotional product: limited edition shoes called Sticky Kicks.
Traffic stop in Monroe leads to the disruption of an unusual but increasingly common theft scheme targeting restaurants and used cooking oil.
The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored.
Brandon Reeves is on a mission. He's been living on the roof of his car dealership located on I-74 in Monroe since Monday. His driving force is to collect 1,017 bikes to donate to kids in need for Christmas.
It looks like something out of the future but itβs a reality for one woman.
Grab the cleaning wipes! Your job really might be making you sick.
An escaped monkey in a diaper caused a lot of excitement at a Spirit Halloween store in Plano, Texas.
Parents and teachers cover your ears. Dictionary.com says its word of the year is β6-7.β
Monkeys being transported on a Mississippi highway escaped captivity after the truck carrying them overturned, according to law enforcement.
"The one thing scarier than Ded Bob... Atlanta." π
A California engineer and gardening enthusiast has won the top prize at a pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. Brandon Dawson of Santa Rosa clinched victory Monday at the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay.
More than 1,200 people signed up to participate in Taco Bellβs 50k ultramarathon.Β
A car thief jumped a drawbridge just to get away from police.
Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. More than 5,000 new words were added to the Merriam-Webster "Collegiate" dictionary.
A sightless Naroditsky beat his competition in a game of Bullet Chess in just 44 seconds. The video posted last month, has been viewed 5.5 million times on Instagram.
The WNBA said Saturday that the individual who threw a sex toy on the court at an Atlanta Dream game earlier in the week was arrested and that any person throwing objects onto the court will be ejected from the arena and face a minimum one-year ban.
The beer brand Coors Light has introduced βDura Chillβ deodorant.
A tech company CEO has resigned after controversy over a video captured on the big screen at a Coldplay concert.
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday.
A rare sighting in Hickory when a bobcat was caught on video Tuesday morning.
Itβs a bird, itβs a plane, itβs a β¦ a purple and orange shape-shifting chemical compound?
Itβs not your typical police chase in South Carolina.
Imagine hiring a Charlotte man to mow your lawn only to find out he is throwing a massive party at your house in Weddington while you are on vacation. That's exactly what Union County deputies say happened over the weekend.
Police in Rome say an 80-year-old man drove a compact luxury Mercedes A Class sedan part way down the city's landmark Spanish Steps before getting stuck.
Comedy, history, horror? What more can you ask for? The Rising crew went on LaZoom's Ghosted Comedy Tour to explore some of Charlotte's weirdest, funniest, and scariest history!
The Pentagon was scrambling Monday to establish rules to guide U.S. Marines who could be faced with the rare and difficult prospect of using force against citizens on American soil.
A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor and director Justin Baldoni against his βIt Ends With Usβ costar Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment and retaliation.
Nintendo has always stood apart from the technological arms race that fans of Sonyβs PlayStation and Microsoftβs Xbox obsess over, insisting that first-rate games donβt necessarily depend on high-powered computer chips.
Sean βDiddyβ Combsβ recent ex-girlfriend told Combs that she cried for three days after reading R&B artist Casandra βCassieβ Ventura's 2023 lawsuit against the music mogul.
A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process has been captured.
Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash β it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism.
President Donald Trump hasΒ banned citizens of 12 countriesΒ from entering the United States and restricted access for those from seven others, citing national security concerns.
President Donald Trump's newΒ ban on travelΒ to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries is set to take effect Monday.
President Donald Trump walked out to a thunderous standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at the Prudential Center on Saturday night.
PresidentΒ Donald TrumpΒ really wants to fly on an upgraded Air Force One β but making that happen could depend on whether heβs willing to cut corners with security.
Wildfires forced a further 1,000 people to flee their homes in Manitoba, one of two Canadian provinces under a state of emergency that has led to thousands of evacuations.
Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in aΒ Kentucky DerbyΒ rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga.
The world's smallest country has a big budget problem.
The fourth week ofΒ Sean βDiddyβ CombsΒ β sex trafficking trial featured testimony from the second of two ex-girlfriends who are crucial witnesses in the governmentβs quest to prove sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges against the hip-hop mogul.
Denny HamlinΒ is unfazed that a three-judge federal appellate panel vacated an injunction that requiredΒ NASCARΒ to recognize 23XI, which he owns withΒ Michael Jordan, and Front Row as chartered teams as part of an antitrust lawsuit.
PresidentΒ Donald TrumpΒ is not backing offΒ his battle with Elon Musk,Β saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship.
IfΒ McDonaldβsΒ ever doubted it needed to bring back the Snack Wrap, consider this: Nine years after the fast-food powerhouseΒ discontinuedΒ the item in the U.S., customers have continued to order itΒ at drive-thrus.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated βvery unhealthyβ on Tuesday.
MrBeast plans to turn the success of his Amazon Prime Video reality competition series into millions of dollars for charity.
Northern lightsΒ may be visible in parts of the U.S. Monday night following weekend solar storms.
Some ofΒ Sean βDiddyβ CombsΒ β ex-employees took a central role in the third week of hisΒ sex traffickingΒ trial, including personal assistants who testified that the hip-hop mogul was capricious, controlling and violent.
It's a common and tricky problem in pets β caused by various things such as pollen, dust, mold, chemicals and food β but veterinarians say there are several ways to ease their suffering.
After glamorizing tobacco for decades, France is preparing for its most sweeping smoking ban yet.
A toy with a cult is causing people to go crazy.
Crav'n Caribbean was days away from shutting down, until a famous TikTok influencer walked through their doors. Now, the struggling business is already seeing the Keith Lee effect.Β
Pope Francis, historyβs first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.
Is anybody out there missing some cows?
A βhero ratβ set a Guinness World Record after detecting more landmines than any other rat.
It's not a chicken fight, it's a fight over chickens. A Union County woman has been in a battle with her HOA for years over her pet chickens.Β
A stolen forklift helped deputies make arrests in several larceny cases in Rowan County.
Nearly $770,000 worth of diamond earrings were recovered after a man swallowed the jewelry as police moved in to arrest him in Orlando.
Deputies in Jackson, Tennessee are looking for the suspects that robbed a gas station while armed with snakes.
Shayne Boyle has used his unique skill to gain more than eight million followers across Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube. Boyle has the ability to catch food using only his mouth from far out distances.
Detectives say a suspected thief gulped down two pairs of diamond earrings during his arrest on the side of a highway.
Wind turbine mysteriously collapses on a calm day in Oklahoma.
48 shoplifters were sentenced to a unique public service after shoplifting from Walmart.
A man faces trespassing charges after he got stuck in a parachute on the side of a building in uptown Charlotte.
Earthβs magnetic field triggers a superpower in sea turtles that makes them βdance.β
A terrifying moment caught on video. A humpback whale swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker before spitting him out shortly thereafter.
An oxygen tank exploded after being put in the back of a garbage truck.
A year of free sweet treats is on the way for one Alabama family after a mom gave birth in the parking lot of a Krispy Kreme.
The first month of the year has always been a tough time for the hospitality industry. It's gotten a lot worse in recent years with the growing popularity of Dry January. A study by Civic Science found 25% of Americans are cutting out alcohol this month.
This is the third time the Carolinas have won the worst development deal. The first time circles back to the Panthers and Tepper when the team moved the practice field out of Rock Hill.
A Concord mother accidentally glued her left eye shut thinking she was using eye drops when she grabbed nail glue instead.
The drones have made their way to the Carolinas as viewers continue to send WCCB Charlotte video of possible sightings.
A memory lost until Maria Sanchez's husband found it by chance while renovating their new home on Ginger Drive.
An alternative healer who advocated βslapping therapyβ to treat a range of maladies has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin during his workshop.
A new kind of machines are popping up across the country that make it easier to give back to those in need during the holiday season. They're part of a global project called "Light the World Giving Machines"
Six monkeys are still on the loose after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research.
Four people have been arrested in California on suspicion of insurance fraud after claiming their cars were damaged by a bear.
Boka has teamed up with Grilloβs Pickles to create a pickle toothpaste.
Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research.
Mattel says it βdeeplyβ regrets an error on the packaging of its βWickedβ movie-themed dolls. That error links toy buyers to a pornographic website.
A rare slice of cake served at Queen Elizabeth The Second and Prince Philip's wedding sold for $2,800.
Prank with two men saying they booked an Uber shower has some Las Vegas area residents concerned.
One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed
Video shows the moment a raccoon fell from the ceiling near a Spirit Airlines gate at LaGuardia Airport on Monday.
A couple in Mississippi with a pet Pit Bull welcomed a new litter of puppies into the world last weekend but one of the puppies was born green!
Thousands of people were tricked by an AI generated Pakistan based website after it falsely promoted a Halloween parade in Dublin's city center.
Officials in Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada, said no one is running for mayor in the upcoming November election.
The airport says if you need to hug longer, use the car park area.
The pumpkin spice scent is added to the soap, leaving your vehicle smelling good enough to eat!
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