Investigators are working to figure out what happened in the crash of an Amazon cargo jet in Miami that killed five people on the ground. The Boeing 767 overshot the runway, hitting a van and an SUV. Five people working for a cleaning service died when the van was struck.
Man’s best friend is getting some love from the Girl Scouts with their first cookies for dogs which will go on sale in January.
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters as midterm elections near.
The creators of the long-running TV show “South Park” say they are “changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA.” The statement comes as Trump, escalating his trade war with Canada, has declared he's renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States.
The trade war between the U.S. and Canada escalated again this week as the U.S. announced import bans on most alcoholic beverages from Canada, along with other products including whey, molasses and motorcycles.
A senior British defense official says more than half a million Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The dead are part of 1.5 million Russian casualties, according to the U.K.’s Defense Staff.
Anthropic says Claude users in northern Yemen tried to use the AI model to develop advanced missiles. The area is controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. The company blocked the accounts after identifying them and said the users did not succeed in creating an operational device, though they appear to have conducted a failed test of a guided rocket.
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican officials came together for a two-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of midterm elections in November. But in celebrating their accomplishments, they made several false and misleading claims, many of which have been stated repeatedly during Trump’s second term. They covered topics including the economy, immigration, healthcare and the 2020 election.
Diesel prices in the U.S. has hit yet another record, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington’s war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. The national average of nearly $6.06 is up from $5.85 last week and almost $3.71 from this time last year, according to motor club AAA. Higher diesel prices mean more expensive transportation for a long list of everyday goods.
WCCB Charlotte's Taylor Miller talked with an officer about what makes women uniquely qualified for police work and how they can have an advantage when it comes to earning trust.
First Lady Melania Trump will visit Ashe County on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump will speak in Gastonia next Wednesday.
Investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked a two-alarm town home fire near Fort Mill.
Incredible video from a Charlotte firefighter's helmet cam shows them battling an early morning house fire that investigators say is being considered arson.
The suspect accused of shooting a CMPD officer earlier this week, and his brother, now face nearly 200 charges across multiple jurisdictions.
The suspects accused in a Gaston County quadruple shooting are dead less than 24 hours after the shooting.
WCCB has learned the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education will discuss a change of leadership.
The North Carolina National Guard honored 25 years since 9/11 on Friday. Soldiers, first responders, and families gathered.
A sea of American flags are on display at Romare Bearden Park in Uptown, honoring each of the 2,977 people lost on September 11, 2001.
Saudi Arabia says it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said, opening a new front in the Iran war.
A North Carolina pastor who led the opening prayer at a recent campaign stop for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison. Records show pastor Daimon L. King was convicted in 1998 and again in 2010 for offenses involving children.
The U.S. is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead and the nation shaken. On Friday, people laid wreaths, flew flags, read victims' names and held moments of silence and vigils.
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