Cool & damp days ahead
Expect scattered showers and temperatures 10-20ΒΊ below normal over the next two days.
'Lilo & Stich' team with Tom Cruise and 'Mission Impossible' for a monster Memorial Day weekend
Disney's live action version ofΒ βLilo & StichβΒ earned a staggering $145.5 million in North American theaters, the second biggest domestic opening of the year.
Coca-Cola 600 to have sold out crowd for 4th straight year
The Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has officially sold out for the fourth consecutive year.
What's open and closed on Memorial Day?
Businesses increasingly have chosen to stay open on the holiday, leading to what is now one of the biggest retail sales and travel weekends of the year.
Scientists witness βcosmic joustβ for first time
For the first time ever, astronomers may have spotted a deep space battle between two galaxies, calling it a "cosmic joust."
1 dead in New York sewage-boat explosion on Hudson River
Authorities say one man has died and another was injured after an explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York.
What we know about the San Diego plane crash and the 6 on board who died
A private plane approaching an airportΒ crashed in a San Diego neighborhood, killing the six people on board, including groundbreaking alternative music executiveΒ Dave Shapiro.
CMPD investigating homicide in north Charlotte
One person died in a shooting in north Charlotte on Saturday night.
Clouds build, rain chances rise
While Sunday and Memorial Day Monday won't be washouts, they won't exactly be great lake days, either.
Doubling down: Kyle Larson preps to run Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 after last year's washout
Kyle Larson preps to run Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 after last year's washout.
2-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch to return to Richard Childress Racing for 2026 season
Richard Childress Racing has picked up the option on Kyle Buschβs contract, meaning the two-time Cup Series champion will be back with the team for the 2026 season.
Labubu pulled from stores in U.K.
A toy with a cult is causing people to go crazy.
Children and swimming safety
As families head to the pool or the beach for the long Memorial Day weekend, experts are urging water safety.
Doctor uses AI to help expecting mothers
Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill are using AI technology to provide more resources for those expecting mothers.
Motorcyclist killed in Catawba County crash
A motorcyclist died in a head-on collision in Catawba County on Friday night.
Trump is returning to West Point to speak at the US Military Academy's graduation
President Donald Trump is delivering his first military commencement address since returning to office.
Large police presence outside arcade in east Charlotte
A late-night crime scene outside the Freedom Arcade at North Sharon Amity Road and Albemarle Road. That's in east Charlotte.
Local school custodian arrested, charged with assaulting a student
A school custodian has been arrested. Alan Pryor is charged with assault and battery on a student. Pryor turned himself into police on Friday.
Friday afternoon shooting sends 2 to the hospital with life-threatening injuries
It happened around 5:30 Friday evening on Stroud Park Court.
Charlotte City Councilwoman, 2 daughters make first appearance in federal court
Tiawana Brown and her daughters pleaded not guilty Friday on multiple federal charges related to $124,000 of fraudulently obtained PPP loans.
Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a 25% tariff on the popular device unless the tech giant starts building the product in its home country β a move that still seems unlikely to happen any time soon, if ever.
Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people.
