US Awards $231M Contract For At-Home Virus Tests
White House coronavirus adviser Andy Slavitt says the government awarded a $231-million contract to scale up production of a COVID-19 home test recently authorized by U.S. regulators.
Statesville Women Win Record $150,000 Keno Lottery Prize In Iredell County
The largest Keno win to date of $150,000 goes to Bonnie Curtis and Erin Blankenship of Statesville.
Novant Health And New Hanover Regional Medical Center Celebrate Beginning Of Partnership
Today, Novant Health and New Hanover Regional Medical Center are celebrating the beginning of their partnership. The two North Carolina not-for-profit health systems have come together after more than a year of public evaluation of how NHRMC could best meet the needs of the growing region.
Catawba County Man Scores $120,695 Fast Play Jackpot
Timothy Vanstry of Hickory stopped to try his luck with a new Fast Play ticket and instantly won a jackpot of $120,695.
Charlotte Woman Outraged Over Maskless Employees At Atrium's SouthPark Emergency Department
She snapped photos of maskless employees at the nurses station.
Another Round of Wintry Mix/Snow & Rain to Kick off your Week
Another round of rain/snow/wintry mix for the High Country with a big snowstorm heading for the northeast.
School Closings & Delays for Monday, February 1, 2021
Several schools in the WCCB Charlotte viewing area will be closed, delayed, or going fully remote on Monday, February 1st, 2021 due to the possibility of inclement weather.
POLITICAL WRAP: New Impeachment Attorneys for Fmr. Pres. Trump; COVID Stimulus Talks
Five of former President Trump's impeachment defense attorneys are off the case, a little more than a week before the Senate Trial begins. Meantime, a group of Republicans has put forward a counter-proposal on a COVID-19 relief plan.
3 Charlotte Bars Buglarized, Vandalized Officials Say 'As If COVID Hasn't Made Times Hard Enough'
Officials with Sugar Creek Brewery in Charlotte say Sugar Creek, Queen Park Social, and Protagonist were all burglarized around 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
Patricia Rooney, Wife Of Late Steelers Chairman, Dead At 88
Patricia Rooney, the wife of late Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, has died. She was 88.
Fight The Man: What GameStop's Surge Says About Online Mobs
It’s a fable for our times: Small-time investors band together to take down greedy Wall Street hedge funds using the stock of a troubled video-game store.
Push To Reopen Schools Could Leave Out Millions Of Students
President Joe Biden says he wants most schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade to reopen by late April, but even if that happens, it is likely to leave out millions of students, many of them minorities in urban areas.
UK-Based Coronavirus Variant Detected In South Carolina
The first known case of the U.K.-based variant of the coronavirus has been discovered in South Carolina, state health officials said Saturday.
President Biden, Democrats Hit Gas On Push For $15 Minimum Wage
The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flashpoint in the fight for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, testing President Joe Biden’s ability to bridge Washington’s partisan divides as he pursues his first major legislative victory.
CMPD: 3 Men And A 17-Year-Old Charged For Murder In A Fatal North Charlotte Shooting
Detectives say Tiberius Lee, 18, Emanuel Cuffie, 20, and a 17-year-old have been additionally charged for the murder of Jyasin Dearmon.
Hornets Beat Pacers At Home
The Charlotte Hornets beat the Indiana Pacers 108 to 105 in a very close game at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte Friday night.
GameStop Soars Again; Wall Street Bends Under The Pressure
Another bout of selling gripped the U.S. stock market Friday, as anxiety mounts over whether the frenzy behind a swift, meteoric rise in GameStop and a handful of other stocks will damage Wall Street overall.
Firefighters Respond After Car Crashes Into Huntersville Home
Officials with Huntersville Fire say they are working to remove a car after it crashed into a Huntersville home Friday evening.
Catawba County Library Launches New Interactive Digital Resource For Kids
Parents looking for ways to keep their children entertained in a safe and productive way can now use 'Just for Kids Access Video' to watch kid-friendly educational videos free of advertisements, Catawba County Library officials say.
Cold Rain and a Wintry Mix will Dominate Sunday
Our next weather system arrives on Sunday bringing rain/snow and ice to the WCCB area
SC Reports 1st Death From Inflammatory Pediatric Syndrome
South Carolina health officials reported the state’s first death Friday from a pediatric inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19.
Biden Taking 'Creative Steps' To Push For $1.9T Aid Plan
Republican lawmakers are balking at the cost of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan — but the Biden team is trying to convince the country that the cost is a bargain compared to the potential damage to the world’s largest economy.
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