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South Carolina: Tax Break For Carolina Panthers Near Passage

South Carolina is getting ready to offer the Carolina Panthers around $120 million in tax breaks to move practice fields and the team’s headquarters to the state from North Carolina.

Exclusive Look At Why NC Death Penalty Is On Hold

North Carolina has not killed someone on death row in nearly 15 years, but juries across the state are still sentencing people to death.

#Trending: The Curry Brothers Hug it Out, Celine Dion Does 'Carpool Karaoke' & Cop Schools Kid in Basketball

Steph and Seth Curry hug it out, Celine Dion has fun on 'Carpool Karaoke,' and a police officer plays basketball against a local kid and beats him!

Wilson's Moment of Good: U.S. Army Veteran Lawrence Grandberry

Wilson presented his latest 'Wilson's Moment of Good Award' to Lawrence Grandberry, a U.S. Army Veteran who served in Vietnam.

One Dead, Two Seriously Injured Following Wreck On I-77 NB In Huntersville

One person died and two others were injured following an accident on I-77 north, early Tuesday morning, according to MEDIC.

Could Northern Mecklenburg County Break Away from CMS?

Could Northern Mecklenburg County break away from CMS? The fight between suburban town leaders and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board could be heating up again.

A Mother Is Desperate For Answers After She Says A Classmate Assaulted Her Daughter

Doctors say the 10-year-old suffered a concussion. Her mother says it's the last straw in a string of bullying incidents at Hidden Valley Elementary.

$15 Minimum Wage Becomes Part Of 2020 Presidential Landscape

From liberal firebrands Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to moderates Joe Biden and John Hickenlooper, nearly the entire 2020 Democratic presidential field agrees that the federal minimum wage should be more than doubled, to $15 an hour.

AAA Carolinas Projects Over A Million North Carolinians Will Travel This Memorial Day Weekend

AAA Carolinas projects an estimated 1,300,000 North Carolinians and 615,000 South Carolinians will travel this Memorial Day weekend (a 3.6 percent increase from last year), the highest travel volume on record since AAA began tracking holiday travel volumes in 2000.

Body Of Missing Boater Found On Catawba River

Officials say they located the body of the missing boater Monday afternoon.

States Debate Teaching Consent To Kids

They hear about the hash tag Me Too Movement in the news and now more students are discussing the meaning to consent in the classroom.

Road Tripping Is Coming Back In Style

Road tripping is coming back in style!

Koepka Survives Bethpage Black To Win PGA Championship

Brooks Koepka closed with a 4-over 74 for a two-shot victory and joined Woods as the only back-to-back winners of the PGA Championship since it went to stroke play in 1958.

Rising Spotlight: Circle K Speed Street

Jacqueline Gafrarar, the managing director of the 600 Festival joined Rising to discuss the upcoming Speed Week events ahead of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge In North America Now Open In Gatlinburg

The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in North America just opened in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Passenger In Vehicle Impaled By Tripod On California Freeway

Authorities say somebody stole a tripod from a California Department of Transportation crew and then dropped it from an overpass onto a Sacramento freeway, impaling the lung of a passenger in a van.

President Trump Warns Iran Not To Threaten U.S. Or It Will Face 'End'

President Donald Trump warned Iran early on Monday not to threaten the United States again or it would face its “official end,” shortly after a rocket landed near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad overnight and only 48 hours after he seemingly sought to soften his tone.