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President Elect Trump To Consider Renaming Gulf Of Mexico

President-Elect Donald Trump to consider renaming the Gulf of Mexico

President-elect Donald Trump says that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a name he said has a “beautiful ring to it.”

Memorial service planned for the late Salisbury Mayor Karen Alexander

The City of Salisbury will hold a memorial service to honor the life and legacy of Mayor Karen Alexander on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.

Whataburger set to open first location in NC

Hickory will soon be home to the first of eight planned Whataburger restaurants in the state.

Top events happening around the Charlotte area this weekend | Jan. 11th and Jan. 12th

From comedy shows to arts and crafts, check out the top events happening around the Charlotte area this weekend.

One dead, one hurt in crash in East Charlotte

One person is dead after a crash at an East Charlotte apartment complex Wednesday morning.

New details on META's decision to scrap "fact checkers"

Meta announced sweeping changes overnight to Facebook and Instagram, including shutting down fact checking.

Man accused of breaking into NC State dorm

A man is accused of breaking into a student dorm at NC State, then setting a fire.

City Of Rock Hill Leaders Cracking Down On Hotels As Homes

City of Rock Hill delays plan to limit who can rent hotel rooms

The City of Rock Hill wants to crack down on people using hotels as long-term housing. City officials say the pattern of living in hotels and motels is leading to a public safety risk.

BOA renovation project named "Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year"

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.

Police: woman dies after being hit by van in northeast Charlotte

Police, firefighters and medic responded to the 4500 block of Reagan Drive after getting a call about a person who'd been hit by a cargo van.

Pregnant Charlotte woman uses CPR learned weeks before to save husband's life

A Charlotte woman, who is 8-months pregnant, saved her husband's life by performing CPR they learned together just week's before in preparation for their baby's February arrival.

The Rock to appear on WWE's NXT tonight on WCCB Charlotte's CW

Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?! Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will make an appearance on WWE's NXT tonight at 8pm on The CW, followed by WCCB News @ TEN.

Medic extends first responder contract with Charlotte Fire

Medic and the Charlotte Fire Department have reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), extending the current First Responder agreement for six months.

NC justices block certification of election outcome in race for one of its own seats

North Carolina’s Supreme Court has blocked the certification of a November election result for one of the seats on its court so it can review legal arguments by a trailing candidate.

Tacos 4 Life Opens Today in Dilworth

Tacos 4 Life is officially bringing craft tacos for a cause to Dilworth starting today.

Charlotte is one of Zillow’s 10 hottest markets of 2025

Zillow’s 10 hottest housing markets of 2025 have just been released, and Charlotte made the list at #7, staying steady from last year. Zillow forecasts home values to rise 3.2% in the metro over the course of 2025.

US opens another Tesla probe, latest focused on tech that remotely returns car to driver

U.S. regulators have opening an investigation into 2.6 million Tesla after reports of crashes involving the use of company technology that allows drivers to remotely command their vehicle to return to them, or move to another location, using a phone app.