Bessemer City man faces 40 charges related to internet sex crimes against children
A Bessemer City man is behind bars after being charged with 40 felonies related to the sexual exploitation of children.
Pet of the Week: Meet Gumby!
Risingβs Pet of the Week from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control is Gumby! A year-and-a-half-old Black Mouth Cur mix, Gumby is a calm, sweet, and affectionate furry friend. Learn more about this sweet boy HERE.
Highs, rain chances on the rise
The WCCB Charlotte viewing area stays dry through Wednesday, but drought-denting rainfall returns for many on Thursday.
Could Charlotte transit leaders add barriers to the light rail system?
Charlotte transit leaders are looking for ways to make the light rail safer after two major violent events over the span of about three months. In St Louis, Missouri leaders of the MetroLink are in the final stages of their Secure Platform Plan.
Former Sycamore Brewing co-owner facing new child sex charges, increased bond
Justin Brigham, who co-founded and formerly co-owned Sycamore Brewing, faces six additional felony charges after allegedly breaking into a Stanly County home and raping a 13-year-old child.
Investigation underway in east Charlotte following death of juvenile
Police are conducting a death investigation in east Charlotte after a juvenile died Tuesday morning.
Prosecutors will charge Rob Reinerβs son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents
Rob Reinerβs son Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday.
Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others
This move Tuesday is part of ongoing efforts to tighten U.S. entry standards for travel and immigration. The decision follows the arrest of an Afghan national suspect in the shooting of two National Guard troops over Thanksgiving weekend.
A doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry gets less than a year of home confinement
A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death was sentenced Tuesday to 8 months of home confinement.
Healthy Headlines: Blood Pressure
In this weekβs Novant Healthy Headlines, Tonya Rivens chats with Dr. Desiree Dawson, a cardiologist from Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute β Steele Creek, about blood pressure, why itβs so important to your numbers, and how high blood pressure can lead to major health concerns like a heart attack or stroke.
Temps rebound, much-needed rain in sight
Highs are on the rise once again this week ahead of Thursday's rainmaking system.
US Attorney charges people accused of crimes on CATS
The US Attorney for the Western District is cracking down on crime on the Charlotte Area Transit System. US Attorney Russ Ferguson says charging offenders federally could mean stiffer penalties if convicted.
11 Firefighters injured in an explosion
Eleven firefighters were injured while responding to a fire in Salisbury Monday afternoon.
4 charged with plotting New Year's Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say
Federal authorities said Monday that they foiled a plot to bomb multiple sites of two U.S. companies on New Yearβs Eve in Southern California after arresting members of an extremist anti-capitalist and anti-government group.
Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested after the director and his wife were found dead at their home
Rob Reinerβs younger son, Nick Reiner, was in jail Monday after being booked for what investigators believe was the fatal stabbing of the director-actor and his wife at their Los Angeles home a day earlier, authorities said.
Suspect at large after pounds of drugs seized during Alexander County drug bust
One individual has been arrested and the search is underway for another person in connection to a Alexander County drug investigation involving pounds seized.
Authorities renew search for the Brown University shooter after releasing a person of interest
Police renewed their search Monday for the gunman who killed two Brown University students and wounded nine others, a day after they released a person of interest after determining the evidence pointed "in a different direction.β
Volunteers prepare for Salvation Army Angel Tree distribution day
Hundreds of volunteers are now racing to help bring a magical Christmas to thousands of children in our area.
Frigid start to workweek
The WCCB Charlotte viewing area is waking up its coldest morning in nearly two years, but temperatures quickly return to above-normal territory by midweek.
Hendrick Lexus hosts 'Operation Santa's Secret Mission'
The team at Hendrick Lexus is teaming up with the community to help make the holidays brighter for families in need.
Single digit windΒ chills overnight
An arctic air mass has worked into the region with windΒ chills flirting with the single digits tomorrow morning. Highs stuck in the 30s Monday afternoon.
Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says
A Syrian security guard who attacked and killed three U.S. citizens in Syria had joined the internal security forces two months earlier.
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