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Monday Was The Hottest Day So Far This Year In Charlotte

Charlotte reached 96° on Monday making it the hottest day so far this year. The heat index topped out at 106°.

10-Year-Old Boy Joins Savannah Bananas Through Make-A-Wish Foundation

A wish came true for a 10-year-old boy. Mark "Swaggy" Lane joined the Savannah Bananas baseball team for a one-day contract through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Dog Missing For Months Is Found, Reunited With Family

Lucy got spooked by fireworks at Carowinds on April 2nd, and took off. Her family was in town visiting from New York, and they launched a massive effort to find their dog.

Disney On Ice Presents Find Your Hero Is Coming To Charlotte

Audiences will discover what it truly means to be a hero as friends from around the Disney Kingdom come together when Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero skates into Charlotte, playing eight performances from September 28 – October 1, 2023, at Bojangles Coliseum.

Subject Of 'The Blind Side' Michael Oher Alleges That His Adoption Was A Lie

Oher accuses Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him nearly two decades ago by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents.

Officials Identify Pilot, Passenger Killed In Lake Hickory Plane Crash

Officials have identified the two people killed after a plane crashed into Lake Hickory on Sunday.

Mount Holly Police Investigating Fatal Hit And Run

Mount Holly Police are investigating a fatal hit and run that happened on Central Avenue early Monday morning.

Police: Boone Man Killed In Apparent Road Rage Shooting

Police say a man from Boone was shot and killed in an apparent road rage incident on August 11th.

Hawaii's Governor Warns That Scores More People Could Be Found Dead Following Wildfires On Maui

Hawaii’s governor is warning that scores more people could be found dead following the wildfires on Maui. His statement comes as search crews go street by street through neighborhoods where the flames galloped as fast as a mile a minute across the landscape. The death toll stands at 96.

Hickory Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting

A man died after an officer-involved shooting around midnight, August 13th.

Starting Next Year, Child Influencers Can Sue If Earnings Aren't Set Aside, Says New Illinois Law

Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was signed into law and will go into effect on July 1, 2024.

Vigil Held For Allisha Watts

Friends and family held a vigil at Little Rock A.M.E Zion church in uptown to pray for Alisha Watts' safe return.

Belmont Woman Fatally Stuck By Car While Biking Across Street

An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on the evening of Friday, August 11th.

Fiction Writers Fear The Rise Of AI, But Also See It As a Story To Tell

For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. More than 10,000 of them endorsed an open letter from the Authors Guild this summer, urging AI companies not to use copyrighted work without permission or compensation.

Belmont Drive-In Reopening After Decade-Long Hiatus

Finding a modern projector, an investment that costs tens of thousands of dollars, was the main reason behind the nine-year-long wait.

Scorching Heat into Heart of August

Heat index values will be approaching 105° in the Metro and southward over the next few days.

AP: NFL Great Tom Brady Touches Down In Birmingham And Meets Some Of The Locals In A Pub Before Match

NFL great Tom Brady got to know some of the locals ahead of his first home match as minority owner of English soccer team Birmingham City.

Harris Teeter And Titan Farms Donate 37,800 Pounds Of Fresh Peaches To Second Harvest Food Bank Of Metrolina

Harris Teeter and Titan Farms donated 37,800 pounds of fresh peaches to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (SHFBM) through the companies’ Peaches with a Purpose campaign.

LGBTQ+ People In Ethiopia Blame Attacks On Their Community On Inciteful and And Lingering TikTok Videos

Members of Ethiopia’s LGBTQ+ community say they face a wave of online harassment and physical attacks and blame much of it on the social media platform TikTok, which they say is failing to take down posts calling for homosexual and transgender people to be whipped, stabbed and killed.