Duke Energy provides $500,000 in funds for NC storm preparedness
As North Carolina communities prepare for storm season, Duke Energy announced new support for preparedness initiatives led by local emergency response organizations across the state.
Amazon investing $10B in AI campus in Richmond Co.
Amazon is planning to invest $10 billion to launch a new high-tech cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation campus in Richmond County, creating at least 500 new high-paying, high-tech jobs.Β
Ukraine & Russia meet for peace talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday dismissed Russiaβs ceasefire proposalΒ as βan ultimatumβ and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock overΒ the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3Β½ years.
Budget office says Trumpβs big bill will cut taxes by $3.7T and add $2.4T to deficit
President Donald Trumpβs big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.7 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Trump hikes steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%. Hereβs what we know
President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% on Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push up prices for consumers.
Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after first Eastern Conference finals berth in 25 years
Tom Thibodeau just took the New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference finals, the deepest playoff march in 25 years for a franchise that reemerged as a contender after he became their coach.
Mecklenburg County Commissioners approve $2.5 billion budget for 2026 fiscal year
That's less than a 2-percent increase over the current budget. The new budget is aimed at funding economic development, education, workforce development and more.
Catawba Co. mass shooting victim was once bullpen catcher with Hickory Crawdads
We are learning more about the man who was killed in the mass shooting in Catawba County. 58-year-old Shawn Hood was one of 12 victims, and the only one who died.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg FOP fails to secure enough votes in bid for "no confidence" outcome against CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police did not receive enough votes to validate an outcome in the no-confidence vote against CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings.
Tijema Brown withdraws her petition to travel to Jamaica amidst federal charges
Tijema Brown, the daughter of Charlotte City Councilwoman Tiawana Brown, has withdrawn a petition seeking permission to visit Jamaica.
Propane tank explodes behind local restaurant, causes severe damage & shuts down roadway
Video shows the moment an explosion rocks a Lenoir neighborhood. It happened just after three Tuesday afternoon at Taqueria El Tio Rico on Norwood Street Southwest.
Weinstein retrial nears end as lawyers argue: sexual predator or #MeToo 'poster boy'?
Harvey Weinstein's lawyer portrayed him as the falsely accused βoriginal sinner" of the #MeToo era, while a prosecutor told jurors at hisΒ sex crimes retrialΒ Tuesday that the former movie mogul preyed on less-powerful women he thought would never speak up.
BOA report shows housing market uncertainty hits 3-year high
According to the report, 60% of potential homebuyers and owners around the country don't know if they should buy a home. A 12% change from 2023.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs paid to hide Cassie beating video because he feared career ruin, witness says
Soon after viciously attacking his longtime girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway,Β Sean βDiddyβ CombsΒ sought out a security guard and predicted accurately that his iconic career would be ruined if video of the beating ever became public.
New Orleans jail escapee releases videos, prompting search of home where they were made, source says
A man who identifies himself as aΒ New Orleans jail escapeeΒ released videos on social media while still on the run from authorities, leading to a police raid that failed to recapture him, an AP source says.
The Carolina Hurricanes enter the offseason aiming to punch through an Eastern final roadblock
There's been plenty of disappointment for the Carolina HurricanesΒ after falling short in another Eastern Conference final.
Snack Wrap unwrapped: Here's why McDonald's is bringing back a fan favorite on July 10
IfΒ McDonaldβsΒ ever doubted it needed to bring back the Snack Wrap, consider this: Nine years after the fast-food powerhouseΒ discontinuedΒ the item in the U.S., customers have continued to order itΒ at drive-thrus.
Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe
Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated βvery unhealthyβ on Tuesday.
US immigration authorities detain the family of the man charged in the Colorado attack
The wife and five children of the man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators in Boulder were taken into custody Tuesday by federal immigration authorities.
Clouds build, watching for incoming tropical showers
A developing area of low pressure will ride along the Carolina coast over the coming days, which could bump up rain chances for the WCCB Charlotte viewing area Wednesday night into Thursday.
Musk slams Trumpβs tax bill as GOP senators race to meet a July 4th deadline
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who recently left President Donald Trump's administration, has blasted the tax cuts and spending plans backed by the president that passed the House.
NC residential treatment school closes after deaths of 2 girls
A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the recent deaths of two of its students who took their own lives.
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