The first Black female swimmer on Britainβs Olympic team uses the the Soul Cap, an extra-large silicone covering designed specifically to protect dreadlocks, weaves, hair extensions, braids, and thick and curly hair. But Dearing has been forbidden from using the cap in her Olympic debut next week in the womenβs 10k marathon swim.
The Trolley Barn Fermentory & Food Hall in South End celebrated its grand opening on Friday.
Detectives say they are still searching for a suspect vehicle after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run collision with two cars in northeast Charlotte.Β
At the beginning of next year, California will begin enforcing an animal welfare proposition approved overwhelmingly by voters in 2018 that requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves. Only 4% of hog operations now comply with the new rules.
A former employee of a north Charlotte business was arrested and charged after a robbery Monday night where three people were shot and taken to the hospital, police say.
Tonight lawmakers on Capital Hill are scrambling to reach a deal to extend the federal eviction moratorium before it expires tomorrow night.
In another dispiriting setback for the nationβs efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots.
A rabies alert was sent out to residents on or near Guilford Road in Charlotte at 7 p.m.Β after a raccoon tested positive for rabies, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control.
With the upper ridge shifting away, below-average temperatures are forecast to move into the Carolinas.
Troopers are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in a hit-and-run with a pedestrian on I-77 southbound in Mecklenburg County.
Walmart, in partnership with the Salisbury Police Department, is publicly identifying shoplifters in their new three-month-long anti-shoplifting campaign.Β
The Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce announced that they will host the 2021 Race City Festival on Saturday, September 25.
Another historically Black university in North Carolina has announced it will pay off all outstanding balances for students as a response to pandemic-related debt.
Detectives have charged Burl Yates, 35, for the murder of Joshua Bullock in north Charlotte.
Denzel Perryman thinks everyone should be wearing a mask until the coronavirus pandemic subsides. But when it comes to getting the vaccination shot, the Carolina Panthers linebacker says no way.
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Rock Hill pharmacy that happened Thursday afternoon, according to officials.
Performers from Actor's Theatre of Charlotte's production of ROCK OF AGES stopped by the WCCB studios with wigs and trivia questions.
Over the last week, the WCCB News Rising crew battled it out in their own version of the Olym****.Β Check out all the highlights from the 'Rising Games.'
A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after President Joe Bidenβs administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes.
Masks will be required in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for the 2021-2022 school year.Β The Board passed the vote 8-1.
Hundreds gathered to pay their respects for Retired Lieutenant Larry Vaughan.
With oppressive heat and humidity dominating Friday, there is a Heat Advisory in effect for a portion of the WCCB Charlotte area.
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