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"Ok Not To Be Ok": Mental Health Takes Top Role At Olympics

For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up — to set aside the doubt, or the demons, and focus on the task at hand: winning. Dominating. Getting it done.

Charlotte Woman Uses Dog's GPS Collar To Find & Destroy Yellow Jacket Nest

A Charlotte woman used her dog's GPS collar to pinpoint a yellow jackets nest's location and get it destroyed after a frightening encounter.

Deputies: 2 Bodies Found After Home In Troutman, N.C. Goes Up In Flames

Two people were found dead after a home in Iredell County went up in flames on Tuesday, deputies say.

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3rd Annual Light Up The Night 5K On August 6th Raises Money To Combat Homelessness In Asheville

The 3rd Annual Light Up the Night 5K is set to take place on Friday, August 6th in-person at Carrier Park in Asheville. All proceeds from the event will directly benefit the Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, which exists to serve the homeless, poor, and addicted populations of Western North Carolina.

Air Quality Alert - Hazy Skies Return to the Carolinas

Hazy skies are building back into the Carolinas. An Air Quality Alert has been issued for high levels of ground ozone across portions of the WCCB area.

Boy, 14, Charged In Shooting Death Of 44-Year-Old Lancaster, S.C. Woman

A 14-year-old boy was charged with murder after he shot and killed a 44-year-old woman in a Lancaster home, investigators said.

Lollapalooza To Require Vaccination Card Or Negative Test

The hordes of people expected to descend on Chicago’s Grant Park for the Lollapalooza music festival this week will be required to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested negative for the disease within the last three days.

North Carolina Requiring State Health Workers To Get Vaccine

North Carolina’s health department will require workers, volunteers and others at 14 state-run health care facilities to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Sept. 30 unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption, according to a memo.

Juvenile Charged After 16-Year-Old Found Fatally Shot In Truck In Rock Hill

A 15-year-old has been identified as the suspect in a Rock Hill shooting that killed a 16-year-old Monday night, police said.

Man Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Crash On I-77 In Chester County

Troopers say a man was killed and a woman was seriously injured after their RV crashed on I-77 in Chester County. The accident happened around 5:45am on I-77 southbound near mile marker 66 which is approximately six miles south of Ridgeway, South Carolina.

AP Source: Panthers QB Darnold Has Had 2 Vaccination Shots

Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold has had two coronavirus vaccination shots and will be considered fully vaccinated on July 30, according to a person familiar with the situation.

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Gun, Ammo Found In Man’s Backpack At Mecklenburg County Courthouse

A man accompanying his wife to the Mecklenburg County Courthouse for a traffic ticket tried to enter the building with a pistol and ammunition, a sheriff’s office says.

Torrid Temperatures Take Off

The hottest air we've seen in nearly two years arrives to close out the month.

South Carolina Says Its Schools Can’t Follow CDC Mask Advice

Despite updated federal guidelines recommending indoor mask use at schools nationwide, even for vaccinated students, South Carolina education officials said Tuesday that they won’t be able to follow the advice, due to recently passed legislation.

Olympic Champ Biles Withdraws From All-Around Competition

Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title.

One Killed, Another Seriously Injured After South Charlotte Train, Truck Crash

A pickup truck driver was killed and his passenger was seriously injured after a crash with a Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Light Rail train in south Charlotte Monday night.

South Carolina Man Convicted Of Killing Uber Rider In 2019 Sentenced To Life In Prison

A South Carolina man has been convicted of abducting and murdering the woman who mistook his car for her Uber ride in 2019. A jury on Tuesday found Nathaniel Rowland guilty in the death of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson of Robbinsville, New Jersey. He was sentenced to life in prison.