Governor Roy Cooper issued a State of Emergency for North Carolina on Wednesday in response to Tropical Depression Fred. He says this will activate the state's emergency operations plan and waive transportation rules to help first responders and the agriculture industry.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. military doesnβt have the capacity at this point to extend security forces beyond the perimeter of the Kabul airport in order to get more civilians safely evacuated out of Afghanistan.
Several local school systems have announced their mask mandates as students and staff return for the 2021-2022 school year.Β
After widespread severe weather swept through the area on Tuesday, a much calmer pattern sets up shop across the Carolinas.
The city of Charlotte has begun efforts to rename nine streets that were previously named for people identified as Confederate leaders and white supremacists.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a hospitalized south Charlotte shooting victim died due to their injuries Wednesday.
Larry Hood of Fort Mill, S.C. found himself the latest winner of a $1 million Millionaire Maker prize.
The Biden administration will move to require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding.
Check out photos of the flood damage in western North Carolina after Tropical Depression Fred rolled through.Β
Garth Brooks announced Wednesday that he would be cancelling and refunding tickets to his Charlotte stadium stop, just two weeks after he stated that the tour would be reassessed, according to tour officials.Β
Gap Inc.βs low-price division Old Navy is overhauling its approach to how it designs and markets to plus-size women, a demographic that many analysts say has been underserved.
U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccinesβ effectiveness is falling.
With Fred out, the summer heat returns. Rain chances come back down to those pop-up levels.
We're keeping a close eye on heavy rain in the High Country overnight. Watauga County is under a flash flood warning until Midnight on Wednesday.
After over a dozen tornado warnings raked across the WCCB Charlotte viewing area, things will be much calmer for a change to close out the week.
Several campgrounds are currently being evacuated in Avery County amid flooding concerns and Avery County Schools have been closed for August 18th.
Public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are reporting a child died Friday after developing an illness caused by an amoeba that is naturally present in freshwater. The child became ill after swimming in a private pond located at their residence in central North Carolina in early August.
At the request of the Haitian government's Ministry of Health, Samaritanβs Purse deployed an Emergency Field Hospital to southern Haiti. The international Christian relief organization sent the trauma hospitalβcomplete with a laboratory, pharmacy, and an operating theatre.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement released from his office.Β Β
Police say Willie Allen is facing several weapons charges after a 4-year-old was accidentally shot by another child in northwest Charlotte.
Tim Tebowβs comeback and NFL career are over. The Jacksonville Jaguars waived Tebow on Tuesday, parting with the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner who switched from quarterback to tight end in hopes of rejuvenating his pro football career.
The Carolina Panthers traded 2020 second-round draft pick Greg Little to the Miami Dolphins for a seventh-round draft pick in 2022 on Tuesday and placed cornerback Troy Pride Jr. on injured reserve with a knee injury.
