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Duke Energy in early stages of expanding nuclear power to Stokes County

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 1/1 4:26A Sasha Strong

Duke Energy has submitted a first early site permit application to operate small modular reactor in Belews Creek.

Vape pen robbery goes bad: One teen dead, another shot

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 12/31 5:15A Daniel Gray

There they found two teenagers shot. One person was dead at the scene, and the other was sent to a nearby hospital.

Best of Up ‘n Adam 2025

WCCB Charlotte 12/31 4:57A Adam Wurtzel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Adam Wurtzel brought viewers into some exciting moments in 2025. Enjoy the Best of Up n Adam!

Up ‘n Adam On Tour: Ryan Seacrest & Rita Ora

WCCB Charlotte 12/31 4:54A Adam Wurtzel

NEW YORK, N.Y. Adam Wurtzel went to the top of 1 Times Square to chat with Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora, the hosts of Dick Clark s New Year s Rockin Eve. Before that, Up n Adam...

Families cherish the last Santa letters sent by Cristina Grossu Biffle

News | Charlotte North Carolina | Spectrum News 1 12/31 3:43A Estephany Escobar

Cristina Grossu Biffle, the wife of NASCAR legend Greg Biffle, sent 2,500 Santa letters to children this year.

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Rockingham County band director to march in Rose Parade

Education | Spectrum News 1 12/29 4:15A Zach Tucker

He's one of 12 North Carolina band directors who will be in the 350-member performance on New Year's Day in Pasadena, California.

'It didn't seem to make a difference,' says Granville Co. mom who fought decision to shut school

Education | Spectrum News 1 12/19 8:30A Jatrissa Wooten

Cumberland and Granville counties are preparing for some local schools to close permanently.

Trump administration will appeal judge's order reversing federal funding cuts at Harvard

Education | Spectrum News 1 12/19 7:47A Associated Press

The Trump administration had cut more than $2.6 billion from Harvard earlier this year, but a judge ordered the cuts reversed.

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A Bird-Day Bash at Carolina Raptor Center Jan. 17

Charlotte On The Cheap 1/1 9:00A Jody Mace

On January 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Carolina Raptor Center, 6000 Sample Road, Huntersville, North Carolina, holds a Bird-Day Bash to celebrate every bird turning a year older. This...

Dog Days of Winter Festival at U.S. National Whitewater Center Feb 7

Charlotte On The Cheap 1/1 12:29A Jody Mace

Photo: Mace Publishing, LLC Dogs have always been valued guests at Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway, Charlotte, but they also get their own festival, on February 7, 2026, from 10 a.m....

Buddhist Monks will pass through Charlotte on 2,300-mile Walk for Peace

Charlotte On The Cheap 12/31 3:51A Jody Mace

Walk for Peace Facebook page A group of Buddhist Monks, with their loyal dog, Aloka, started an approximately 120-day journey on October 26, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas, that will take them 2,300 miles...

All-Terrain Wheelchairs available for rent (free of charge) from Mecklenburg County Park and...

Charlotte On The Cheap 12/30 12:17A Jody Mace

Photo courtesy of Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation has been making some of the incredible trails in the county accessible to more people, with the...

Free Rides with Charlotte Area Transit System on New Year’s Eve

Charlotte On The Cheap 12/29 10:22P Jody Mace

Photo: Mace Publishing, LLC Molson Coors Free Rides is a program that is offering free New Year s Eve rides on public transit. All routes of Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will be fare-free from...

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