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Healthy Headlines: Atrial Fibrillation

WCCB Charlotte 4/25 5:23A WCCB Staff

CHARLOTTE, N.C. On this week s Healthy Headlines, Dr. Philip Lee of Novant Health, joins Rising to discuss atrial fibrillation. For more information and stories on your...

It’s Playoff Time For The Checkers At Historic Bojangles Coliseum

WCCB Charlotte 4/25 5:20A Jon Tritsch

CHARLOTTE, N.C. It s playoff time in Charlotte for the city s most tenured team, the Charlotte Checkers. They are expecting a full house of 8,000 fans at Bojangles Coliseum on...

Morning Brew: Grocery Store Shopping Styles

WCCB Charlotte 4/25 5:13A WCCB Staff

CHARLOTTE, N.C. In today s Morning Brew, we want to know what kind of grocery store shopper are you? Do you go down every aisle, or get what you need and get out? Plus what...

Talk, Truth, Tea: TI Taking the Comedy Zone Stage

WCCB Charlotte 4/25 5:08A Joseph Duncan

CHARLOTTE, N.C. From raps to wisecracks, T.I. can do it all! The star is taking the stage at the Comedy Zone in Charlotte on Thursday and Friday. Ahead of that, he talked with...

FTC Bans Worker Noncompete Clauses

WCCB Charlotte 4/25 5:01A Caryn Little

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Millions of Americans could be impacted by a new decision to ban noncompete clauses. According to the Federal Trade Commission, eliminating such clauses could...

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N.C. budget has $1.4B in unexpected revenue. Could teachers benefit?

Education | Spectrum News 1 4/24 9:45A Kyleigh Panetta

The North Carolina General Assembly short session started Wednesday.

A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states

Education | Spectrum News 1 4/24 2:12A Associated Press

Republican lawmakers in about two dozen states have filed bills seeking to restrict DEI initiatives this year.

Opportunity Scholarship expansion falls short for some families

Education | Spectrum News 1 4/23 11:30A Mary Helen Jones

Only some families received vouchers after the program received new funding.

North Carolina campuses team up for unique renewable energy partnership

Education | Spectrum News 1 4/23 5:45A Jennifer Roberts

Nine colleges are joining forces to get a new solar facility online.

More than 150 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at NYU campus

Education | Spectrum News 1 4/23 2:12A Louis Finley

NYPD officers in riot gear were seen by NY1 crews restraining the protesters with zip ties and taking them onto police buses stationed nearby.

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QCQ@5: Live music series on rooftop of Queen City Quarter (formerly Epicentre)

Charlotte On The Cheap 4/25 2:53A Jody Mace

QCQ@5 is a free live music series on the 3rd floor rooftop of Queen City Quarter, (formerly EpiCentre.) This new concert series might bring back memories of Alive After Five, which used to take place...

Whiskey+Wax: All vinyl dance party with a live act

Charlotte On The Cheap 4/24 6:16A Jody Mace

Great Wagon Road Distilling Co. , at 610 Anderson Street (in the upper reaches of NoDa), is Mecklenburg County s oldest distillery. It has a bar that features cocktails and food. Once a month, Great...

Moms: free admission to Carolina Raptor Center on Mother’s Day

Charlotte On The Cheap 4/24 4:21A Jody Mace

Carolina Raptor Center is offering free admission to mothers on Mother s Day , Sunday, May 12, 2024. Meet more than 30 avian ambassadors, and enjoy a special educational program at 11 a.m., 1 p.m, or...

Nominations Open for 2024 Charlotte Top Workplaces

Charlotte Magazine 4/24 4:17A Charlotte Magazine Staff

If you have a great workplace, here is your chance to shout about it. Earn recognition as a Top Workplace in the Charlotte metro area. For the 10th year, employers in the...

LKN Cars and Coffee

Charlotte On The Cheap 4/24 3:31A Jody Mace

LKN Cars and Coffee is a monthly event that takes place the 4th Saturday of each month, from 8 to 11 a.m., at Merino Mill Mooresville, 500 South Main Street, Mooresville,...

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The Waiting Game: For second-round picks, the silence can be deafening

Panthers News 4/25 3:29A

When you're not chosen in the first round, you have to be patient. And you have to be prepared to be lied to, cussed at, and worried about disappointing the family members who...

Minicamp notebook: Dave Canales balancing practice reps and draft prep

Panthers News 4/24 9:49A

The Panthers coach was running around getting a workout, and then immediately shifting gears to final work on prospects. Plus more from Wednesday's voluntary minicamp.

How to watch, listen, and livestream: The 2024 NFL Draft

Panthers News 4/24 9:23A

Here's how to tune in to this week's NFL Draft.

QB Bryce Young excited about 'new faces' in Carolina after team's 2-15 season in 2023

Sports | Spectrum News 1 4/24 4:00A Associated Press

Whether or not they help Young take a much-needed step forward after going 2-14 as a rookie starter in 2023 remains to be seen.

Austin Corbett's move to center has seemed "inevitable"

Panthers News 4/24 1:31A

The veteran lineman was moved inside with the acquisition of a pair of top free agents, but the qualities that got him to the NFL have seemingly pointed him here for years.

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