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Michael Whatley, RNC chairman endorsed by Trump, launches Senate bid in North Carolina

WCCB Charlotte 7/31 11:09A Miles Ruder

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley launched his campaign for North Carolina s open U.S. Senate seat Thursday, equipped with President...

Justin Timberlake says he’s been diagnosed with Lyme disease

WCCB Charlotte 7/31 9:31A Miles Ruder

LOS ANGELES (AP) Justin Timberlake has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the former NSYNC star said on Instagram Thursday. Timberlake shared the news in a post commemorating...

RNC Chair Michael Whatley Makes Announcement In Gastonia

WCCB Charlotte 7/31 9:07A DJ Beal

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UPDATE: Part of I-85 reopens after crash near Mecklenburg/Gaston Co line

WCCB Charlotte 7/31 8:53A Jeff Monheit

CHARLOTTE, NC A crash closed part of I-85 north at the Mecklenburg/Gaston County line Thursday afternoon. The NC DOT says the crash happened around 12:20 p.m. near Exit 29 for...

Radioactive wasp nest found at SC site where US once made nuclear bombs

WCCB Charlotte 7/31 8:49A Jeff Monheit

COLUMBIA, SC Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no...

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Trump plans to revive Presidential Fitness Test for schoolchildren

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/31 8:09A Associated Press

Children had to run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach test, but the program changed in 2012 during the Obama administration.

Durham year-round students return to class with new fee, cellphone rules coming

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/22 7:00A Sydney McCoy

The superintendent for Durham Public Schools talked to Spectrum News 1 on the first day back for year-round students.

Harvard seeks billions in funding restored at pivotal hearing in its standoff with Trump

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/21 9:59A Associated Press

At the hearing on Monday, the university accused the government of using funding as leverage to control its academic decisions.

Nonprofit, school district react to federal education funding in limbo

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/21 2:30A Estephany Escobar

North Carolina expected to receive $165 million dollars for schools and nonprofits.

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School Supply Giveaway at Forest Hill United Methodist Church’s Gibson Village Campus Aug. 3

Charlotte On The Cheap 7/31 7:59A Jody Mace

Forest Hill United Methodist Church is hosting a Back to School celebration at its Gibson Village Campus, 419 Kerr Street NW, Concord, North Carolina, on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at 5 p.m. There will...

9 Back to School celebrations at Compare Foods — free school supplies, and more…

Charlotte On The Cheap 7/31 4:22A Jody Mace

Compare Foods Charlotte is celebrating the start of the school year with events at nine locations in Charlotte. At each celebration there will be fun activities for kids, health services vaccines and...

Bandcamp Friday is Aug. 1: artists keep all the revenue from music that you purchase

Charlotte On The Cheap 7/31 3:34A Jody Mace

Bandcamp is an online music platform where artists can sell their music directly to fans, unlike streaming services, which pay a minuscule amount to artists. One popular streaming service pays artists...

The Waterman and Sea Level NC shell-ebrating National Oyster Day with $1.50 oysters Aug. 5

Charlotte On The Cheap 7/31 12:34A Jody Mace

Photo courtesy of The Waterman Fish Bar National Oyster Day is on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Sea Level NC and The Waterman Fish Bar are shell-ebrating by offering Oyster Happy Hour ALL Day. Slurp as...

8 Christmas Trains in North Carolina – updated for 2025

Charlotte On The Cheap 7/30 5:00A Jody Mace

Courtesy of Tweetsie Railroad We ve put together a list of several Christmas Trains you can take the kids to this holiday season around the state of North Carolina. For each, we ve indicated the...

Related: Carolina Christmas Train in Star, NC: tickets on sale Aug. 1 Charlotte On The Cheap

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Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis' oval

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/28 6:05A Associated Press

"This one's really cool," Wallace said.

Hurricanes forward Jackson Blake signs 8-year, $45 million contract extension

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/25 4:30A Associated Press

The 5-foot-11 right wing was drafted by the Hurricanes in the fourth round in 2021.

Knueppel scores 21 as Hornets win first NBA Summer League title by holding off Kings

Sports | Spectrum News 1 7/21 7:38A Associated Press

Charlotte overcame a Sacramento rally to win 83-78 on Sunday in Las Vegas.

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Duke, Vanderbilt researchers try new ways of preserving more hearts for transplants

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/30 6:00A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

They aim to overcome barriers to retrieving hearts donated after circulatory death, when the heart stops beating after withdrawal of life support.

First of its kind program in N.C. limits exposure of carcinogens to firefighters

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/23 6:30A Sydney McCoy

The Quartermaster Program with the Durham Fire Department is like a mobile dry cleaning service for firefighters.

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