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What to know if you’re at risk of having your wages garnished over student loan debt

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 8:00A Miles Ruder

NEW YORK (AP) Millions of student borrowers could begin having their wages garnished as soon as this summer, according to estimates from credit bureau TransUnion. The company...

$25K reward offered in 2024 murder case

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 7:01A WCCB Web Staff

There is now a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the murder of a man in Kannapolis. Angelo Markantonakis, 26, was shot and killed in...

No traffic guards on district campuses for new school year in Fort Mill

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 5:54A Miles Ruder

The Fort Mill School District will no longer have traffic guards in the new school year. They will still have crossing guards stationed at crosswalks to help students, but...

Millions of student loan borrowers begin accruing interest again

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 5:28A WCCB Web Staff

Millions of student loan borrowers will begin accruing interest on their loans. The change comes after the Department of Education stopped the cancellation of student loans...

Tax-free weekend happening now through Sunday in South Carolina

WCCB Charlotte 8/2 4:02A Miles Ruder

Tax-free weekend runs through Sunday in South Carolina and a variety of items are exempt from the state s 6% sales tax. It began Friday and runs until midnight on Sunday....

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Millions of student loan borrowers at risk of having wages garnished

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/2 8:54A Associated Press

TransUnion predicts that by August roughly 3 million borrowers could move into default, meaning they're 270 days past due on payments.

Back 2 School festival needs help with donations after serving Helene victims

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/1 8:00A Rose Eiklor

The Watauga County Back 2 School festival is just weeks away, and organizers say they need $75,000 to have everything the kids need for this year.

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.

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Life is Sweet: An old-fashioned candy store is now at Camp North End!

Charlotte On The Cheap 8/2 5:14A Jody Mace

Life is Sweet. Photo by Mace Publishing, LLC Camp North End has just gotten a lot sweeter. Joining Cara s Cookies, Seemingly Overzealous, Cara s Cookies and Oh My Ganache Cheesecake Bar is Life is...

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte offering free theatre classes for kids Aug. 4-7

Charlotte On The Cheap 8/2 2:31A Jody Mace

Photo by Alex Aguilar Children s Theatre of Charlotte is hosting FREE theatre classes for ages 6-16 from August 4 to 7, 2025. Celebrate creativity and explore the artist within through guided theatre...

OMB Sausage Fest at both locations of Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Aug. 30

Charlotte On The Cheap 8/2 2:11A Jody Mace

Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is hosting OMB Sausage Fest at both of its locations on Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. 4150 Yancey Road, Charlotte, NC 15025 Bowl Street, Charlotte, NC The...

Whitewater Center’s Labor Day celebration Aug 30 and 31 — bands announced

Charlotte On The Cheap 8/2 2:03A Jody Mace

Photo courtesy of U.S. National Whitewater Center Celebrate Labor Day at U.S. National Whitewater Center Saturday, August 30, and Sunday, August 31, 2025, with trail races, yoga, and live music. Live...

Caroline’s Oyster Bar’s National Oyster Day Celebration Aug. 5: free tastings and more

Charlotte On The Cheap 8/2 1:46A Jody Mace

Caroline s Oyster Bar , 120 E Brooklyn Village Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina, is celebrating both National Oyster Day and 1,000,000 oysters shucked on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The celebration...

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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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