Coast Guard saves people and pets off Carolina coast

WCCB Charlotte 1/4 5:13A Miles Ruder

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people and pets off the Carolina coast this week. It s my first dog and my first cat. I m stoked to get them on the same case here so it was awesome, U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer James Butz said. Butz has been...

Measles exposure confirmed in Gaston County

WCCB Charlotte 1/4 3:43A Miles Ruder

Officials say there has been a measles exposure in Gaston County. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says anyone who was at the Constantine s restaurant on New Pope Road in Gastonia on Dec. 26 after 8:30 p.m, may have been...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots January 3rd

WCCB Charlotte 1/4 1:30A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Saturday, January 3rd. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

1 dead, 2 seriously injured in northeast Charlotte crash

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One person died and two others were seriously injured in a car crash in northeast Charlotte early Sunday morning. It happened in the 3200 block of Shamrock Drive near Eastway Drive. Medic said one person was pronounced dead at the scene. Two...

Gaston County Mugshots January 3rd

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Check out the Gaston County Mugshots from Saturday, January 3rd. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Canales says ‘there’s still hope’ after Panthers fail to clinch NFC South for 2nd straight week

WCCB Charlotte 1/4 12:49A Miles Ruder

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Carolina hopes its season isn t over. The Panthers bid to secure their first postseason berth in a decade fell short Saturday; however, a 16-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn t eliminate them from contention. Now, NFC...

What we know about a US strike that captured Venezuela’s Maduro

WCCB Charlotte 1/3 6:38A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) The United States carried out a lightning military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicol s Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and spiriting them out of the country. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is...

DHS begins slashing FEMA staff

WCCB Charlotte 1/3 5:22A Miles Ruder

Many FEMA employees are starting the new year without jobs. They were notified on New Year s Eve via email their positions would not be renewed. The impacted workers are part of FEMA s Cadre of On-Call Response and Recovery teams. Those are the...

Trump Administration scraps sky-high pasta tariff plan

WCCB Charlotte 1/3 4:12A Miles Ruder

The Trump Administration is rolling back efforts to charge steep import taxes on pasta from over a dozen Italian makers later this year. In October, the Commerce Department announced a 92% tariff on the pasta. Officials say the hike came from...

US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro

WCCB Charlotte 1/3 3:12A Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicol s Maduro from power and removed him from the country Saturday, President Donald Trump said the United States would run Venezuela at least temporarily...

Mecklenburg County Mugshots January 2nd

WCCB Charlotte 1/3 1:30A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Friday, January 2nd. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Gaston County Mugshots January 2nd

WCCB Charlotte 1/3 1:10A WCCB Web Staff

Check out the Gaston County Mugshots from Friday, January 2nd. *All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Tesla loses title as world’s biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row

WCCB Charlotte 1/2 9:12A Miles Ruder

NEW YORK (AP) Tesla lost its crown as the world s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk s right-wing politics , expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a...

Measles outbreak in South Carolina surges to 185 total cases

WCCB Charlotte 1/2 8:46A Miles Ruder

The measles outbreak in Upstate South Carolina continues to spread. Nine new cases reported on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases up to 185. Four of the new cases were connected to household exposures. The South Carolina Department of...

Panthers, Buccaneers battle for NFC South title in matchup of teams going in opposite directions

WCCB Charlotte 1/2 8:22A Miles Ruder

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one game away from finishing off an epic collapse and entering an offseason of uncertainty. The Carolina Panthers are closing in on their first playoff berth in eight years. Two teams heading in...