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A man was shot and killed early Tuesday morning after a standoff with the Catawba County Sheriff's Office, the sheriff's office confirmed.   Deputies first responded to a home at Rifle Range Road around 8:40 p.m. on Monday after a report that person was threatening suicide at the home. When deputies arrived, they found an armed man, who wouldn't speak with deputies and threatened taking his own li...

Several fire departments rushed to a home on Steeple Chase Circle in Weddington in response to reports of a home explosion and house fire on Sunday morning, according to fire officials. The Union County Sheriff's Office said the explosion just before 9 a.m. was felt countywide. Two people were inside the home at the time of the explosion. One man was flown to Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center in cri...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is launching a three-phase initiative called “At Home in CMS” to get more affordable housing for educators. The district announced on Thursday it will help teachers get into existing housing and it will build a future rental community solely for educators.   "By investing in housing for our teachers, we’re also investing in the future success of our students," Crystal...

A former Charlotte coach has been accused of an inappropriate relationship with one of his student-athletes, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced late Wednesday night. Matthew Elliott, 39, was charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a female student who was on his cross country team at Charlotte Country Day School. The victim told investigators Elliott flirted with her...

The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) hosted the first of two public meetings on Tuesday to discuss improvements to the Blue Line light rail.  CATS shared long-awaited design updates for a new Blue Line station during the meeting. A second meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at noon. The new train station stop will be located next to Publix on South Boulevard, between the New Bern and the East/W...

Cabarrus County Commissioners are asking "where's the money" as funding for a new elementary school continues to sit in limbo. County leaders have already approved the money, but they're still waiting for approval from the state.  Tuesday's meeting will have a big impact on what happens next. WCNC Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is alerting residents in south Charlotte about a series of armed robberies targeting Latino areas. Officer Claudio Jimenez spoke in a video on CMPD's Spanish Facebook page about the incidents. Jimenez is a Latino outreach specialist with the department. His Spanish-language video was translated by WCNC Charlotte. He said armed juvenile suspects have robb...

A Davidson College employee who was charged with secret peeping earlier this month could have secretly recorded dozens of women going back as far as 15 years, Mooresville detectives said.   "It's kind of crazy, I don't even know what to say," said a student at Davidson College. Jeremy Michael Whitworth was arrested on Nov. 2. Davidson College confirmed that Whitworth was an employee in the school'...

North Carolina Democrats say they have broken the Republican supermajority in the state legislature after the 2024 election cycle, and therefore, the GOP's ability to override the governor's veto without cross-party collaboration. This supermajority allowed the party to pass conservative legislation, like tighter abortion restrictions, without support from Gov. Cooper.   However, many of these clo...

Former President Donald Trump will serve a second term in the White House after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.   The Associated Press projected a win for Trump early Wednesday morning, closing  the chapter on a tumultuous and unpredictable presidential race that included two assassination attempts and a criminal conviction for the former president. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/...

As of 5 a.m., Republican Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, capturing three of the seven heavily contested battlegrounds and coming within a few electoral votes of winning the presidency. Republicans reclaimed control of the Senate, picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio.   Top House races are focused in New York and California, where Democrats are trying to claw ba...

The Associated Press has called North Carolina for former president Donald Trump in his 2024 bid to return to the White House. He now has the Tar Heel State's 16 electoral votes. WCNC Charlotte discusses the latest as of 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. More election news: https://www.wcnc.com/elections WCNC Charlotte is the place for everything you need to know before and after you cast your...

WCNC Charlotte continues to track the latest results in the 2024 election, from local races up to the presidency. Anchors Colin Mayfield and Vanessa Ruffes discuss what's new now with Chelsea Kaufman, a political science professor at Wingate University. More election news: https://www.wcnc.com/elections WCNC Charlotte is the place for everything you need to know before and after you cast your vote...

The Associated Press has called the North Carolina gubernatorial race for the 2024 election. Josh Stein, a Democrat and current Attorney General for the Tar Heel State, is projected to win the office. Mark Robinson, a Republican and the current lieutenant governor, has conceded. WCNC Charlotte chats about the race with Wingate University political science professor Chelsea Kaufman about this race...

WCNC Charlotte continues to track the latest results from across the Carolinas for the 2024 election. Anchors Colin Mayfield and Vanessa Ruffes discuss where things stand now with Chelsea Kaufman, a professor of political science at Wingate University. More election news: https://www.wcnc.com/elections WCNC Charlotte is the place for everything you need to know before and after you cast your vote....

WCNC Charlotte is your headquarters for Decision 2024. In this episode, we hear from Chelsea Kaufman, a political science professor at Wingate University, who discusses how election workers are ensuring the process is fair and secure. More election news: https://www.wcnc.com/elections WCNC Charlotte is the place for everything you need to know before and after you cast your vote. Tune in starting...

Election Day 2024 arrived Tuesday — with tens of millions of Americans having already cast their ballots. Those include record numbers in Georgia, North Carolina and other battleground states that could decide the winner. As of Monday, Associated Press tracking of advance voting nationwide showed roughly 82 million ballots already cast — slightly more than half the total number of votes in the pre...

Election Day is one day away, and the race for the White House remains in dead heat. Not only is North Carolina a pivotal swing state, but Mecklenburg County in particular will play an important role on Tuesday.  We're breaking down why the county and voter turnout matter so much to the presidential race. MORE ELECTIONS NEWS: https://www.wcnc.com/elections WCNC Charlotte To Go is a daily news and...

This weekend, it's an all-out blitz from the presidential candidates as they fight for the pivotal swing state of North Carolina.  Both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in the Charlotte area on Saturday.  Trump will hold a rally in Gastonia at noon, and Harris will be in Charlotte later that day with special guests including Jon Bon Jovi and Khalid.  Read more...

More books could be on the chopping block in South Carolina schools. Thursday night, an advisory committee to the Board of Education is expected to review 11 books currently in school libraries.  Some of the books on this list include those typically taught in the curriculum, like "To Kill a Mockingbird." WCNC Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start y...

In the last full week before the election, candidates are making one last push for votes. Wednesday will be an all-out blitz across the pivotal swing state of North Carolina. Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in Raleigh, former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Rocky Mount. Additionally, Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, will hold an event in Matthews bef...

We are officially one week away from Election Day, and Tuesday marks the last day to request an absentee ballot in North Carolina. Over a third of North Carolina's registered voters have already cast ballots in the 2024 election, according to the state's board of election. Approximately 2,821,000 ballots had been cast through Sunday, according to North Carolina state data. That accounts for about...

Thousands met at the Bank of America Stadium on Saturday for the Concert for Carolina. The country music event was put on to raise money and awareness for those impacted in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.     The concert saw artists like Luke Combs, Scotty McCreery, Chase Rice, and many others take the stage for the cause. Concertgoers told WCNC Charlotte they were excited to come o...

Former President Barack Obama and Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance will be in Charlotte Friday for campaign events. It comes as recent polls show North Carolina as a dead heat in the 2024 election. Richard DeVayne joins us from Union County, where Vance is scheduled to host a town hall Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, Obama will rally Kamala Harris supporters in Uptown Charlotte during an...

It's been nearly a month since Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina. Thursday brings a much-needed return to normalcy for many families, though, as thousands of kids return to school in Watauga County.   Schools have been closed for weeks after the destruction of Helene on western Carolina, and one of the many problems with getting schools back open was roads that are impassable or...