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A recovery mission to find the missing Baltimore construction workers enters its second day after the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed when a cargo ship crashed into it early Tuesday morning. Maryland state and city officials said they presume all six men are dead after falling into the river when the bridge toppled over. The crew of the cargo ship alerted officials with a mayday warning, allowi...

A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers searched for survivors. It was also not clear what caused the cargo ship to crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge long before the busy morning commute in what one official called a “developing mass casualty event” i...

A crash south of Rock Hill Friday evening has now claimed four lives, two of them young children. One child died on the way to the hospital. The other one died of her injuries after getting there. Residents in the area told WCNC Charlotte they've been worried about that stretch of Saluda Road. Some said they fear this won't be the last deadly crash, unless something is done.  Read more: https://ww...

Thursday night, a youth-led town hall brought city and county leaders together with teens in the community to discuss youth crime and gun violence. Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown said they wanted to not talk about kids or talk at kids, but they wanted to listen with no judgment and no interruptions. The meeting started with a moment of silence for Jaselyn Horne, who lost her life afte...

March Madness is officially here. The first round of the NCAA Tournament tips off on Thursday when Mississippi State and Michigan State battle. The massive 68-team tournament is one of the most beloved traditions in all of sports thanks to its upset-fueled unpredictability.  The NCAA estimates people fill out 60 million to 100 million brackets each year in an attempt to predict every game to win m...

Landlords in South Carolina have filed a staggering 400,000 evictions between March 2020 and February 2024.  That’s all according to newly released data from the Civil Court Data Initiative, a government website collecting nationwide eviction data. In York County alone, there were 600 eviction filings in February 2024 and just over 20,000 since March 2020, according to the eviction tracker. The AC...

More kids are becoming addicted to nicotine, with school districts like Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reporting 758 documented incidents of use of a vaping device last school year. Some students say that number may not include the many kids who vape in hideaway spots. "It's 6 o’clock in the morning and when I go in the bathroom, it's like 30 people in there vaping, they're tweaking," recent grad J...

A Charlotte woman and her two young children were found more than a week after they were reported missing, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Police charged Benjamin Joseph Taylor, 35, with 3 counts of murder and one count of concealment of death. Taylor was found on Saturday and arrested in Imperial County, California. He will be held in the Imperial County jail, awaiting e...

Thousands of drivers are reporting their insurance rates are going up and it could all be thanks to data collected behind the scenes. A report shows cars made by GM, Ford, Honda and other popular manufacturers are sending your data to insurance companies and you might not even know about it.  In most of these vehicles, there is software tracking how you drive. Let's connect the dots. Read more: ht...

The cause of Watts’ death is listed as “undetermined” in the autopsy, which medical personnel conducted on Aug. 29, 2023. The autopsy said Watts' body was “skeletonized" and “severely decomposed." It said Watts was also missing bones and teeth. She was 39. Family members have been waiting on the autopsy report for months. For them, it was the last piece of a puzzle -- but, for the Watts family, th...

The sequel to the 2020 election is officially set as  the president and his immediate predecessor secured their parties' nominations. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have set up a political movie the country has seen before — even if the last version was in black and white. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/presidential-rematch-biden-trump-sequel-facts/507-d12f5c29-a41a-42d1-857...

The City of Gastonia is having a third-party study done that analyzes barriers to housing and gives in-depth recommendations on how to remove them.   The goal is to implement city policies that create more affordable options and address disparities in housing. However, the same study was done five years ago and according to the research, the city hasn't addressed some of the identified disparities...

North Carolina will become the latest state to legalize mobile sports betting, starting at noon on Monday. Estimates suggest online betting will bring in nearly $65 million in additional tax revenue for North Carolina in the first fiscal year.   As part of the legislation, additional resources were directed toward the NC Department of Health and Human Resources to help those who might struggle wit...

Thousands of women in North Carolina found themselves without an OB/GYN after their providers and insurers failed to reach an agreement on coverage. These women were seemingly caught in the middle of contract negotiations between the insurer and Unified Women's Healthcare. Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/north-carolina-women-lose-insurance-gynecologist-visits/275-67ccc76f-4b56-...

South Carolinians may soon be able to openly carry a weapon. It comes as both state House and Senate lawmakers officially pass the Second Amendment Preservation Act, also known as South Carolina Constitutional Carry. The bill allows anyone who can legally own a gun to carry it openly. Advocating for its passage on the House floor Tuesday was Republican Representative Brandon Cox of Berkeley County...

Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar with her decision, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination.  Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/nikki-haleys-ends-2024-campaign-after-super-tuesday/507-936b7f67-fe4d-4...

So far, more than 690,000 people voted early or by mail, according to North Carolina elections officials.  Before you head to your polling place, it's important to know what you need to vote in the North Carolina primary election . Voters affiliated with any political party may vote the ballot of candidates for their party only. For unaffiliated voters, you may choose to vote on any one party's ba...

The discussion comes after a 17-year-old was shot and killed Friday night outside of a north Charlotte restaurant. At this time, police are still searching for a suspect connected to that incident. Now, once again, a city council committee will discuss ways to try to reduce youth violence and crime. The city of Charlotte's Housing, Safety and Community Committee will provide feedback on a proposed...

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is holding a campaign rally in Charlotte on Friday, ahead of the North Carolina primary election on Super Tuesday . The event will be held at Suffolk Punch in South End on Friday. Haley's visit comes one day after President Joe Biden and GOP leader Donald Trump visited the southern border in Texas. Many political experts say Biden's immigration policy co...

Let's have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February.  The math is mind-boggling in a layperson sort of way and down to fractions of days and minutes. There's even a leap second occasionally, but there's no hullabaloo when that happens. The thing to know is that leap year exists, in large part, to keep the months...

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suffered another loss on Tuesday in the Michigan primary, giving the former South Carolina governor an even lower shot at securing the GOP nomination. But experts say Haley's decision to stay in the race is about a lot more than this year's election. Let's connect the dots.  Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/connect-the-dots/nikki-haley-...

The way North Carolina measures how its schools perform could soon be changing and state education leaders say it it will help parents get a better understanding of their child's education.  The state's top education leader wants to change how schools are graded. Let's connect the dots.  Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/connect-the-dots/north-carolina-school-grading-system-change...

Balancing work and taking care of kids can be difficult, but now more employers are looking for ways to help parents get ahead by cutting child care costs.  Offices are filling back up and even more companies are throwing in a nice perk for parents. Let's connect the dots.  Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/connect-the-dots/employers-helping-workers-cut-child-care-costs-free-servi...

Diana Cojocari, the mother of missing girl Madalina Cojocari, is set to appear in court on Friday, over a year after her daughter was reported missing. Court records show Cojocari is scheduled for an in-person arraignment hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Cojocari temporarily had her bond reduced to $100,000 amid confusion in the eCourt system, the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office told...

Wooden Robot Brewery in Charlotte has temporarily closed both of its taprooms after co-founder Dan Wade died in an accident Tuesday, the brewery said on social media. "It is with an extremely sad and heavy heart that we share this news," the social media post reads. "We are all still in shock and need time to process everything, but we will do our best to keep everyone in the loop for when we open...