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Tuesday, Cooperative Strategies will present its final plan to the Cabarrus County Board of Education detailing which realignment choice would best suit the district. It comes as the district is struggling with schools that are reaching maximum capacity. Last year, the school board hired California-based Cooperative Strategies to come up with solutions to ease the issue of overcrowding. Cooperativ...

It is hard to believe that it has been 15 years since the Miracle on the Hudson. For those who don't remember, that was when US Airways Flight 1549 from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte took off but had to make an emergency landing in the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009. All 155 people onboard survived and the pilot, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles, were heralded as heroes....

Duke Energy  says Carolinians should prepare for anything when it comes to storms like we saw on Tuesday this week. A spokesperson for Duke Energy, Jeff Brooks, says anyone can get a power outage because it can be hard to predict who will get hit the hardest. "You may see a pocket over here and it’s perfectly fine a couple of miles away," he said. For the latest weather alerts, download the WCNC C...

Both Carolinas will see a visit from Vice President Kamala Harris this month as the  White House  announced she will be visiting the Queen City just days after making a stop in Myrtle Beach on the 2024 campaign trail. Harris will visit Charlotte on Thursday to discuss the Biden Administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. The vice president will be joined by educators, counselors, parents, gun...

Tuesday was a day to be Weather Aware as deadly storms moved through the Carolinas. While the storm threat may be over, flood risks remain around much of the Charlotte area and drivers are urged to take caution, especially when driving in the dark. One person has died and two others are in critical condition after severe weather hit Catawba County on Tuesday. According to Catawba County Communicat...

Tuesday is a day to be Weather Aware. There is a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms, wind gusts up to 50 mph, flooding rains ranging from 1 to 4 inches and even tornadoes across the Carolinas and Charlotte area.  Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order to declare a State of Emergency ahead of Tuesday's severe weather threat.  Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/first-weather-a...

Top leadership at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will see some key changes for the 2024-25 school year. In a news release Friday, the district announced plans to re-work the current leadership configuration, transitioning into a new model it promises will help ensure student success. The key difference is that district leadership will pivot from managing nine unique learning communities to overseei...

Police say a fight at a group home in northwest Charlotte led to a man dying on Thursday. The incident happened on Thursday around 8 p.m. at a group home on Swearngan Road, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. A man was pronounced dead at the scene by Medic and CMPD labeled his death as a homicide. Officers believe the man died after a fight broke out between him and a juvenil...

It's the video seen across the Carolinas: Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper allegedly threw a drink at a Jaguars fan on Sunday. More than 2,800 fans have signed an online petition to try to force Tepper to sell the team. But can the NFL actually remove him as the team owner? WCNC Charlotte's Meghan Bragg verifies. Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/verify/verify-can-nfl-remove-david-t...

The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper after he was caught on video throwing a drink at a Jacksonville Jaguars fan. Tepper received a $300,000 fine from the NFL, which said that "all NFL personnel are expected to conduct themselves at all times in ways that respect our fans and favorably reflect on their team and the NFL." “I am deeply passionate about this team and regret my behav...

A 19-year-old is facing multiple charges after a shooting that injured five people during a New Year's Eve celebration in Uptown Charlotte, police confirmed Monday. CMPD has also arrested and charged 12 other people for their actions in the area.  The shooting happened around Romare Bearden Park at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Investigators say a...

New flu numbers show a rise in cases for both North Carolina and South Carolina, with the Palmetto State being in the top two for flu activity nationwide.  According to the Centers for Disease Control, North Carolina remains in the very high category for the flu. Doctors say they expect those numbers to keep rising, especially after the holidays.  South Carolina has reported 18 flu deaths so far t...

The FBI wants parents, caregivers and teenagers to be aware that sextortion attempts, when adults pose as teens to try and entice victims into being sexually exploited for money, typically spike during breaks from school.  Financial sextortion targeting teenage boys between ages 14-17 is the most common form of this crime seen across the country. FBI Charlotte says in reality, the number of victim...

One person has died and another was injured after a shooting in Steele Creek, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.  It happened along the South Carolina border, on Long Talon Way near Steele Creek Road.  Around 2:30 a.m., officers responded to the area after reports that shots had been fired. When officers arrived, they found two people who had been shot. One person was pronou...

The presents are unwrapped, your thank-you notes and mostly written and now it's time to return those unwanted items. But the days of getting a free return or exchange could be finished. Ben Thompson connects the dots on why some retailers are doing away with free returns for holiday gifts and why others, like Amazon and Kohl's, are teaming up to provide expanded customer service to win over hesit...

Millions of Americans are waking up and packing the car for a holiday road trip. AAA predicts more than 3.5 million people will drive over 50 miles to their destination this year, including many in North Carolina. Destiny Richards joins us with a preview of your holiday travel, including the best times to drive and places to avoid as you get to and from your family gatherings this Christmas. Forme...

Police arrested a juvenile and say two more people are wanted for a string of car break-ins across south Charlotte.  The break-ins happened around the SouthPark Mall and various apartment complexes across south Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Police say the break-ins happened on Dec. 13, 14, and 18. The SouthPark Mall area saw at least 23 break-ins while apartm...

A good education can change anyone, but a good teacher can change everything. "I think each one of us can attest to the idea that if you have had high-quality teachers in your schooling, that it leads to more value as a citizen in the future," Dean of the Cato College of Education at UNC Charlotte Dr. Malcolm Butler said. Butler said UNC Charlotte's new partnership with the Barnhill Foundation wil...

A man is dead following a shooting at an apartment complex in southwest Charlotte, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. Officers responded to a call just before 2 a.m. at The Volaire apartment complex, a "relatively new" development along West Tyvola Road, where they found a man with a gunshot wound. Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/cmpd-deadly-shooting-southwest-cha...

In an effort to increase reading levels for more kids, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is partnering with Stanford University to give students a boost. "The target of this is early literacy, kindergarten, first grade. and then it is focused on accelerating reading skills with early literacy focus," Nancy Brightwell with CMS said. The program is currently in 16 schools, and it allows students 15 minu...

A lot of people like to customize their vehicles. We see paint jobs, custom license plates, and spoilers. And an inexpensive way to personalize your care is with a license plate frame. But one Charlotte resident posted on the neighborhood social networking app, “Nextdoor,” saying she was pulled over by CMPD, and the officer said her license plate frame was illegal.  The Verify team looked into it....

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released data Wednesday on flu, RSV and COVID cases. Five more flu-related deaths were reported in North Carolina last week, bringing the season total to 14. Ten of those are people 65 and older. The rise in flu deaths comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says flu vaccine uptake is the lowest in the last five years. Read...

Body camera video from the controversial arrest of a woman   in southwest Charlotte last month was released Tuesday morning by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Video of the arrest was shared widely on social media because an officer could be seen repeatedly punching a woman while other officers held her to the the ground. For the first time Tuesday, CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings announced one...

The Charlotte City Council on Monday night reviewed body camera footage from a controversial arrest in November that saw a woman get punched repeatedly by an officer.  A Mecklenburg County judge recently ordered the public release of the footage after video of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer punching the woman outside a Bojangles in southwest Charlotte went viral. The video shows at least f...

An investigation is underway after a man pushed his way into a woman's home and sexually assaulted her, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said on Sunday.  It happened at an apartment on Kumara Road in Charlotte's University City area just after 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to CMPD. CMPD said a call came in regarding a sexual assault. Police said the victim heard a knock at the door. Sh...