While most folks who got a real Christmas tree will throw it out, one article making the rounds online suggests eating it. But should you actually do that? VERIFY reporter Meghan Bragg speaks with health experts in the video to…
This week marks the 20th anniversary of Air Midwest flight 5481. The small commuter plan crashed shortly after takeoff from Charlotte. The crash paved the way for airline safety changes we still see today any time we travel through the…
Friday, Jan. 6, will see sunny skies across the Charlotte metro area with cooler temperatures as we head into the first weekend of the new year. WCNC Charlotte forecaster Larry Sprinkle says the Carolinas will see afternoon highs in the…
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Just over 65 years after a walk that changed the fabric of Charlotte during the civil rights era, icon Dorothy Counts-Scoggins returned to her old stomping grounds. In 1957, Counts-Scoggins helped to integrate Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The 15-year-old faced a crowd…
The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office will not be pursuing charges against Charlotte city councilman James “Smuggie” Mitchell Jr. after a state investigation into whether he broke laws regarding conflicts of interest. The letter from District Attorney Spencer Merriweather III…
The backlog of rape kits is a nationwide problem, but some states are doing worse than others. North Carolina has about 1,800 kits waiting to be tested for DNA, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Virginia and Kentucky have reportedly…
Gastonia Police said it happened on Lowell Bethesda Road. Police responded just before 5 p.m. Thursday to find a 65-year-old man who had died. His family has been notified. LOCAL NEWS:And sad news out of Gaston County after A man…
If you ask Charlotte dad Zacchary McLean, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools failed a pretty important test on Thursday. “You guys didn’t do your job,” McLean said. He said the subject of this test was trust and safety. Thursday, McLean dropped his 8-year-old…
Medic said they took one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. MORE LOCAL NEWS:Helping tonight a large police presence In Plaza Midwood this is a look at the Scene few details at this time according To medic they took…