WBTV Web Staff
Charlotte, NC
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Cooper’s announcement comes after the White House announced earlier this week vouchers to help people without high-speed internet get it cheaper.
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Fourteen students on the bus were taken to the hospital. The bus driver and another driver had to be extracted from their vehicles.
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The crash happened on Sharonbrook Drive near Sharon Road West.
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Starbucks United Boone posted on Twitter over the weekend, revealing their store became the first official certified Starbucks union in the state of N.C.
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The Amber Alert was issued early Monday morning. By 8 a.m., state authorities announced that it had been canceled.
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The political operative at the center of the 9th Congressional District scandal in 2018, McCrae Dowless, has died after a battle with cancer, sources told WBTV.
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A video obtained by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy Alan Josey attending to a student at North Iredell Middle School after she showed signs of respiratory distress.
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According to the report, more than 43 million people traveled through CLT Airport last year.
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The swift water rescue happened in the area of Lawyers Road and Friendly Baptist Church Road.
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The increase in overdose deaths in recent years is driven by illicit opioids, such as heroin and fentanyl.
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It comes as the state continues to see a decline in new cases.
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Early Monday morning, some spots were seen with prices well over $4 a gallon.
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Charlotte FC’s first home game at Bank of America Stadium happening Saturday, road closures in place
As of Friday morning, the club has sold 73,500 tickets; the goal is 74,000.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is continuing to track confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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Tax returns are due this year on Friday, April 15.
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Three alcohol brands – Hammer & Sickle, Beluga, and Russian Standard – would be subject to this executive order.
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Information from the North Carolina ABC Commission suggests that three alcohol brands – Hammer & Sickle, Beluga, and Russian Standard – would be subject to this executive order.
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This decision is expected to be appealed back to the North Carolina Supreme Court.
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Shortly after taking off, the plane crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer.
The target date to open the tax season is the week of February 28. Taxpayers can expect to begin to receive refunds in early April.
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An Amber Alert issued for a missing Charlotte toddler has been canceled.
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There were four passengers on the bus, but none of them were injured.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say she has been found.
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Although exclusion from school is no longer recommended following an exposure, notification of potential exposure is recommended.
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North Carolina authorities have closed a half-century-old triple homicide case after interviewing an inmate held in Georgia.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is continuing to track confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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The deputies who first responded initially reported finding what appeared to be the dead body of a woman wearing white socks.
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On Tuesday, women in North Carolina will no longer need a doctor’s prescription for hormonal birth control.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is continuing to track confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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American Airlines recently adjusted their March 2022 schedule at CLT, reducing total monthly departures by 835 flights, or about 27 flights per day.
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The state Supreme Court had already delayed primary elections until May so state courts can review lawsuits claiming illegal gerrymandering.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is continuing to track confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is continuing to track confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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The unanimous decision by the three trial judges will be appealed by the advocacy groups and voters who challenged the new congressional and legislative lines in court.
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Masks and vaccinations strongly encouraged, according to N.C. health school guidance
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The 15-year veteran leaves behind a wife and six children.
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The crash happened along High Shoals Church Road in Mooresboro.
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Catawba College issued a shelter-in-place for those on campus
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According to the CMPD, an officer was shot off Winged Elm Court and taken to Atrium Main with non-life-threatening injuries.
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A 14-year-old is facing charges, including attempted murder, after shooting a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer during a car break-in.
An Amber Alert for three boys out of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, was canceled on Sunday.
Governor Cooper, health officials offer clear guidance ahead of expected omicron wave
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Jackson said he is endorsing former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley for the state’s U.S. Senate seat.
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Currently, North Carolina is seeing more flu activity than at any time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.
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Detectives said it appeared the man was trying to cut off the exhaust pipe when the car fell off the jack it was boosted on and crushed him.
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According to county health leaders, the positive test was in a student at UNC Charlotte. The case was identified through the university’s sequencing program.
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The temporary suspension came while judges considered whether to block the use of district boundaries that lawsuit filers claim are illegal partisan gerrymanders.
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The plant would start making batteries in 2025, gradually expanding through 2031.
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The BBB says the holiday season has ramped up the number of online shopping scams.
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Gov. Cooper was joined by members of the Coronavirus Task Force to share the update at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh