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HBCU Barbara-Scotia To Apply For Reaccreditation After Two Decades
The school lost its accreditation 20 years ago. Barber-Scotia, a Historically Black College in North Carolina, is working to regain its accreditation 20 years after losing it. The Concord-based HBCU plans to apply for re-accreditation through the Transnational Association of Christian Schools, Colleges, and Universities, HBCU Gameday reports. According to...
Sumter Mall hosts free Back-to-School event
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The Sumter Mall is thrilled to announce the Movin’ & Groovin’ Back-to-School Event on July 20 from 12 to 3 p.m. Admission is free, and attendees can register to win a gift basket filled with school essentials. “We are delighted to introduce Movin’ & Groovin’ to the Sumter community and are eager to see local organizations come together to inspire excitement and readiness for the new school year,” said Rosanna Frisch, Senior Marketing Manager.
Lanes reopen after crash on I-77 southbound
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — All lanes of Interstate 77 southbound ahead of Exit 4 for Nations Ford Road have reopened, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. At one point, two of three lanes of I-77 were closed. The right shoulder remained closed for longer. For the latest breaking...
Peach Jam Should Be Bucket List Item for Any Hoops Junkie
Kentucky basketball fans have long been known to go to great lengths to watch their teams play. They have also been known to go to great lengths to catch a glimpse of any players that the coaches may be looking at on the recruiting trail. Recruiting gurus like Clark Francis...
Florida State set to take the main stage at ACC Kickoff on Monday - Full Schedule
Florida State heads the Atlantic Coast Conference Kickoff event at Hilton Uptown Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C. on Monday. The Seminoles will be one of the first teams to go at the four-day event. The 2024 event marks the first time that the event has spanned four days. FSU will take...
One person displaced after northwest Charlotte house fire
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person has been displaced after a house fire in northwest Charlotte late Saturday night. According to the Charlotte Fire Department, it happened around 11:40 p.m. on Dale Avenue. The fire was controlled in 47 minutes by 30 Charlotte firefighters. No one was injured. Investigators deemed...
Earthquake between Blowing Rock and Lenoir on Sunday morning
An earthquake was recorded between Blowing Rock and Lenoir on Sunday morning. This quake measured 2.2 magnitude and was centered 8.1 miles north-northwest of Cedar Rock, 9.3 miles north of Lenoir, and 14.3 miles southeast of Boone at 3:25 am, according to the United States Geological Survey. This is the...
SC activists protest at Fort Jackson over U.S. aid to Israel
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — On Saturday, July 20, activists from the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) will gather at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to protest U.S. aid to Israel and the ongoing conflict in Gaza. This rally is part of the South Carolina People's Red Line Tour, a...
CMPD provides midyear crime update as homicides soar in 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A shooting that left a man dead at a southwest Charlotte apartment complex Monday morning only adds to the list of homicides police have investigated across the city in 2024, with a handful still unsolved. Monday’s shooting came hours before the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department shared its...
Victim identified in deadly shooting in southwest Charlotte: CMPD
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Elijah Johnathon Wright, 21, has been identified as the victim in a southwest Charlotte deadly shooting, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said Monday. Officers responded to calls regarding the incident around 1:30 a.m. at an apartment complex near 8900 Rachel Freeman in west Charlotte. Wright was found suffering from gunshot wounds and was […]
Deadly shooting under investigation in Steele Creek, police say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person is dead after a shooting in a Steele Creek apartment complex early Monday morning, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. Officers responded to the complex on Rachel Freeman Way, just off Steele Creek Road, early Monday when they found a victim who had been shot.
MEDIC: Pedestrian hit by car in uptown Charlotte, sent to hospital
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A pedestrian was hit by a car in uptown Charlotte early Sunday morning, according to MEDIC. It happened around midnight at the corner of East 6th Street and North Caldwell Street. MEDIC said that person has minor injuries. We’re working to learn whether the driver will...
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