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FORECAST: The Heat Wave Begins Today

FORECAST: The Heat Wave Begins Today

FORECAST: The Heat Wave Begins Today

Temperatures in the mid 90s

FORECAST

17 minutes ago

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Panovich: Heatwave could set new record highs through Memorial Day weekend

"If this was the middle of summer, this would be a typical heatwave. If we had this departure from the average high in summer, it's the equivalent of 105 or 108."

WEATHER

Updated: 18 minutes ago
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Police say break-ins, thefts expected to spike during holiday weekend

Just Thursday in the Charlotte area, over 100 thefts and burglaries were reported.

HOLIDAYS

Updated: 18 minutes ago
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Criminals targeting homes this weekend

As we kick off Memorial Day weekend, police say they're preparing for a spike in crime. Local departments warn that criminals are very active during holiday weekends since so many people are out of town.

CRIME

Updated: 24 minutes ago
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4-year-old dies in hot car in South Carolina

The 4-year-old is South Carolina's first hyperthermia death of 2019, and it's already the 9th in the United States this year.

REGIONAL

Updated: 27 minutes ago
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Jake Patterson sentenced to life in prison without parole for kidnapping Jayme Closs, murdering her parents

"There are some things that Jake Patterson can never take from me," Jayme Closs said in a statement that was read to the court. "He can't take my freedom."

NATIONAL

Updated: 35 minutes ago
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Dog crashes Alabama high school's graduation, causes hilarious scene

The reactions on these graduates' faces said it all.

NATION-WORLD

Updated: 45 minutes ago
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Child running to catch his school bus was hit by a car, police say

Medic said the child was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

TRAFFIC

Updated: 55 minutes ago
CMPD: After robbing bank and claiming to have a bomb, suspect in custody

The CMPD Bomb Squad and a K-9 Team located the item and determined it was not an explosive device. It had been made to look like a bomb.

CRIME

Updated: 6 minutes ago
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Judge blocks Trump from building border wall with emergency declaration money

Trump declared an emergency in February to siphon money from other government accounts because he wanted to spend $8 billion on border wall construction.

NATION-WORLD

Updated: 25 minutes ago
A senior prank forced a school to cancel classes. Now, five people are facing charges.

Roanoke Rapids Graded School District spokesman Les Atkins called the vandalism "a senior prank that went too far."

EDUCATION

Updated: 38 minutes ago
Moving photo captures flag being placed at Tomb of Unknown Soldier during severe rainstorm

'As thunder shook the ground and rains washed down without abandon ... He knelt and placed the flags in honor of the Unknowns.'

MILITARY-NEWS

Updated: 41 minutes ago
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885 million First American Financial files exposed in security lapse

If all 885 million records were harvested, it will rank among the biggest-ever leaks of data on the internet.

NATION-WORLD

Updated: 2 hours ago
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Rock Hill police officer fired after traffic stop controversy

Officer Cameron Kirby, recently named one of the officers of the year for traffic safety, lost his job after pulling out his gun during a traffic stop.

ROCK-HILL

Updated: 3 hours ago
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'I’m sorry. I’ll leave': Ax-wielding robber one-upped by store clerk's handgun

The suspect put the hatchet down on the counter and told the clerk, “I’m sorry. I’ll leave.”

CRIME

Updated: 3 hours ago
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World's smallest McDonald's is just for the bees

Take a peek inside and see why there's been a lot of buzz surrounding this new 'McDonald's' location.

NATION-WORLD

Updated: 3 hours ago