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3 days ago | wcnc.com | Bridget Chavez

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — A trail camera set up to capture wildlife instead caught something no one expected: a tree sliding down a hillside in Issaquah’s Grand Ridge Park. That discovery has now led to a multi-million dollar lawsuit. King County is suing several homeowners, accusing them of illegally cutting down more than 140 trees on protected public land. The lawsuit alleges the cutting was done to improve property owners' views of West Tiger Mountain.

1 week ago | wcnc.com | Myles Harris

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This Sunday marks five years since one of Charlotte's most devastating mass shootings that left four people dead and a west Charlotte community forever changed. On June 22, 2020, what began as a peaceful Juneteenth celebration on Beatties Ford Road turned into chaos when gunfire erupted in the early morning hours. Police said more than 100 rounds were fired into a crowd, killing four people and wounding several others.

1 week ago | wcnc.com | Michelle Boudin

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte nonprofit is leading the way when it comes to funding rare cancer studies. Swim Across America is headquartered in Charlotte but helping save lives across the country. The CEO of Swim Across America Rob Butcher said he’s getting more calls than ever before — often from oncologists themselves — asking for funding for research proven to change the face of cancer treatments. Cancer survivor Maureen Sidaris is amazed by it.

1 week ago | wcnc.com | Nick Carboni

Baseball Aly Taylor, 17, won a contest while a patient at Levine Children's Hospital Author: Nick Carboni Published: 5:06 PM EDT June 20, 2025 Updated: 5:06 PM EDT June 20, 2025 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Knights are home through the weekend to play the Atlanta Braves affiliate. On Friday, they’ll wear their typical white home uniforms with pinstripes. On Saturday? They’ll have a hot new look, designed by a former patient at Levine Children’s Hospital.

1 week ago | wcnc.com | Julie Kay

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Big Beautiful Bill making its way through the U.S. legislature could reduce benefits to families already struggling to access healthy food. Area food banks and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) are warning the proposed cuts to SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, will threaten benefits for 1.4 million North Carolinians.