WSOC-TV (Charlotte, NC)

1 day ago | wsoctv.com | Damian J. Troise

NEW YORK — (AP) — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Friday following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The gains were broad, with every sector in the S&P 500 rising. That solidified a second consecutive winning week for the benchmark index, which has rallied back from a slump two months ago to come within striking distance of its record high. The S&P 500 rose 61.06 points, or 1%, to 6,000.36. It is now within 2.3% of its record.

1 day ago | wsoctv.com | Jason Stoogenke

CHARLOTTE — You may have to pay more to insure your home from now on after new rates went into effect in North Carolina this week. Action 9 investigator Jason Stoogenke breaks down what that means for you specifically. North Carolina is the only “Rate Bureau” state. In other states, individual companies ask the state for permission to raise rates. In North Carolina, companies are part of the Rate Bureau which asks the state on behalf of the industry.

2 days ago | wsoctv.com | Evan Donovan

GASTONIA, N.C. — Only five nursing students in the United States were selected for an internship to join a hospital on the seas. Three of them are local students at Belmont Abbey College. One of those students, Emma Harris, has wanted to be a nurse since middle school. Now, she’s one of the future interns with Mercy Ships. “When I was 11, my cousin was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, and since we were homeschooled, we were able to see her a lot,” Harris told Channel 9’s Evan Donovan.

3 days ago | wsoctv.com | Tina Terry

FORT MILL, S.C. — Fort Mill Schools has picked an environmental group to study the possible health impact of Silfab Solar. The company’s manufacturing plant will be located on Logistics Lane, which is next to two schools; one of which will be opening this fall. At a meeting last night, district leaders announced they had contracted with the private company Citadel Environmental Health and Safety to conduct an environmental impact study.

3 days ago | wsoctv.com | Dave Faherty

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — One of the suspects in a mass shooting at a Catawba County house party is still on the loose and authorties said in a Tuesday afternoon news conference they want the public’s help to find Toland Huff Jr.He is facing one attempted first-degree murder charge. ALE’s investigation led to two suspects including Raekwon Malik Craig and Patrick Lee Tolbert. They are each facing three counts of aiding and abetting a person under 21 by allowing the possession of alcoholic beverages.