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Game Over: Hackers targeting online gamers and taking over accounts to access financial information

Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 5:21 PM EDT
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By Rachel DePompa and Daniela Molina
It’s a $60 billion a year industry that’s a relentless target for cybercriminals. According to a recent security report, web attacks against the global video game industry grew by 340 % in 2020. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa has the security advice you need before you, or your children, get hacked and it's game over.

QC Life

Tips for roller skating beginners

Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 11:48 AM EDT
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By Brandy Beard
The staff at Kate’s Skating Rink in Indian Trail show off moves for beginners.

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Web Extra Links

Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 5:00 AM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
Links mentioned during WBTV News

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Mick Mixon talks retirement, memories after 17 years as voice of Carolina Panthers

Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 7:27 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
The long-time radio voice of the Carolina Panthers is retiring

On Your Side Tonight

COVID? Flu? Cold? How can you tell the difference?

Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 4:38 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question: Is it possible to have several of them at once?

On Your Side Tonight

Would epitope vaccine to cure dog allergies work the same on cat allergies?

Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 3:33 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question: It all comes down to a very specific part of an allergen called an epitope

On Your Side Tonight

When will a pandemic turn into an endemic? COVID-19 positivity rate reaches new ceiling in N.C.

Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 5:08 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
The percentage of COVID tests coming back positive does get your attention

On Your Side Tonight

Ashe County hospital one of first in state to open food pantry in hospital

Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 4:46 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
It’s one of the first in North Carolina to set one upright inside the building with the goal of eliminating that impossible choice

On Your Side Tonight

Researchers moving toward creating vaccine to end allergies

Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 4:20 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
3 Things: Are you allergic to dogs? Well, we have some good news

On Your Side Tonight

$610 million Powerball! What are your odds?

Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 4:10 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question: To put that into perspective, you’re more likely to:
7-Day Forecast
7-Day Forecast

On Your Side Tonight

Wood for Warriors ‘pays it forward’ by giving firewood to veterans

Updated: Dec. 18, 2021 at 8:45 AM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Aaron Burgin, from Wood for Warriors, had been searching for ways to give back to veterans

On Your Side Tonight

Can chewing gum stop the spread of COVID-19? Researchers are experimenting.

Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 5:24 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Three things: They used a new gum they developed with that saliva

On Your Side Tonight

What are the COVID-19 booster side effects?

Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 4:44 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question: The vaccine is available for anyone 16 years and older

On Your Side Tonight

‘Adversity draws out the good in people’: WBTV on the ground seeing how Kentucky is healing from tornado

Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 3:40 PM EST
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By Steve Crump
Samaritan’s Purse assists in tragedies and natural disasters all across the world

On Your Side Tonight

How do people decide what they want to know? New research figured it out.

Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 6:29 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Three things: Some people want to know everything. Others, don’t

On Your Side Tonight

How can you naturally build up your immunity?

Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 6:03 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question: On Your Side Tonight’s Alex Giles took those questions to Novant Health’s Dr. Harriet Davis

On Your Side Tonight

Why BMI indicator is flawed when measuring health

Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 6:02 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Our Body Mass Indicator is used as a sort of indicator of our health – our BMI

Top Story

NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Cohen talks to WBTV about decision to step down, state’s battle with COVID-19 pandemic, next move

Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 6:26 PM EST
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By Maddie Gardner
Last week, Dr. Cohen announced she’s leaving her role as the state’s top health leader, and moving on from the podium we’ve become so accustomed to seeing her behind

On Your Side Tonight

What are the signs that you are being scammed?

Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 4:51 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
So how can we all be better about catching a scammer?

On Your Side Tonight

Bright Side Youth Ranch has horses, mentors to help children cope with crisis

Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 7:23 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Bright Side Youth Ranch is in York, South Carolina working with children between the age of 8 and 18

On Your Side Tonight

Why do school buses tend to move to the left lane on highways and interstates?

Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 4:26 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question: We reached out to North Carolina’s Department of Public Safety and learned it’s not actually required

On Your Side Tonight

Are you building rapport all wrong? Here’s how you can fix it.

Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 4:17 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Three things: Some new research has found what you might think is helping you is actually doing more damage

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Vice President Kamala Harris talks to WBTV News about infrastructure bill during visit in Charlotte

Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 8:37 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
The money will be spent on roads, bridges, buses, trains, rural high-speed internet and utility lines

On Your Side Tonight

What does ‘contain’ mean when talking about wildfires?

Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 6:52 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question: Contained does not mean the fire is out

On Your Side Tonight

Think you are being ripped off? Here’s how you can avoid holiday shopping scams.

Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 6:44 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
3 Things: The Better Business Bureau says online purchase scams are becoming more common

On Your Side Tonight

Charlotte Angels helps families with foster children

Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 4:18 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Foster families are paired with volunteers who spend quality time with all of them

On Your Side Tonight

Nonprofit helps children aging out of foster care

Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 3:54 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Here in North Carolina, in 2019, more than 17,000 children were in foster care, and that number is going up

On Your Side Tonight

People procrastinate. There are ways to push others to make deadlines

Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 4:16 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
3 Things: People put things off. And next thing you know, they didn’t hit their deadline

On Your Side Tonight

Who are the Murdaughs and why are they so ‘prominent?’

Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 3:56 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question Podcast: The Murdaughs are a wealthy, prominent South Carolina family

On Your Side Tonight

MeckEd teaches basic life skills, etiquette to help children succeed in the future

Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 5:08 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Education doesn’t just happen in the classroom, and it isn’t just about being book-smart

On Your Side Tonight

How can you have a more productive workday? Research reveals your commute can affect your entire day

Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 4:46 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Three things: Some new research has found your commute can actually predict your workday

On Your Side Tonight

Which booster can I take if I got Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination?

Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 4:37 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question: If I get Johnson & Johnson again, do I have to get a booster every two months?

On Your Side Tonight

Charlotte Center City Partners, Duke Energy warn after ‘pushy’ scammer wanted $1,400 or electricity would be cut off

Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 at 5:14 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Someone pretending to be Duke Energy called Charlotte Center City Partners

On Your Side Tonight

What will future travel look like in Charlotte? Centralina Regional Council has plan called ‘Connect Beyond’

Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 at 4:42 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
The Centralina Regional Council has been around since 1968. It’s made up of nine counties

On Your Side Tonight

What are the requirements for an Amber Alert?

Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 at 4:01 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question Podcast: They’re emergencies, and every moment matters

On Your Side Tonight

‘Vision Zero’ efforts fewer car fatalities after rise in North Carolina 2020

Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 4:17 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
More than 1,650 people dead on the roads in 2020, the highest number since 2007

On Your Side Tonight

Good Question Podcast: Who controls the colors of Charlotte’s skyline?

Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 5:49 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
It makes Charlotte stand out

On Your Side Tonight

Livingstone College partners with schools to address lack of Black teachers

Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 5:25 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Federal data shows about seven percent of America’s public school teachers are Black

On Your Side Tonight

Survey shows pandemic has made it harder to make basic decisions

Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 5:05 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Three things: And it’s affecting certain adults more than others

On Your Side Tonight

How can you deal with decision-making stress?

Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 5:01 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question: A Charlotte counselor says there are some tools you can use to help you make decisions and feel a little better about them

On Your Side Tonight

Why are there so few truck drivers?

Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 4:27 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
Good Question Podcast: Supplies are low and deliveries are moving slow

On Your Side Tonight

New study shows breakups hit men harder. Here’s why.

Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 3:55 PM EST
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By WBTV Web Staff
3 Things: Men are just as likely as women to seek out couples therapy and help online for their relationship

On Your Side Tonight

Good Question: How can you start a food truck business?

Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 3:24 PM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
We see food trucks everywhere -- festivals, breweries, sporting events

On Your Side Tonight

3 Things: Feeling pressure for holiday shopping?

Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 3:05 PM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
Affirm surveyed 2,000 Americans about their big concerns this holiday season

On Your Side Tonight

Good Question: How much exercise does your dog need?

Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
Do you have to walk your dog every day?

On Your Side Tonight

Good Question: What’s more effective - natural immunity or vaccine immunity?

Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 at 5:16 PM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
The CDC actually just came out with a new study about it Friday

Top Story

Statue to be unveiled on Charlotte’s Trail of History, greenway for trailblazer, Civil Rights leader Julius L. Chambers

Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 at 4:41 PM EDT
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By Steve Crump
In 1971, Chambers won the Supreme Court ruling that ended desegregation on school buses here in Charlotte

On Your Side Tonight

Good Question: Do you have to boil water during advisories if you have water filter system?

Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 5:17 PM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
Thousands of people in Charlotte were told to boil their water following a massive water main break

On Your Side Tonight

3 Things: Vaccination incentives worked, according to study

Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 5:14 PM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
Over the summer, many states launched programs to entice people to get their COVID vaccines

On Your Side Tonight

Good Question: How can we be a better negotiator?

Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 4:58 PM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
Prices are going up everywhere: gas, food, homes
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