Good evening, North Carolina. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. 

Your Weather Planner

Monday brought showers and storms, but the next few days will be calmer weather-wise. Any shower and storm threat will decrease through the night.

Skies will be mostly sunny on Tuesday with cooler highs.

We’ll be chilly on Wednesday morning, and that could lead to some scattered frost on some areas in North Carolina. We’ll see another chance of showers by the end of the week.

Get your full forecast: Charlotte | Triad | Triangle | Coastal | Mountains

Today's Big Stories

1. Stocks make wild swings as markets try to assess potential damage from Trump's trade war

The S&P 500 was down 1.4% in midday trading, coming off its worst week since COVID began crashing the global economy in March 2020. The index, which sits at the heart of many investors' 401(k) accounts, has lost nearly 20% since setting a record less than two months ago.

2. Behind the scenes: Inside the Mecklenburg Co. jail and the sheriff's dispute with ICE

Sheriff Garry Mcfadden claims ICE has not been working with his department as he holds people in jail on immigration detainers. ICE claims the sheriff's office is not honoring detainers. Spectrum News 1 got an exclusive look inside the booking process in the Mecklenburg County jail.

3. N.C. Supreme Court halts ruling requiring 65K voters verify information

This comes as the race for a seat on the court between Republican Jefferson Griffin and Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs remains undecided.

4. NASCAR team owner and Mooresville native, Shigeaki Hattori dies in highway crash

Hattori's NASCAR career started when he was first a driver and then later as team owner. After racing in both IndyCar and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he transitioned to team ownership. 

5. Walk to School Day: Belmont community works to get students to school safely

The Belmont Police Department joined them in holding a Walk to School Day on Friday to raise awareness about the need “for improved pedestrian infrastructure near schools.”

Your Notes for Tomorrow

  • Roscosmos Soyuz 2.1a MS-27 rocket launches at the earliest, carrying cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, alongside NASA astronaut Jonny Kim to the International Space Station
  • UK’s Duchess Meghan launches new podcast ‘Confessions of a Female Founder’
  • Boeing announces Q1 deliveries across its commercial and defense operations, including its 787 Dreamliner and 737 Max passenger jets
  • House and Senate small business committees joint hearing on tax

 

The biggest change is the ticket price hike from $2 to $5. Lottery officials expect that jump to increase revenue from the twice-weekly game, enabling them to lower the odds of winning the jackpot from 1 in 303 million to 1 in 290 million. The new rules have two main goals: to address what the industry calls "jackpot fatigue" and to differentiate Mega Millions from Powerball.