How to contact WBTV with a news tip

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WBTV is committed to digging deeper into the issues and stories that impact you and others in our community. We need your help to tell those stories!

Have a story that you want to share? Have an incident you want to bring to our attention? Have concerns or questions about something happening in your neighborhood, city, or town? Reach out to WBTV. We’re on your side and want to help.

Contact us with a tip by emailing our newsroom at news@wbtv.com.

Before sending a news tip ...

What makes a good news tip? 📄

Be concise and provide us with specific details about the issue. A good local news tip should be specific about when and where the situation occurred.

Tips should provide a clear understanding of the problem and the public impact of the story. Please make sure to include any evidence supporting your story. Strong evidence is imperative for a news story to be told. Examples of evidence to provide include documentation such as a police report, email exchanges, screenshots, photos, or video.

What’s next after a tip is submitted? 📄

We review all tips that come into the newsroom, but a response is not guaranteed. A reporter or other newsroom staffer could reach back out to ask further questions or request further evidence before committing to a story.

A callback on a story tip does not guarantee a story will be aired. Please leave us with the best email and phone number to contact you at. You may be asked to go on camera as part of our story.

» The email listed above is reserved for story tips. If you have a comment or feedback concerning a newscast or programming, please email speakout@wbtv.com

News tips or story ideas could include:

🔴 Breaking News

If you see something urgent happening in your neighborhood, you can call us at 704-374-3500, or email news@wbtv.com to report breaking news.

You can also send WBTV a message on X, on Facebook, or on Instagram.

📰 Getting Answers

What’s impacting you? From neighborhood potholes to rezoning proposals, let us know which issues are important to you, your family, and your community.

🔎 Investigative: On Your Side

The WBTV Investigates team works every day to uncover corruption, expose wrongdoing and help people.

If you have information about something you think the public needs to know, you can email the Investigates team at investigates@wbtv.com, or call our tip line at 704-374-3511.

✅ Good News

We want to hear about good news happening in our community, too!

Reach out to us with your stories of hope and inspiration. Share with us the good things that people, businesses, and organizations in your community are doing that you feel should be highlighted.

🤔 Good Question

“What are the signs that I’m being scammed?” “Who controls the colors of Charlotte’s skyline?”

On Your Side Tonight with Jamie Boll gets answers to your questions each weeknight! Have an idea for a Good Question segment? Submit them to our newsroom here.