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County leaders to vote on $19M security upgrades for CMS schools
Mecklenburg County leaders are expected to vote on a multimillion dollar plan to improve security at Charlotte Mecklenburg schools Tuesday night.Security upgrades to the schools come under discussion after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.Commissioners are set to vote on $19 million for the security improvements, which is a lot less than the $30 million originally proposed for the ...
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Troopers Man leads police on chase through four counties
A man led police officers on a chase through four counties overnight.Channel 9 arrived at Interstate 85 near Sam Wilson Road shortly after the suspect jumped out of the car and tried to run away.Police said the chase started at a DUI checkpoint in Cherokee County, S.C.Video from a DOT camera on I-85 shows the car speeding by with police with flashing lights chasing.The chase went through four ...
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Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister
This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve ...
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Jordan will change Charlotte nickname back to Hornets | NBA
Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said ...
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Police search for Charlotte Troutman robbers
The suspects got away with more than $5,000 in cash, and on Monday night Troutman police believe that robber actually began hours earlier in Charlotte. Police said the men successfully pulled off a daring robbery early Monday morning and authorities believe the men knew exactly what they were doing. In surveillance video, two men can be seen. One man is wearing a baseball cap and the other a ...
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BGEA to send chaplains to Moore
The Billy Graham Rapid Response team is sending chaplains to Moore, Okla., to help in whatever way they can. On Monday night, the team sent Eyewitness News a video of them helping with ...
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Council members state officials discuss sewage spillage in Lake Wylie
Tega Cay City Council members met with state officials to address an ongoing problem - sewage spilling into Lake Wylie. The utility company Tega Cay Water Services has already had 10 sewer overflows just this year. Tega Cay Water Services promised to fix the issue when its license was renewed in 2010. The city is asking DHEC to force the company to make improvements ...
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Crack found on one nuclear reactor in Wake Co.
Monday night, nuclear regulators tried to calm fears about a huge crack found on one of Duke Energy's nuclear reactors in Wake County. It is a big concern for people in Charlotte too, because there are two nuclear stations in the area. At the Monday meeting, the NRC said the public is not in danger. The company shut down its Shearon Harris Plant a few days ago - one year after the ...
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NCDOT to show residents final plan for Independence Blvd.
On Tuesday, the North Carolina Department of Transportation will show east Charlotte residents their final plan for Independence Boulevard. Last month, crews started the $51 million widening project. Transportation leaders will hold a public workshop to present their final design for the project, the different phases of construction and to explain the changes for pedestrian crossings ...
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Fort Mill store sells $2M winning Powerball ticket
The massive Powerball jackpot will go to a winner in Florida, but a Fort Mill store sold a $2 million winning ticket. Eyewitness News had quite a surprise when going to talk to the manager. The sign on the window showed that the Powerball jackpot has plummeted back down to $40 million, but the store, called K One Mart on Highway 160 in Fort Mill, missed selling the big ticket by one number. They ...
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Charlotte Bobcats on verge of changing name back to Hornets
Sources have told The Associated Press that Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan will change the team's name back to the Hornets. (file photo) (Jason E. ...
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Bobcats press conference on Tuesday could be more than just changing their name
In recent years Hall of Famer Michael Jordan has had little to smile about, but that could change beginning on Tuesday when his team will be reborn with a new ...
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Report Smith discusses moving Charlotte race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc. is so determined to get a second Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that he may be willing to give up a date at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Bruton Smith told Charlotte television station WBTV on Monday there is a 70 percent chance he will move the October Charlotte race to Las Vegas.Smith told the station he's flown to Vegas ...
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Source Bobcats to become Hornets on Tuesday
Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets. The person says Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a press conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been publicly announced. NBA deputy commissioner and COO Adam Silver ...
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Gastonia mother says 9-year-old saved her life
A Gastonia mother said she is alive because of her 9-year-old son. He found her lying on the bathroom floor and called for help. The mother told Eyewitness News on Monday that he also kept the other children in the home calm. Lacodia Hope is still working to regain her ability to speak, but she can still clearly express how she feels about her son. "Without him, I don't know if I would ...
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Bring Back the Buzz gives hope to Bobcats fans for name change
When the Bobcats take the floor in the near future, they could have a new name and a new look. Reports said team management is trying to 'Bring Back the Buzz' with the Hornets name. Eyewitness News spoke to fans on Monday and learned how long it could take for a change to happen. CBS Sports said the Bobcats filed paperwork to get the Hornets name back after New Orleans dropped it. It ...
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65-year-old says man held knife to her throat at McDonalds
Edna Johnson, 65, now realizes that her life could've been taken early Sunday morning at a McDonald's drive thru. "I wasn't scared until later, when it was over," Johnson said. She was at the McDonald's on Cherry Road at Interstate 77 in Rock Hill waiting at the drive thru menu board before sunrise. She was getting upset that no one had taken her order yet. The next ...
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Police Unlocked door may have been opening for robber
Police say an unlocked door may have been all the opening a thief needed to rob a popular restaurant in south Charlotte early Saturday morning. The robber walked into the Cantina 1511 restaurant in the Stonecrest shopping center just after midnight Saturday and caught the manager by surprise. "He was wearing a ski mask and came in armed with a pistol while the manager was doing the nightly ...
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NC Attorney General fights against change of SBI control
A battle is brewing over control of North Carolina's State Bureau of Investigation. A budget proposal presented by Republicans in the N.C. Senate calls for transferring most of the SBI to the Department of Public Safety. For decades it has been part of the Department of Justice and has been overseen by the state Attorney General. But GOP senators say it's time for a change. They point ...
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DWI charges dismissed against former state Rep. Nick Mackey
9 he is planning to ask federal agents to investigate the Concord Police Department. Concord police Officer Jason Eschert pulled Mackey over for an expired tag in ...
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Huntersville Mayor returns from China learns about opportunity
A recent trip to China could bring business to Huntersville. The town's mayor spent 10 days learning about opportunities to get Chinese companies to open ...
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Driver walks for 12 hours after crashing car in Caldwell Co.
A driver hiked for 12 hours after he crashed his truck down a nearly 60-foot ravine in Caldwell County Sunday night. One of his passengers was seriously hurt in the crash. Eyewitness News was there as emergency crews airlifted the man to safety. To get the pickup truck out of the ravine took more than three hours. Looking at the crumpled Toyota pickup truck, rescuers say it is surprising anyone ...
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9 Investigates Nonprofit agency Lifeline saves lives
housing. I would be very leery of the legitimacy," said Alice Harrison, who runs Hope Haven, an agency that's provided transitional housing for decades. Harrison said she had never heard of the Lifeline program until Eyewitness News began asking questions, and neither had several other agencies we contacted, despite the fact that Lifeline's director claims on Facebook to have 18 ...
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Local elementary school targets bullying in different way
A local school is trying to target bullying in a different way. Sterling Elementary is not only training it's faculty and staff to recognize bullying, they are also teaching students, using the Olweus program.Eyewitness News found out Monday the school is already seeing a significant drop in problems.Suzie Burgess' first-grade class is learning that it has a role in bullying ...
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Foxx to have first confirmation hearing in 2 days
In just two days, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx will have his first confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Eyewitness news reporter Jason Stoogenke will be there with him ...
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Middle and high school students becoming more isolated?
While the number of middle and high school students admitting to being bullied in surveys has gone up, the number of students actually reporting abuse is decreasing, suggesting that students may be withdrawing into themselves.
Students at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools get polled every two years by health officials in order to keep a watch on activities that might put them at risk, such as drug abuse, alcohol use, anti-social behavior and smoking. Read more
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