Provides the latest RSS feeds for Charlotte News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Charlotte News.net http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/cat/dee48d631688e0a3/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:44 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:44 -0400 30 Eyewitness News met Eric Crabbe as he was enjoying his night on the water at Mountain Island Lake. "I live down the road, come here fishing a couple times a week," he said. Eyewitness News has learned that the state has filed a lawsuit against Duke Energy, over that water. "The lawsuit alleges they are violating the law by having illegal discharges into Mountain Island Lake," ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214679091/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:09 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214679091/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 An emotional day of testimony in the murder trial of a two year old boy. Amias Robinson was gunned down back in 2010, while visiting family members in East Charlotte. Police say Ellis Royster fired shots at a car during a drug deal. They say Amias was struck several times and died days later. Today in court Amias' father, Charles Robinson, shouted, screamed and cursed at Royster during ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214679092/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:08 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214679092/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Lowe's Home Improvement has pledged a million dollars to the tornado relief efforts. The Mooresville-based company said half of that will go to the Red Cross, and it plans to match NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson's earnings from Sunday's race. The rest will go to nonprofits in the hardest hit ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678139/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:54:11 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678139/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A Mecklenburg County budget proposal released to Channel 9 is asking for more of the communities' money. Eyewitness News went over the proposal Tuesday night to see what this will cost. The 150-page budget proposal was released on Tuesday night by interim County Manager Bobbie Shields. The plan is to increase property taxes by 2.5 cents a year. For a $200,000 home, that will cost an extra ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678140/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:54:11 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678140/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 begun in the project to widen the road to four lanes both ways with a bus lane in the middle. North Carolina Department of Transportation said that traffic will be shifted during the project, some bus routes will change, but businesses will still be accessible and pedestrians will be able to walk. Tuesday night residents had the chance to find out what to expect and ask ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678141/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:54:10 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678141/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Leaders will vote Wednesday night on a controversial plan to put toll lanes on Interstate 77. Mumpo wants to put two high-occupancy toll lanes between I-277 and Cornelius, one in each direction. Cars with three or more people could use the lanes for free and so could emergency responders and motorcyclists. All others would have to pay to use the lanes. Opponents said the plan is too expensive and ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678142/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:54:09 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678142/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 In this Jan. 23, 2013 file photo, Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan looks on from courtside during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Atlanta Hawks in Charlotte, N.C. AP FILE PHOTO CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – NBA great Michael Jordan wants to get Charlotte buzzing again, applying to the NBA to re-name his Charlotte Bobcats the Hornets. If ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678143/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:35:33 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678143/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The FBI is searching for a sex offender after agents said they found child pornography in his home. James Brian Webb was last seen during a search of his Concord home on Monday where agents found the images. Webb was wearing a tracking device because of several sex offense convictions. The FBI said he removed it in the Lincoln County town of Vale on Monday night. They believe Webb is driving ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677132/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:45:02 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677132/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 For the first time on Tuesday night, Gov. Pat McCrory talked about the massive protests at the state capital over Republican policies. "They want to keep the status quo. I am not in favor of keeping the status quo. We have got to fix broken operations in the state government, and in order to do that, I am stepping on the toes of the right, the left, the middle," said McCrory. Over the ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677133/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:45:01 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677133/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Confirmation hearings begin on Wednesday for Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx's new position in Washington. Last month, President Obama nominated Foxx to be transportation secretary. The confirmation process will begin in ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677134/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:45:01 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677134/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 basketball franchise and/or the NBA to relinquish a nickname that has about as much relevance to that city as maybe the Flames in Calgary, they got their wish today. Well sort ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677136/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:17 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677136/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 LONGWOOD -- Central Floridians are stepping up to help in a disaster elsewhere in the country, as a team of 10 people from Longwood prepare to help survivors of a ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677234/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:55 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677234/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 (Reuters) - The Charlotte Bobcats want to take a step back in time and restore an old nickname to the city. The National Basketball Association (NBA) team will ask the league's board of governors in July to approve changing the franchise's name to Charlotte Hornets effective with the 2014-15 season, Bobcats owner Michael Jordan said on Tuesday. Charlotte's original NBA team enjoyed ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677135/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:38:50 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677135/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 of?" said Charlotte resident Pamela Harris. It's a challenge many parents will face this summer considering more than half of CMS students are on free or reduced lunch. With school out, that leaves parents left to provide 10 meals for each child per week, five for breakfast, and five for lunch. That's why organizations ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675914/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:54 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675914/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Charlotte tourism officials are off to Virginia to try to keep the CIAA in Charlotte.Charlotte has hosted it eight years in a row, but the contract is up next year. A local delegation will be at CIAA's board meeting Wednesday, fighting for a new long-term deal.Eyewitness News is told the tournament brings in about $50 million each March. Mert's Heart and Soul restaurant doesn't ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675915/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:53 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675915/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A Marshville man is facing criminal charges from three different agencies after police said he stole a uniform and impersonated an officer. Officers said Christopher Melton turned himself in to the Union County Jail on Friday after the charges were filed.Police said the investigation revealed that in late April, Melton broke into a police cruiser in Red Springs, N.C. - which is more than 75 miles ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675913/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:53 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675913/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A severe thunderstorm warning for Mecklenburg County expired at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, as the hail- and high-wind-producing storm moved south through Union County. As the storms weakened late Tuesday, they left power outages and trees down in some areas south of Charlotte, including Matthews, Indian Trails and SouthPark. Some 1,699 residents were without power in Mecklenburg County just before 5 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675916/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:21:47 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675916/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A side-by-side look at jerseys for the Charlotte Bobcats (left) and Hornets. (Dan Lippitt & Andy Hayt / Getty Images & NBA E) Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan announced Tuesday that the franchise has officially submitted paperwork to the NBA to change its name to the ';Hornets'; for the 2014-15 season. ';Let’s bring the buzz back,'; Jordan said at a press ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675620/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:16:03 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675620/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A side-by-side look at jerseys for the Charlotte Bobcats (left) and Hornets. (Dan Lippitt & Andy Hayt / Getty Images & NBA E) Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan announced Tuesday that the franchise has officially submitted paperwork to the NBA to change its name to the ';Hornets'; for the 2014-15 season. ';Let’s bring the buzz back,'; Jordan said at a press ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675917/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:16:02 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675917/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Homeland Security are forcing emergency officials around the country to scramble. For years, emergency planners in 38 states, including North and South Carolina, have relied on a web-based program ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674580/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:45 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674580/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Conrad Tidswell told Eyewitness News he hesitated to answer his phone for some time. He said at one point telemarketers were calling him up to six times a day trying to sell him an alarm system. "The FBI says crime is increasing in ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674581/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:44 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674581/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A local man has nieces and a nephew who attend the Oklahoma school that took a direct hit from Monday's tornado. He shared how he learned they were safe with Eyewitness News.Michael Long spent the day at his home in Bessemer City watching live streaming video from the storm.He used to live in Moore, Okla., and Tuesday, he saw his brother and sister-in-law interviewed by a local TV ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674584/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:43 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674584/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The billionaire owner of Charlotte Motor Speedway said he wants to move one of the track's major races to California, and now everyone is asking if it is just talk or a serious attempt to move a NASCAR race out of the home of NASCAR. The same day leaders released video that said Concord Speed City USA is trying to lure in the X-Games, Bruton Smith hit the brakes hard, threatening to pull one ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674583/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:42 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674583/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 West Charlotte neighbors told Eyewitness News walking down a dark stretch of 4th Street is dangerous.All of the underpass lights are broken and busted.Kris Kellogg travels from Wesley Heights and he's passed the burned-out lights for more than five years."It's a really dark, desolate stretch of the sidewalk," Kellogg said.Kellogg said the dark conditions make it dangerous for ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674582/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:42 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674582/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 PINE BLUFF, AR -- The Salvation Army in Pine Bluff is headed to Oklahoma to feed first responders and people still in the area affected by the tornado.The responders in Pine Bluff have one of the newer disaster trucks equipped to serve more than 700 meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner."It's not too big where you can't get into some tight places," says Commanding Officer ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674843/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:46:42 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674843/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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.A press conference has been called to make a major announcement Tuesday, but team officials have not said what it is for.Team owner Michael Jordan will be at the press conference.Eyewitness News spoke to fans ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214671765/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:30 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214671765/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 North Carolina has sued Duke Energy for polluting Mountain Island Lake, Charlotte’s major water source, with contaminants from its coal ash lagoons. The N.C. Division of Water Quality added its claims about Mountain Island to an existing lawsuit filed in March. That litigation asked for a court injunction against a Duke subsidiary over coal-ash pollution at an Asheville power plant. It ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670048/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:12 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670048/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Call it a Snapback revolution . As in the retro-cool of Charlotte Hornets gear stirring sentiment as much as anything in recent years. Burying the Bobcats brand a decade after it arrived reminds me of a conversation I had with the then-newly hired marketing and public-relations ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668473/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10:50 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668473/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A common mistake companies make in their social-media campaigns is putting the efforts on an island, all alone, to sink or swim alone. When it comes to using social media for your business, there are a lot of mistakes that most people know to avoid - bad-mouthing a customer, deleting a critical comment or posting risqu pictures on the official company Twitter account, to name a few. But what ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214667725/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:59:05 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214667725/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A teacher in Alexander County is suspended with pay after being charged with taking indecent liberties with a student.The students Eyewitness News talked with at Alexander Central High said they were shocked to hear news of the arrest.The teacher, Nikki Icard, has been teaching math at Alexander Central High School since 2005.Investigators said they believe inappropriate texting may have started ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666440/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:25 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666440/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The Catawba County Board of Commissioners has waived some fees for people affected by flooding earlier this month.The board approved a waiver of the solid waste tipping fees, zoning and flood plain development fees, and building permit fees for those affected by flooding on May 6. Officials said Emergency Services must certify any storm damage before a waiver is issued.Owners of property ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666439/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:24 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666439/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon declared his candidacy Tuesday for the Charlotte mayors race, the first Democrat to officially announce. Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon declared his candidacy Tuesday for the Charlotte mayors race, the first Democrat to officially announce. Cannon made the announcement at noon at Elizabeth Park near the Captain Jack statue. "I am the change-agent," Cannon said ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214665209/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:29:55 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214665209/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The Plaza at Afton Village in Concord is the site of a Thursday farmers' market that planners hope will be a year-round event. Here participants in "Party at the Plaza" enjoy another event at the mixed-use community. Afton Village starts a farmers market beginning Thursday in the Concord mixed-use community. The Afton Village Farmers Market will be open from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. each ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666441/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:13:00 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666441/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 CHARLOTTE - Today marks the beginning of Phase Three of the Panthers' offseason workout program as the team takes the field for the first of 10 organized team activities (OTAs). All coaches are allowed on the field, and team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted provided no live contact occurs. Clubs may require players to wear helmets but no shells are allowed during Phase Three. ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662695/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:59:00 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662695/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Charlotte Hornets players Jamal Mashburn, center, Rodney Buford, right, and Tim James, left, hold their new jerseys up during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 3, ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661339/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:35 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661339/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 How the workplace is affected is a key part of the immigration debate, and one that will be up discussed at the Quarterly Diversity Forum at UNC-Greensboro. There are a lot of angles to the nation's immigration story, from the legal and political to the impact on families. How immigration affects the workplace is a key part of the discussion, and one that is up for debate at today's ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661340/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:04:35 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661340/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Two Samaritan's Purse Disaster Relief units left Wilkesboro, N.C., Tuesday morning and are headed for Moore, Okla.Channel 9 spoke to the charitable group.They said the trip should take the drivers about 18 hours to get to the devastated community.The trucks are full of all the tools volunteers need to help clean up.The focus for Samaritan's Purse at the beginning will be helping victims ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660078/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:43:12 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660078/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A medical examiner's report said a mental patient who was killed by police was shot at point-blank range.Wake County deputies shot and killed Jonathan Cunningham after he fought them and stole their police car, they said.The report said Cunningham was shot in the chest and in the back.The shot to the back was so close there was a ring of gunpowder around it.The Wake County Sheriff has not ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660077/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:43:12 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660077/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214658998/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:34:22 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214658998/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214658997/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:34:22 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214658997/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214657826/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:24:27 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214657826/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A U.S. flag lays among debris in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013 following a tornado up to a mile wide which swept through the Oklahoma City ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214655223/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:38:19 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214655223/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214651616/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:54:55 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214651616/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214651617/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:54:54 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214651617/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650585/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:31 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650585/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650584/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:31 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650584/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650586/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:30 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650586/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650587/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:27 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650587/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650589/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:43 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650589/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650590/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:31:06 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650590/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650591/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:39 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214650591/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644300/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:46 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644300/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 is ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644299/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:46 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644299/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644301/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:45 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644301/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644302/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:43 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644302/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644303/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:43 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644303/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644304/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:42 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644304/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644305/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:41 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644305/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644306/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:41 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644306/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 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 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644307/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:40 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214644307/scat/dee48d631688e0a3