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Concord gun range offering discount to teachers
A gun range in Concord is reaching out to teachers Monday night.The Eagle Guns and Range posted on its Facebook page that its giving school employees a discount.It said the teachers and administrators can learn basic skills and become more confident.This comes as the National Rifle Association wants to put guns in schools following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut.But the ...
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Wells Fargo slows foreclosure sales BofA not so much
Three large banks have nearly halted their foreclosure sales while they make sure they are meeting revised standards on how troubled homeowners are to be treated. Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. have nearly halted foreclosure sales after federal regulators revised orders on the how troubled borrowers were to be treated before losing their homes. But Bank of America ...
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30 students to be tested after another diagnosed with TB
Some local students in the area will be tested for Tuberculosis this week.A student at South Mecklenburg High School has the bacterial lung infection.The Mecklenburg County Health Department said the student is already being treated.Thirty students will have to be tested, officials said.Tuberculosis is common, but can turn deadly if left untreated. The infection is extremely contagious. It can ...
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Troopers to kick off Click It or Ticket crackdown on 20th anniversary
On Monday, state troopers will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Click It or Ticket program by starting a crackdown. North Carolina was the first state to launch the seat belt safety initiative in 1993.Now every state participates.The number of crashes in North Carolina involving people without seat belts has dropped dramatically from 38,000 in 1992 to 8,000 in 2012.This year's campaign ...
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Social Madness nominations top 40 locally 2000 nationwide
Forty-four Charlotte-area companies are signed up to compete in the 2013 Social Madness challenge, beginning June 3. Since Social Madness nominations closed last week, our colleagues at American City Business Journals Inc., parent company of the Charlotte Business Journal, have been busy vetting entries and tallying final numbers for each market. Several Charlotte-area companies slid in just ...
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Sheriff Troutman bank robbed by 2 men with guns
A bank was robbed Monday morning in Troutman, marking the second bank robbery within 30 minutes in the Charlotte area. The Iredell County sheriff said two men with guns robbed a Bank of America around 9:30 a.m. No shots were fired, but the men were able to escape in a gray car, investigators said. The car was last seen heading northbound on Highway 21. Stay ...
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Lightning splits tree in 2 falling onto trailer
A lightning strike in Huntersville hit a tree that then fell into a trailer. The tree split in two on Detroiter Drive. Firefighters said the lightning strike was so strong, it also knocked over a power pole. No one was ...
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Gas prices in Charlotte declining but national costs are on the rise
Gas prices in the Charlotte area have declined in the past week. The cost of gasoline in the Charlotte market and the Carolinas has declined in the past week, even as the national average crept upward ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, according to the latest data from AAA Carolinas. The average local price today is $3.44 per gallon for regular unleaded, down from $3.46 a week ago. The average ...
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Crash follows east Charlotte bank robbery
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are questioning three people in connection with an east Charlotte bank robbery Monday morning that ended with a car crash nearby. Police say a Bank of America branch, on Albemarle Road, was robbed a short time after 9 a.m. According to police, a car fitting the description of the getaway vehicle was spotted later on Albemarle Road. The vehicle then turned onto ...
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Street Closings for Food Lion Speed Street Uptown
As part of the Food Lion Speed Street festivities, some uptown streets will be closed from Wednesday, May 22 - Sunday, May 26 (early morning.) Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes around the uptown area. Those wishing to attend the event or needing to commute to the center city are strongly advised to ride the LYNX Blue Line Light Rail.For more details please ...
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Police East Charlotte bank robbed leading to chase crash
Police responded to reports of a bank robbery in east Charlotte Monday morning. The Bank of America on Albemarle Road was held up around 9:06 a.m. Police said the robbers fled down Lawyers Road as Charlotte Mecklenburg police officers chased the getaway car. The robbers then crashed on Lawyers Road and Rolling Oak Road. Police took one person into custody after the crash. Investigators said they ...
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Events to mark 50th anniversary of desegregation in Charlotte
On Monday, people are planning to fill Uptown Charlotte to mark the 50th anniversary of a major shift in the city's local culture.Fifty years ago, segregation efforts were happening in schools.The movement to integrate races in public places, such as businesses and restaurants, is what set Charlotte apart.The response in Charlotte paved the way for other cities in the South to do the same ...
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Washington group Immigration reform could mean 5K new jobs in N.C.
Granting immigration reform to North Carolina's 325,000 undocumented workers would boost the state's gross state product by $34 billion and create 5,000 new jobs over the next 10 years, according to a progressive Washington-based think tank. ...
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Woman dies after tumbling out of car on I-95 in SC police say
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.Troopers said the fatal incident happened Sunday evening near the Jasper County community of Yemassee. Southbound traffic on I-95 was rerouted for almost three hours.Highway Patrol Sgt. Bob Beres said the female passenger was riding ...
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NC Senate unveils $20B budget plan
The N.C. Senate has released details of a $20 billion budget plan. The N.C. Senate has put forth a $20 billion budget that includes a 2.3 percent increase in spending and a tax cut that is being touted as the largest in state history, News14 Carolina reports. The plan, released Sunday night, looks similar to Gov. Pat McCrorys recommended budget on issues such as health care and education reform, ...
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Charlotte Bobcats want to be Hornets again
Charlotte Bobcats camp isn't something that will make a difference in the win-loss column, but it has the Queen City buzzing nonetheless. According to a report from CBSSports.com, the Bobcats are in the process of changing their name back to "Hornets," which would, critically, mean the return of Hugo the Hornet and the beehive-themed free throw lane to Charlotte. Such a change ...
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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1 billion Video
May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Industries U.S. director of research Paul Sweeney examines Yahoo's $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr and how it can monetize and grow the acquisition while retaining its "cool factor" with users. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance." Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has agreed to buy Tumblr Inc. in a $1.1 billion, all-cash ...
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NC adds 500 construction jobs
North Carolina was one of 23 states to add construction jobs in April, according to Associated General Contractors of America. North Carolina added 500 construction jobs between March and April, one hopeful sign of a turnaround in the works. But taking a longer frame of reference, the sector still has a way to go before the promise of a recovery is realized. As of the close of April, statewide ...
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1 dead after dozens of tornadoes hit Oklahoma Kansas
Nearly 50 tornadoes hit six states over the weekend, killing one man in Oklahoma.These twisters created large swirls of debris as they ripped across the open plains.Funnel clouds dropped from the sky and giant hail pelted drivers on the roads."It was very scary," said Mark Nettles from Carney, OK.One tornado near Oklahoma City destroyed homes and killed at least one man in a mobile ...
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More storms expected to fire up Monday afternoon
Heavy rain has moved out Monday morning but a muggy afternoon is ahead.More storms will fire up in the afternoon leading to heaving rain and lightning.There is a chance of afternoon showers each day through mid-week, which will lead to humid days.High temperatures will reach the mid-80s this week.The weather pattern should dry out by the ...
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Teenage girl shot in leg in Charlotte home
A teenage girl was shot inside a home on West Boulevard early Sunday. The shots were fired inside the girls home. She was hit in the leg but her injuries werent life-threatening. Assault with a deadly weapon detectives and robbery detectives responded to the scene, but police had only a vague description of the suspects. Officers were still investigating. Police encourage anyone with ...
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New program will give Rock Hill students new iPads
Students at Rock Hill schools will get iPads soon, thanks to a new program.The i-Rock initiative's goal is to provide the tablets to every student in grades 4 through 8.The Herald in Rock Hill reported parents will be required to buy a $65 protection plan and sign a financial responsibility form.The students would then be allowed to take the iPads home with them.The district is buying more ...
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Police 2-year-old NC boy accidentally shoots himself with fathers gun
Investigators said a 2-year-old North Carolina boy had his father's gun in his mouth when it accidentally went off.Police in Randolph County said the boy found the gun in his parents' bedroom Saturday afternoon.The rest of his family was at home at the time.Doctors expect the boy to survive, even though he is in serious condition.The bullet missed vital blood vessels and the boy's ...
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NC Senate budget proposal would close Morganton youth prison cutting 320 jobs
The North Carolina Senate budget proposal could have major and wide-ranging local impacts.The plan would save the Polk Historical site in Pineville.However, the proposal would close the Western Youth Facility in Morganton and cut hundreds of jobs.Under the proposal, the detention center will close on Jan. 1, 2014. When that occurs, more than 320 people will lose their jobs.The facility has been ...
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Police 1 injured after driver hits tree car catches fire
Doctors are treating one person hurt after a car crashed and caught fire overnight in south Charlotte. The driver hit a tree on Carmel Road near Sharon View Road just after 11 p.m., police said.There is no word yet on a cause of the wreck. There was heavy rain the area at the ...
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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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