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Charlotte-area volunteers deployed to tornado-struck area
Want to help? The Greater Charlotte chapter of the American Red Cross is seeking volunteers to help handle a myriad of tasks. If interested, call 704-376-1661, or you can volunteer ...
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Officials 5 cars involved in serious wreck in Kings Mountain
A serious crash on Highway 74 in Kings Mountain tied up traffic Wednesday morning.Police said five cars were involved and three people were ejected.Channel 9 reporter Ken Lemon talked to witnesses who said one person slowed down to stop and help, when they were hit from behind.Lemon will have a full report on Eyewitness News Midday starting at 12 ...
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Mother survives Okla. tornado with 6-day-old son
The tornado that ripped through Oklahoma Monday damaged or destroyed 2,400 homes.Authorities said insurance claims will most likely top $1 billion.But for many residents, they're counting their blessings.And for one mother, her blessing was just 6 days old. Candace Phillips held her 6-day-old son, Connor, in her arms, overcome with emotion and thanks for this moment."You know I was ...
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Local Red Cross volunteers headed to Okla. to help survivors
Volunteers from the Charlotte area are on their way to Oklahoma in the aftermath of this week's devastating tornado.The team will be there for two weeks to help survivors.A nurse and an IT manager left Wednesday morning in a Red Cross truck to make the 18-hour drive to Moore, Okla.They will meet thousands of Red Cross volunteers from across the nation to help in any way they can.Channel 9 ...
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NC wants to cut $500K from local group that attracts businesses
A group that tries to attract businesses to the Charlotte area is concerned ti could be losing money from the state.The North Carolina Senate wants to cut $500,000 from the Charlotte Regional Partnership.The group said that would make it harder to market the area and recruit ...
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Panthers sign DT Short
from Purdue. The powerful defensive tackle becomes the first of the team's five draft picks to sign. Short, 6-foot-3 and 308 pounds, started all 50 games he played and ranks third in school history for tackles for loss and sacks by a defensive tackle. He gathered 49 tackles for loss and 19.5 sacks to go along with 186 tackles, two forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions ...
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Single family home inventory getting thin in Charlotte
It appears the flood gates of suppressed demand over the last few years have finally opened leading to a flurry of home purchases. Shortages of inventory will eventually lead to a higher demand in new home building at all levels. Things appear to be getting busier as some custom home builders who had dropped out of the market a few years ago are getting back in. And yet builders are still wary ...
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Lowes earnings rise in 1Q despite softer sales
Mooresville-based Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) reports a rise in earnings for its first quarter despite softer sales. Home-improvement retailer Lowes Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW) reports net earnings of $540 million, or 49 cents per share, for its first quarter ended May 3. Thats up 2.5 percent from earnings of $527 million, or 43 cents per share, in the corresponding fiscal period in 2012, according to the ...
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California winery recovers 4 cases aged in Charleston Harbor
A winery in California recovered four cases of Cabernet Sauvignon that were aged on the bottom of the Charleston Harbor in South Carolina.The wine had been in the harbor for three months.Divers recovered four steel mesh cases containing the wine Tuesday.The cases were submerged at a depth of 60 feet back in February.This is the first phase in an ongoing experiment to see the effects of ocean ...
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Bobcats snake bit again in NBA Draft Lottery get fourth overall pick
got the fourth pick after a season with the league's second worst record. Last year they were so bad they set a record for the worst winning percentage and the ball bounced New Orleans' way for the top pick. They had a 55.8 percent chance of receiving a top-three pick in ...
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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx begins DOT confirmation process
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx begins the confirmation process today for his nomination to be the U.S. secretary of transportation. Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx will take the next step toward becoming secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation today, as he appears before a Senate committee this afternoon for a confirmation hearing on the position. WSOC-TV reports that Foxx will be ...
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Fla. man killed by FBI was questioned about Boston bombings
According to sister station WFTV in Orlando, gunshots rang out just before midnight at an apartment complex.Authorities said a suspect, whose name was not released, was shot and killed.A man claiming to be the suspect's friend told WFTV reporter Steve Barrett that the man was being questioned by investigators about the Boston bombings. However, authorities have not confirmed that ...
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Michael Jordan summons Hugo the Hornet to Charlotte
NBA franchise's application Tuesday to re-claim the name of the city's original basketball team : the Hornets. A name change requires approval from the 30 members of the NBA board of governors. The league will vote on the name change in July. If approved, Charlotte would play one more season as the Bobcats and become the Hornets for the 2014-15 season. Until last month, New Orleans ...
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Charlotte family thankful no one was hurt after massive tree crashes down
A Charlotte family said it's thankful no one was hurt after a tree came crashing down on a busy street.Tuesday night's thunderstorm that brought rain and lightning is what brought down the tree on Colony Road in south Charlotte.Leaves, branches and debris were scattered everywhere."It started pouring and there was a lot of hail, and we saw lightning. There was a big crack, and ...
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Lowes 1Q profit rises chilly spring hurts sales
Lowe's first-quarter net income rose almost 3 percent, even as a wet and cool spring dampened sales of gardening products.Spring is the biggest season for home improvement retailers. While the weather was chilly in the quarter, the improving housing market has helped such businesses.Lowe's Cos. earned $540 million, or 49 cents per share, for the period ended May 3. That compares with ...
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SC woman gets 13 years for chase that killed 7-year-old daughter
A Spartanburg woman will spend 13 years in prison for a high-speed chase that killed her 7-year-old daughter.Errika Shelton pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges, including reckless homicide and child neglect.Police said Shelton lost control of her SUV during a chase in August 2012.The resulting crash threw both Shelton's daughter and a bag of marijuana out of her ...
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NAACP leader teacher killed in head-on crash
A local NAACP president and an elementary school teacher were both killed in a head on crash.One car crossed the center line of US 64 near Barry Oak Road in Iredell County Tuesday afternoon.Woody Woodard was in the car. He and the driver of the other car, Brenda Laxton, both died.Woodard was just honored with the NAACP's life membership award.Laxton was a kindergarten assistant at Cool ...
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Charlotte mulls paid interns for City Council
The Charlotte City Council will consider next week whether to spend up to $160,000 annually to have paid interns, a budget request Democrat James Mitchell said is needed to keep up with a crush of requests from residents. Mitchell said he’s often overwhelmed trying to attend council meetings and return phone calls and emails from people who call or email with problems. He said the ...
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Entrepreneurs rev your engines Startup activity in U.S. at 13-year high
More than 43 percent of Americans think there are good opportunities for entrepreneurs today, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Entrepreneurship is back: Nearly 13 percent of American were starting or running new businesses in 2012, the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity in the U.S. since at least 1999. That's according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, an annual ...
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State says coal ash from Duke Energy is contaminating water
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," ...
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Father of slain 2-year-old faces murderer in court Tuesday
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 ...
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Lowes to donate $1M to Oklahoma victims
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 ...
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Budget proposal asks for property tax increase by 2.5 cents
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 ...
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Residents ask questions about Independence Blvd. construction
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 ...
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Leaders to vote on I-77 toll lanes
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 ...
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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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