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Investigators believe bank robberies could be connected
Investigators are searching for the man who robbed a Statesville bank Wednesday and they think it could be connected to another robbery Monday. A man walked in to the Community One on Broad Street around 2:30 p.m., jumped over the counter and grabbed cash out of the drawer. He then jumped back over the counter and ran out. Investigators believe it could be connected to a bank robbery in ...
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Local groups come together to pray help Oklahoma
Dozens gathered Wednesday night in Charlotte to lift up Moore, Okla. in prayer. Pastor Brenda Stevenson believes the same faith that brought them through the storm will help them recover. "We care and you will rise and be healed each day," Stevenson said. For the first time, audio recorded on a cellphone as a tornado hit Briarwood Elementary in Oklahoma revealed those in the building ...
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Restaurant suffers smoke damage after kitchen fire
A kitchen fire filled a northwest Charlotte restaurant with heavy smoke. The Stockyard Grill on Rozzelles Ferry Road was closed when the fire started around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. No one was inside at the time. Smoke did damage the neighboring bar Savoy. Firefighters haven't said the exact cause of the ...
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Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears
LONDON (AP) -- Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into ...
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Man mistakenly charged with killing toddler takes stand
The man police say was mistakenly charged with killing a toddler took the stand Wednesday and singled out the man he says actually pulled the trigger. Alvin Alexander told jurors that he heard and saw Ellis Royster fire a gun "probably about 10" times on Aug. 12, 2010. "It was just pow, pow, pow, pow, pow," he said. "I seen Ellis shooting, pointing his gun that way, ...
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Okla. residents call local shelter after counties confused
Teresa Vassey works at the Cleveland County emergency management office in Shelby. She is used to answering calls about emergency operations and shelters, but not from another state. Monday, as the deadly tornado was bearing down on the Midwest, she began getting frantic calls from people in Moore, Okla., which is also in Cleveland County. "They were reaching out for help wanting to know ...
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Woman accused of charging an elderly victims credit card
Police said 38-year-old Nikki Fleming stole a credit card from an elderly woman she was helping, and charged nearly $8,000 on it in just two weeks. Fleming is in jail, charged with dozens of counts of fraud and forgery. "It bothers me that you'd take from somebody who's worked their whole life," said York Police Detective Mike Clark. Fleming was a friend of a family member of ...
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Action 9 Man says someone stole business card information spent $4500
John Adcock owns a small window company in Monroe and paid for everything using his business debit card -- until someone cloned his card and spent $4,500 at a Walmart. "I never lost the card, it never left my possession, but somehow someone obtained my information," Adcock said. Adcock filed a police report and reported the fraud to Bank of North Carolina, which issued him the card. ...
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Complaints continue with food stamp delays
Dwight Ijames walks an hour every day to get to work. He did it on an empty stomach Wednesday. "I haven't eaten anything. I'm working a part-time job. I'm going to school," Ijames said. He gets state assistance to make ends meet, but when he checked the balance on his food stamp card Thursday, the money wasn't there. He said an Iredell County Department of Social ...
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Housing market rebounds during the spring in Charlotte
This spring truly lived up to its name in the Charlotte housing market with new sales emerging after years of dormancy. Charlotte Realtors Association President Eric Lucher said Charlotte homes sales in April were up 35 percent over last year. But it's interesting, he says, that the average sale price is only up 1 percent. "I think it does represent an educated buyer, and you're ...
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Teacher expresses pride at mayors nomination
Jade Harris is a social studies teacher at West Charlotte High School. She said she believes in her students and remembers them even after they've moved on -- especially one printed in the yearbook from 1989. "You knew he would be leader, just not sure which capacity it would be," she said. Harris said that as a student, Mayor Anthony Foxx was outgoing, liked a challenge and was a ...
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9 Investigates NC bill would change workers comp rules
There is a new push to change how injured workers get medical care and some critics said it will mean longer wait times for treatment. Yvonnia Johnson uses leg braces for walking when her headaches and dizziness are at their worst. She said ever since she tripped and fell over a cord while working in the garden center of the Lowe's store in University City, she's had debilitating ...
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Spiders fall to Charlotte 6-5 in A-10 baseball tourney opener
In Charlotte, the Spiders fell to second-seeded Charlotte 6-5. UR (30-23), seeded seventh, at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday plays the winner of Wednesday afternoon's first-rounder involving third-seeded Rhode Island and sixth-seeded La ...
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Firefighters respond to house fire in Iredell Co.
Firefighters responded to a house fire in Iredell County at 237 Eastport Lane.Officials with Iredell County said the fire started in a 2,000 square foot home.Six fire departments responded to the fire including Mooresville Rescue and EMS.The call for the fire came in around 4:55 p.m. Wednesday.No injuries have been reported. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates to this breaking news ...
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70-year-old man charged with selling drugs
Police arrested 70-year-old Thomas Kirby Jr. last week after officers raided his home on Threadgill Street in Wadesboro. Officers said suspicious neighbors had been calling with information about odd activity at the home for the past several months. "They were calling in, concerned about their neighborhood so we were getting a lot of information," said Chief Thedis Spencer. Spencer ...
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Residents warned of black bear spotted in park
Sue Chapman went to Freedom Park in Morganton to exercise Tuesday when she was told to be on guard for a black bear spotted near the Greenway. "I met two ladies with children and they said, 'Have you heard the news?' and I said, 'What?' Someone spotted a black bear out here this morning," Chapman said. The principal at Freedom High School near the park said they ...
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Foreign-owned companies honored in Charlotte
Three foreign-owned companies with operations in Charlotte were honored Wednesday at the 16th annual Mayor’s International Community Awards, an event designed to shine a spotlight on the local philanthropic efforts of international businesses. Three individuals were also given awards at the luncheon, which was held at the Westin hotel and drew an estimated 350 attendees -- including Gov. ...
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CMS officials Bus hits person on bicycle
Officials with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said a bus hit a person on a bicycle Wednesday afternoon.The wreck happened around 3 p.m. on Old Steele Creek Road.Medic officials said one person was treated with life-threatening injuries and taken to a hospital.School officials said 18 students were on board the bus, but there were no injuries on ...
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Charlotte man sentenced in child porn case
A Charlotte man will spend 135 months in prison for possessing and transporting child pornography. Robert Bove, 55, was sentenced Tuesday for in September 2010 sending images of children being sexually abused to an undercover detective via online chat, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Using the screen name “luvsyourlittlegirl,” Bove sent images of ...
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Officials Orlando man shot by FBI was about to sign Boston murder confession
A 27-year-old Orlando man who was shot and killed by an FBI agent was being questioned in a triple-murder that may have involved one of the Boston bombing suspects, Orlando TV station WFTV has learned.Ibragim Todashev, who was shot and killed at a condominium complex, was "about to sign a statement" admitting to a role, along with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, in ...
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Michael Jordan Brings The Buzz Back To Charlotte
" Well it applies here. Once upon a time, the Hornets posted 364 straight sold-out games. And some of most recognizable and marketable players in the NBA played in Charlotte. The list includes Muggsy Bogues standing 5'3" was the biggest little man in the league; Larry Johnson, nicknamed Grandmama, once signed the most lucrative contract in the NBA and was the first to make bling ...
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Charlotte DMV office closes after customer’s death
The Division of Motor Vehicle’s driver license office in east Charlotte was closed for the day Wednesday after a customer’s death at the facility. The DMV says a customer died of “an apparent medical issue” at the office on Executive Circle. That is off Albemarle Road. DMV officials say they do not know the cause of death, and the name of the victim has been withheld ...
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Blair Miller to sit down with Gov. McCrory
Channel 9 anchor Blair Miller will sit down with North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Wednesday.Miller will ask McCrory about the state budget proposals and other issues the state is facing.Miller also asked the governor how long he will continue to blame the previous administration for what he's inherited. Watch his full interview only on Channel 9 starting at 5 p.m.Follow Blair on ...
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400K expected for Speed Street as set up begins
Crews are in uptown Charlotte preparing for one of the city's biggest events of the year: Speed Street.Workers put up road blocks at the corner of Tryon and Stonewall streets.The closures extend all the way to 6th and Tryon streets. They will stay closed through Sunday morning. Road crews hung signs, set up fences and unloaded race cars Wednesday morning.The annual three-day event is ...
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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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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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