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Women say teacher put liquid soap in sons’ mouths for talking too much
A pair of Union County boys told their mothers their teacher put liquid hand soap in their mouths for talking too much. Now, police are investigating the incident. “They did it like this,” said 6-year-old Hasan Dubose and 5-year old Askaree Wells, motioning with their hands how soap was put ...
Mother claims toddler's collarbone broken at day care center
The state is investigating a Charlotte mother’s claim that her son’s collarbone was broken at a day care facility. She said her son was fine when she dropped him off, but in severe pain when she picked him up that evening. The regional vice president for Childcare network said there ...
Huntersville teen’s political blog getting national attention
A 16-year-old girl in Huntersville is earning national attention for her political blog. Madeleine McAulay started blogging about her conservative views more than a year ago. Since then, many high-profile names, including Sarah Palin, started following her. Now, many people are talking about a video she posted last week about ...
Classmates mourn Kannapolis teen who was shot
Less than three weeks before a Kannapolis teenager was supposed to graduate high school, he was shot and killed. Brennah Black was a close friend to Daniel Cooper. She visited him in the hospital Monday before he died. “I just knew he wasn't going to come back,” she said. Inside ...
Neighbors say piles of trash were outside popular golf course
Neighbors who live in Huntersville's Birkdale community turned to Channel 9 to find out why huge piles of trash were sitting outside one of the area's most popular golf courses for weeks. Neighbors said from the street, you could easily see overflowing dumpsters and large piles of trash outside of ...
Political candidates say they weren’t told about being removed from ballot
In Chesterfield County, at least three political candidates feel like their own Democratic party betrayed them. Catherine Thompson and Theodore Burns were running against each other for Chesterfield County Council. Now, they have joined forces after both were removed from the June primary ballot. Both candidates said they were repeatedly ...
Police: Armed man with bandanna over face robbed Cornelius grocery store
An armed man with a bandanna over his face robbed a Harris Teeter in Cornelius overnight, police said. Police were called to the Harris Teeter on North Cove Road around midnight. The robber is described as a skinny black man who was wearing a dark coat, red and white tennis ...
Surveillance photos released of suspects in Harris Teeter robbery
Investigators are looking for two men who robbed a Harris Teeter in York County. The men, who were armed with handguns, robbed the Harris Teeter on Highway 160 in Fort Mill, the York County Sheriff’s Office said. The men entered the store and demanded cash from employees, investigators said. The ...
Woman injured in crash with crane
A woman was injured Tuesday morning when she pulled out from a school in front of a crane. The crash happened outside York High School on the Highway 5 bypass. York police said the woman had just dropped off her child around 8 a.m. and was T-boned by the crane. ...
Police: Hickory Target robber arrested after returning stolen loot
Police said a robbery at a Hickory Target store had second thoughts about the crime, but was arrested after returning the stolen goods. Police told the Hickory Daily Record Ronni Hamby, 40, walked out of the store last week with two large TVs after threatening a cashier with a gun. ...
Victim smashes robber's car window with rake
Police have released new information about a burglary in Cleveland County. Deputies said a victim tried to chase the criminals away with a rake and smashed a car window. The Shelby Star reported that is how police identified the car Sunday morning and arrested five people. Three of the suspects ...
Police: Man flashes gun in Boone road rage incident
Boone police are trying to track down a driver so upset they said he starting flashing a gun at other people. Police said the fit of road rage took place around 2 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of East King Street and Forest Hills Drive. A witness told police the ...
Woman upset after men convince 8-year-old son to smoke pot
A Huntersville woman said two men gave her 8-year-old son marijuana and now that woman is warning other parents to keep a closer eye on their children in case the men try to lure in another child. The woman, who said she wanted to remain anonymous, said the two men ...
Protest planned after sermon saying gay people should be kept inside fence
A protest is being organized after a local pastor gave a controversial sermon, saying gay people should be kept inside a fence. More than 200 people have said they plan to show up at Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden on Sunday to protest the sermon, which has garnered hundreds ...
Teacher suspended after debate over ‘disrespecting’ the president
A teacher has been suspended after yelling at a student in her classroom. The whole thing was caught on a cell phone and posted to YouTube. The video at the center of the debate appears to have been shot in a classroom at North Rowan High School with a cell ...
Man accused of following 3 young girls
A Cleveland County man is accused of following three young girls. On Saturday, three girls, ages 13, 14 and 15, said they were sitting at a picnic table, looked over to some bushes and saw Henry Abernathy performing a lewd act. One of the girls still seems traumatized by what ...
Mother takes disabled son out of school after hearing recording of teachers
Amy Oster knew something was wrong. In May, she began noticing erratic changes in her son Andrew's behavior when he went to school at Rock Rest Elementary in Monroe. The 4-and-a-half-year-old has multiple disabilities and can't speak. So Oster took a chance. "I armed him with a digital recorder," she ...
Teammates plan to dedicate tournament win to boy injured in crash
Teammates of a local boy injured in a crash Friday said they will dedicate their tournament win to him. He and his family were all involved in a crash while coming home from a basketball game in Charlotte Friday night. The Cabarrus Stars won their tournament this weekend without a ...
Man pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder, DWI in crash
A man pleaded guilty Monday to charges connected to a fatal crash that happened last year. Brian Hieb, 44, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and DWI in Catawba County Monday morning. He was charged after a February 2011 crash on Slanting Bridge Road that killed a 50-year-old woman. Prosecutors told ...
Troopers looking for driver in hit-and-run that injured 2
Despite severe pain in his legs and feet, Ricky Jones isn't worried about himself after a violent hit-and-run crash. He's worried about his friend. "My thoughts have been much more about how Brandon is doing," Jones told Eyewitness News. Jones, 46, and Brandon Maree, 32, were walking on Ruth Street in Lancaster ...
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