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DNC host committee using popular locations to welcome delegates
Charlotte’s Democratic National Convention host committee is using several popular Charlotte locations to welcome delegates. Among them are the Carolina Raptor Center, The Levine Museum and the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens. The night before the conventions, 13 event planning teams with host parties in all the locations. "It really is ...
Police: Boone man taken into custody after 11-hour standoff
A Boone man was taken into custody Wednesday morning after an 11-hour standoff, the Boone Police Department said. Officers said they were called to a home on Keystone Drive on Tuesday night because of a domestic assault. The victim, who suffered minor injuries, and another woman were able to leave ...
Police: Woman, 20, traveling 97 mph, arrested for DUI
A 20-year-old was accused of speeding Monday morning on an interstate while police said she was drunk. Troopers said Catherine Cobb was going 97 mph in a 60 mph zone on Interstate 85 in Belmont. Troopers said that her blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit in North Carolina, ...
Rare plane arrives at Carolinas Aviation Museum
The only remaining Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI, is coming to Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte on May 25 on behalf of the Commemorative Air Force. The plane will be accompanied by the equally rare B-24, Diamond Lil, and a P-51 Mustang that actually saw combat. "I have no doubt this ...
Lightning strike causes apartment fire in south Charlotte, officials say
Tuesday night’s storm packed hundreds of lightning strikes across the Charlotte area. Crews were called out in the middle of the storm to an apartment building on Cherrycrest Lane in south Charlotte. Restoration crews were inside the apartment complex, working to patch holes on the roof. Workers are preparing the ...
SC labor union president smashes Nikki Haley piñata
A South Carolina labor union apologized after a video showed its outgoing president smashing a piñata with Gov. Nikki Haley’s face on it. Donna Dewitt smashed the piñata at last weekend's Retreat of the State AFL/CIO, which she said was meant as a game. The union emailed an apology to ...
Electrical problem causes South Blvd. restaurant fire
Fire officials said no one was hurt when a South Boulevard restaurant caught fire Wednesday morning. The owner’s son was the first person on the scene at Punta Cana Restaurant after a security company called him. He said he called 911 after what he thought was a burglar alarm turned ...
Police: Rock Hill pastor threatened to kill wife, throw her body in river
A Rock Hill pastor is charged with threatening to kill his wife and saying he wanted to throw her body in a river, police said. The Rev. Kevin McCurry, 35, was arrested on Sunday, police said. The Rock Hill Herald reported McCurry’s wife told police she was afraid for her ...
Charlotte Museum of History to suspend public operations Saturday
The struggling Charlotte Museum of History will temporarily suspend its operations on Saturday. The museum’s board made the decision to make up for a 25 percent drop in funding until it figures out what to do next. The board had previously cut back on hours and staff. After it closes ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Football star Donald Driver is new `Dancing' champ
He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy to his awards collection. The Green Bay Packers receiver won the ABC dance show Tuesday. He and partner Peta Murgatroyd hoisted the glittery prize above their heads ...
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 ...
Mothers say exercise is being used as punishment at local school
Three Charlotte mothers are asking if exercise should be used as punishment. They turned to Channel 9 after their children said a teacher made the class walk or run laps during recess for misbehaving. Jennifer Scarrow has daughters in first and third grade at Highland Creek Elementary School in north ...
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 ...
Perdue, Cherokee chief sign amended gambling pact
Gov. Beverly Perdue and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians signed Tuesday an updated edition to its new agreement to allow live-dealer poker and other table games at the tribe's casino, a move designed to ease concerns of more state lawmakers. Perdue and Eastern Band Principal Chief Michell Hicks signed the amended compact ...
NC law to tie corporate tax break, private tuition
North Carolina lawmakers this week will introduce legislation that would let corporations send up to $40 million of their state taxes next year to a program that would give low-income children up to $4,000 to attend private or religious schools. House Majority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake, announced the plan Tuesday at ...
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 ...
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 ...
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