Stories by Tina Terry
Lawmakers consider bill requiring moped drivers to have license, insurance
Law enforcement officers told Eyewitness News moped accidents in the area are happening more often and becoming more dangerous. Some lawmakers want to force the drivers to register their vehicles, get a license and insurance. Anyone, even those with a revoked license for DWI, can drive a moped without a ...
Man pleads guilty in sexual assault of child whose mother he met online
A man who plead guilty to sexually abusing a Charlotte toddler will spend the next two decades of his life in prison. Tuesday Vincent McDougald plead guilty to the sex charges in court. Investigators arrested him back in 2011 and accused him of a crime so horrendous even the district ...
CMPD prepares for influx of visitors for CIAA tournament
This weekend, thousands of people ready to visit restaurants and bars will start arriving in Charlotte. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament starts next week. Eyewitness News asked police about their plan to keep the city's visitors safe. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers said they've been preparing for weeks to help ...
Officials say people are taking prescription pill addictions to new level
Drug agents in York County told Eyewitness News about a new trend among those addicted to prescription pills. Lt. Mike Ligon of the York County Multijurisdictional Drug Unit said more pill poppers are taking their addictions to a new level by cooking up the drugs and shooting them into their ...
Man accused of stealing $800K from UNC Charlotte
Federal authorities announced Friday that a former University of North Carolina at Charlotte employee is accused of taking $829,000 from the school. Court documents Eyewitness News found stated that Sam Hanna used his position to funnel money into his pocket. Hanna worked in the facilities management department. The Bill of ...
Commissioners debate property tax Tuesday
Tuesday, Mecklenburg County commissioners debated a motion that would ask North Carolina lawmakers to help them refund property owners who were overtaxed in 2011 and 2012. The motion submitted by County Commissioner Pat Cotham was an attempt to correct problems with the controversial 2011 property tax revaluation. About 70 percent ...
Dozens of wrecks in Gaston Co. caused by weather
Heavy snow fall in Gaston County led to dozens of accidents Saturday. Some said they hadn’t seen that much snow in a while. “I was definitely surprised. I wasn't expecting this at all today," said Yolanda Neely. Eyewitness News captured video of snow pounding roadways. The snow was so heavy ...
Bill refusing money for Medicaid expansion heads to governor
Michael Sowyak spends his days making sure homeless women --- without insurance --- get the health care they need. "Eighty percent of the women do not have Medicaid, so they really rely on the free clinic for their healthcare," he said. He's executive director of Shelter Health Services, a free ...
Fire causes damage at south Charlotte apartments
Several families are without a place to call home after a fire broke out at a south Charlotte apartment complex Thursday morning. The fire broke out around 7 a.m., when a lot of people were already awake and able to get out of the building on Cedar Point Lane safely. ...
Locals respond to president’s plan to raise minimum wage
A proposal by the president to raise the minimum wage is drawing some criticism locally. The president's plan, announced during his State of the Union address, called for raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 by 2015 and it would link future increases to inflation. Some small business owners ...
Trial for man accused of killing estranged wife starts Monday
The long-awaited trial for a man accused of murdering a Charlotte mother will begin Monday. Police said Sonia Long was killed by her estranged husband in the summer of 2007. "She was a real good mother. She took care of them children, she took care of them," said Ona Murray, ...
CMPD: 2 charged in connection with dog fighting ring; 27 pit bulls seized
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have arrested two local men, charging them in connection with a dog-fighting ring just yards from an elementary school. Police told Eyewitness News they arrested Melvin Smith and Lefonze Williams and charged them with felony training animals with the purpose of dog fighting and baiting. "These dogs unfortunately ...
Debate over Charlotte streetcar project heats up
The debate over Charlotte's streetcar is heating up. Leaders in one Charlotte community said Sunday they are vowing to fight for the project. "People in the east and the west are tired of being left behind. We're tired of having to wait for our turn and people are not going ...
Family, friends say final goodbye to grandmother killed Tuesday
On Saturday, hundreds of people attended a memorial service for a grandmother killed earlier this week. Deputies said Jimmie Paul was shot to death in her Chester County home Tuesday. Deputies arrested three teens including Paul's 17-year-old grandson. "She was always just a sweet, nice, loving person," said Kay Hoag, ...
DA throws out about 60 cases after officer corruption case
Gaston County's district attorney has thrown out the final case tarnished by the corruption in the Cherryville Police Department. Three of those indicted on federal charges of conspiracy were once Cherryville police officers. District Attorney Locke Bell said he's had to throw out about 61of their criminal cases because the ...
Former police officer pleads guilty after FBI investigation
A former Cherryville police officer at the center of a corruption investigation pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to conspiracy, extortion and money laundering. He's one of six people, including four officers, indicted in October and accused of conspiring to transport stolen goods across Gaston County. Since then, the men ...
Man pleads guilty to selling guns illegally in Charlotte
Eyewitness News was inside a Charlotte courtroom Wednesday as a man pleaded guilty to selling thousands of dollars of guns illegally. Michael Beas sold the weapons at gun shows all over the Southeast and in the Queen City. Inside the courtroom, he tearfully pleaded guilty to illegally selling thousands of ...
Retailers could pass on credit card processing fee to consumers
Starting Sunday, consumers could pay more when they use plastic at their favorite stores. Retailers can now pass on a credit card surcharge to customers. For years, retailers paid the fee themselves. "When we swipe the card, we get charged a percentage on the dollar amount," said Christopher Wysocki owner ...
Medic uses nearly fatal crash to raise awareness of driving dangers
A former Charlotte medic is using a crash on Interstate 77 that nearly took his life 10 years ago to raise awareness about the dangers of unsafe driving. Tim Hayes was responding to a minor accident on the interstate when he was struck by a fully loaded tractor-trailer, two SUVs ...
Bessemer City considers options for police protection
Paying for police protection could get a lot more expensive for thousands of people in Gaston County. Bessemer City pays the Gaston County Police Department hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to patrol its streets, but now the county wants to double the cost of the service. "We get ...
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