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  • Investigators 1 dead in shooting in Marshville

    Investigators are on the scene of a deadly shooting in Marshville.Deputies received a call of a break-in Thursday morning on Lanesboro Road near Ansonville Road.The Enquirer Journal posted a picture of the neighborhood.The newspaper reported someone was shot at the scene, and died on the way to the hospital.A Channel 9 crew is headed to the scene and will bring you updates as they become ...

  • 2 local soldiers injured in battle to receive special homecoming

    The Patriot Guard will welcome home two soldiers who were injured overseas Thursday.Spec. Eric Hunter lost one of his legs when an IED exploded near him.Spec. Corey Garmon lost both of his legs in a separate attack.The men will be welcomed at Charlotte Douglas Airport and escorted to a special welcome home party in Huntersville.Both men plan to take part in Memorial Day ceremonies on ...

  • Army Missing Fort Bragg soldier declared dead

    The Army has declared missing Fort Bragg soldier, Kelli Bordeaux, dead.Bordeaux disappeared on April 14, 2012.She was last seen at a bar in Fayetteville.Bordeaux's family said they are not giving up hope and are still searching for answers.Her disappearance is still considered an active ...

  • Police SC mother gave birth while passing out on drugs

    A Rock Hill mother turned herself in because police said she was so drugged up when gave birth, she couldn't stay awake.Kristian McManus has been charged with unlawful conduct toward a child, police said.She gave birth to a son back in February, but police said she passed out multiple times.Police said she tested positive for opiates and other drugs.Department of Social Services is also ...

  • Officials NC man wanted on terror charges killed in drone strike

    A Raleigh man wanted on federal terror charges died in an overseas drone strike, officials said.U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed Jude Mohammad's death in a letter to Congress.He said Mohammad is one of four Americans killed by drones in either Pakistan or Yemen since 2009.But the letter did not say when or where Mohammad ...


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I Am Curious—Yellow (Jag är nyfiken—en film i gult) [DVD]

I Am Curious—Yellow (Jag är nyfiken—en film i gult) [DVD]

I Am CuriousYellow would mostly likely be a forgotten movieleft somewhere in the multitudinous ranks of 1960s experimental avant-garde films that mix sex and politicsif the U.S. Customs Office hadnt seized the first copy being imported by its distributor, Grove Press, into the United States in 1968. In its misguided attempt to protect decent American citizens from Swedish obscenity, the gov ... ...

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  • Toll lanes approved for I-77 project

    Toll roads will soon become a reality along a stretch of interstate in Charlotte.The Mecklenburg Union Metropolitan Planning Organization voted tonight to give the N.C. Department of Transportation the green light to move forward with the project. The high-occupancy toll lanes have been the center of controversy for months now. The plan would place toll lanes on Interstate 77 between Uptown and ...

  • Independence Blvd. widening project will detour emergency personnel

    Eyewitness News has learned a major Charlotte road will be closed to police, firefighters and paramedics during some of its construction. The North Carolina Department of Transportation said Wednesday there will be detours during bride construction on the widening project on Independence Boulevard. NCDOT said they will notify crews in advance where the detours will go. "We are fully aware ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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