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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, ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • 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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The Ghost Goes Gear [DVD]

The Ghost Goes Gear [DVD]

In the mid-1960s, the Beatles starred in two films directed by Richard Lester, A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965), that not only helped solidify the all-encompassing global star power of the Fab Four, but also helped to revolutionize cinema. According to Andrew Sarris, A Hard Day's Night was a "cataclysmic cultural event" that marked the end of an era, and film schola ... ...

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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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