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  • Disabled veterans project in Charlotte NC gets second nod from ABC TVs Shark

    . Stormy and I hope to be advanced to the third and final round this summer. If we succeed, we could air on the actual TV show (Series 5) this Fall or early next year depending on the Producers choice. Our idea? As many of you know - is to expand an already successful operating inn, museum, cooking school and gift shops while helping more veterans in how to get started with small businesses and ...

  • Commissioners vote 5-4 to increase property taxes

    On Tuesday night, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners approved its budget, and a tax hike is on the way.Eyewitness News was inside the meeting and breaks down how much money will come out of your pocket.After weeks of wrestling with the tax increase and then hours of heated debate inside the meeting, the commissioners voted five to four to increase property taxes, a 2.35-cent tax ...

  • Waxhaw town leaders to investigate mayors travel expenses

    On Tuesday night, Waxhaw town leaders decided to investigate the mayor's travel expenses.Last week police arrested Mayor Duane Gardner.They said she was driving drunk and blew a .18 on a breathalyzer test.It was her second DWI charge.After her arrest, council agreed to audit her expenses.Town leaders plan to begin the censure process against the mayor ...

  • Police Man driving drunk crashed into 2 cars on Highway 601

    Monroe police just arrested a man accused of causing a deadly crash.Police said David King was driving drunk when he crashed into two other cars on Highway 601 Sunday afternoon.The passenger in his car died.King now faces several charges, including second-degree ...

  • Gunfire on school campus part of undercover drug operation

    Gunfire erupted on a Charlotte elementary school campus and police said it was all part on a undercover drug operation.Eyewitness News asked why they picked a school for the dangerous operation.On Tuesday night neighbors were rattled and Charlotte Mecklenburg's Police Chief is defending his officers after an undercover drug operation in an elementary school parking lot ended in gunfire.On ...


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Movie Review

Don McKay [Blu-Ray]

Don McKay [Blu-Ray]

Jake Goldbergers directorial debut Don McKay is an offbeat neo-noir that features one of those convoluted scams whose slow and methodical revelation provides a great teal of tense pleasure, but once revealed is so inanely complicated and ridiculous that you have to wonder if it is all ... ...

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  • Man accused of hitting killing Mooresville college student arrested

    After almost a year on the run, the man accused of hitting and killing a college student from Mooresville is now in jail.Pitt County Deputies arrested and charged William Langly on Tuesday morning with felony hit and run causing death for killing Austin Baeza in August of last year.He was from Mooresville and was expected to start school at Pitt Community College.After the arrest, the sheriff ...

  • Commission votes for updated capital improvements plan

    The board of county commissioners voted Tuesday for an updated capital improvements plan to move forward.The new plan would fund more projects, including those for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Central Piedmont Community College.It would help pay for things like new and renovated schools, libraries and parks.Voters still have to vote on this in ...

  • Funeral set for NASCAR driver Jason Leffler

    A NASCAR driver who lived in Huntersville will be laid to rest on Wednesday.Jason Leffler died on a dirt track in New Jersey last Wednesday when his car crashed into a wall moments after the race started.Leffler leaves behind his 5-year-old son.The funeral is set for Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius.Instead of flowers it is suggested that people donate to a trust fund in ...

  • Charlotte says Senate tax bill will cost city $31 million a year

    RALEIGH Charlotte is lobbying against the state Senate’s tax reform bill, saying it will cost the city at least $31 million a year in lost revenue and possibly require a property tax increase. Cities and towns could lose nearly $150 million in revenues when the tax bill is fully implemented in fiscal 2019 because it eliminates the local food tax and local privilege license tax and ...

  • Olympian swimmers train for World Championships in Charlotte

    The World Championships trials kick off one week from Tuesday. A group of nearly 20 swimmers from all over the nation have been training in Charlotte to get ready for it.It is crunch time for a group of nearly 20 swimmers getting ready for the second biggest swim event next to the Olympics. It is called the World Championships, and for swimmers, Charlotte is the best place to get ready for ...

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