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  • Drug buy that ended in gunfire part of larger investigation

    Authorities said an undercover drug buy that erupted in gunfire Tuesday afternoon was part of a larger investigation.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe said such undercover operations happen on a weekly basis. He said the one that happened Tuesday on the campus of Hidden Valley Elementary School was part of an investigation that has been going on for months.Police said the alleged ...

  • Veterans Administration considering site near airport for new Charlotte medical complex

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is considering a site near Tyvola Road and Billy Graham Parkway for a proposed 295,000-square-foot medical complex that would be the VA’s second location in Charlotte. The new health center, which has been in the planning stages since 2009, may be built on a 35-acre parcel on the northeast corner of West Tyvola and Cascade Pointe Boulevard, according to ...

  • Fire in south Charlotte shopping center damages fish store

    Fire damaged a south Charlotte shopping center early Wednesday.The blaze began just after 5 a.m. in Nemo's Reef, an exotic fish store, off Sardis Road North near Monroe Road. The smoke also damaged the Monroe Business Center next door.Firefighters are waiting on the air to clear at the scene so that they can go into the building and assess the damage.Officials said no one was injured in the ...

  • Driver says failed breaks to blame for chain reaction crash

    A driver said his brakes failed, causing him to crash into a car in west Charlotte early Wednesday.The crash happened just after 12:30 a.m. on Freedom Drive at Toddville Road.The man's car went under another car, creating a chain reaction that wrecked a third car."I thought I had just hit a car and my hood popped up. I didn't realize I was under a car until I got out," said ...

  • 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 ...


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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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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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