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  • Charlotte family thankful no one was hurt after massive tree crashes down

    A Charlotte family said it's thankful no one was hurt after a tree came crashing down on a busy street.Tuesday night's thunderstorm that brought rain and lightning is what brought down the tree on Colony Road in south Charlotte.Leaves, branches and debris were scattered everywhere."It started pouring and there was a lot of hail, and we saw lightning. There was a big crack, and ...

  • Lowes 1Q profit rises chilly spring hurts sales

    Lowe's first-quarter net income rose almost 3 percent, even as a wet and cool spring dampened sales of gardening products.Spring is the biggest season for home improvement retailers. While the weather was chilly in the quarter, the improving housing market has helped such businesses.Lowe's Cos. earned $540 million, or 49 cents per share, for the period ended May 3. That compares with ...

  • SC woman gets 13 years for chase that killed 7-year-old daughter

    A Spartanburg woman will spend 13 years in prison for a high-speed chase that killed her 7-year-old daughter.Errika Shelton pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges, including reckless homicide and child neglect.Police said Shelton lost control of her SUV during a chase in August 2012.The resulting crash threw both Shelton's daughter and a bag of marijuana out of her ...

  • NAACP leader teacher killed in head-on crash

    A local NAACP president and an elementary school teacher were both killed in a head on crash.One car crossed the center line of US 64 near Barry Oak Road in Iredell County Tuesday afternoon.Woody Woodard was in the car. He and the driver of the other car, Brenda Laxton, both died.Woodard was just honored with the NAACP's life membership award.Laxton was a kindergarten assistant at Cool ...

  • Charlotte mulls paid interns for City Council

    The Charlotte City Council will consider next week whether to spend up to $160,000 annually to have paid interns, a budget request Democrat James Mitchell said is needed to keep up with a crush of requests from residents. Mitchell said he’s often overwhelmed trying to attend council meetings and return phone calls and emails from people who call or email with problems. He said the ...


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Rise of the Planet of the Apes [Blu-Ray]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes [Blu-Ray]

Especially after the lukewarm reception of Tim Burtons glossy, action-packed 2001 reimagining, which ended with a Huh? cliffhanger that has yet to be resolved, it would be safe to say that there hasnt been much yearning for another entry in the Planet of the Apes ... ...

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  • State says coal ash from Duke Energy is contaminating water

    Eyewitness News met Eric Crabbe as he was enjoying his night on the water at Mountain Island Lake. "I live down the road, come here fishing a couple times a week," he said. Eyewitness News has learned that the state has filed a lawsuit against Duke Energy, over that water. "The lawsuit alleges they are violating the law by having illegal discharges into Mountain Island Lake," ...

  • Father of slain 2-year-old faces murderer in court Tuesday

    An emotional day of testimony in the murder trial of a two year old boy. Amias Robinson was gunned down back in 2010, while visiting family members in East Charlotte. Police say Ellis Royster fired shots at a car during a drug deal. They say Amias was struck several times and died days later. Today in court Amias' father, Charles Robinson, shouted, screamed and cursed at Royster during ...

  • Lowes to donate $1M to Oklahoma victims

    Lowe's Home Improvement has pledged a million dollars to the tornado relief efforts. The Mooresville-based company said half of that will go to the Red Cross, and it plans to match NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson's earnings from Sunday's race. The rest will go to nonprofits in the hardest hit ...

  • Budget proposal asks for property tax increase by 2.5 cents

    A Mecklenburg County budget proposal released to Channel 9 is asking for more of the communities' money. Eyewitness News went over the proposal Tuesday night to see what this will cost. The 150-page budget proposal was released on Tuesday night by interim County Manager Bobbie Shields. The plan is to increase property taxes by 2.5 cents a year. For a $200,000 home, that will cost an extra ...

  • Residents ask questions about Independence Blvd. construction

    begun in the project to widen the road to four lanes both ways with a bus lane in the middle. North Carolina Department of Transportation said that traffic will be shifted during the project, some bus routes will change, but businesses will still be accessible and pedestrians will be able to walk. Tuesday night residents had the chance to find out what to expect and ask ...

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