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  • Jimmie Johnson claims record fourth Sprint All-Star Race victory

    Jimmie Johnson won his NASCAR-record fourth Sprint All-Star Race Saturday, dominating down the stretch at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Johnson sped past Hendrick Motorsports ...

  • Earnhardt recalls connections with Charlotte speedway

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbs into his car during practice Friday for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. (Bob Jordan | Associated ...

  • Health officials Student tests positive for TB

    Mecklenburg Health Department has confirmed a student tested positive for tuberculosis at South Mecklenburg High School.Health officials said they will have to test about 30 students next week to make sure they don't have it too.The student who was diagnosed is being ...

  • Officials respond to shooting in Mount Holly

    Mount Holly police chief said law enforcement is responding to a shooting. The shooting happened Saturday in the Runnymeade subdivision on Sella Ridge Drive. Eyewitness News has a crew headed to the scene. Check back to wsoctv.com for updates to this breaking news ...

  • Earnhardt has special memories at Charlotte Motor Speedway

    CONCORD, N.C. -- At the height of his father's success at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would sit in the Turn 1 condos overlooking the ...


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Captain America: The First Avenger [Blu-Ray]

Captain America: The First Avenger [Blu-Ray]

Following Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger was the summer of 2011s second big-budget action juggernaut based on a second-tier Marvel superhero, with both playing as necessary precursors to next summers superhero mash-up The Avengers ... ...

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  • High school teacher says student attacked her

    A high school teacher said she wants to press charges after a student punched her in the face and threw a cup of urine out of a bus window.The teacher told deputies in York County, she was on a field trip with Vance High School earlier this month.A police report states the student used the bathroom on the bus then threatened the teacher and hit her in the face with an ...

  • 80 percent of number combinations picked for Powerball

    Nationwide, around 80 percent of the number combinations for the Powerball have been picked. People who got tickets earlier this week are still hustling to stores to buy more.The jackpot has reached $600 ...

  • Officials identify man killed in farming accident Friday

    Lancaster County officials have released the name of a man killed in a tractor accident. The coroner said 72-year-old James Staehr was alone near Heath Springs on Friday when his tractor flipped on top of him. He had been trying to drive it onto a trailer when it ...

  • Women dance for domestic violence victims Saturday

    Dozens of women put on their workout clothes to dance for domestic violence victims on Saturday morning. The event was also to support Zumba instructor Sandra Guynes. Guynes said she was abused by her ex-husband and at one point slept with a knife under the mattress. Since then she has started ...

  • Boston Marathon bombing victim returns home to Charlotte

    On Saturday, Boston Marathon bombing victim Nicole Gross and her husband, Michael Gross, returned home to Charlotte. The couple was greeted by a small group of friends, colleagues and supporters at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Eyewitness News is working on a ...

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