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  • Compromise reached with veterans over hospital name change

    A compromise has been reached between Gaston County veterans and CaroMont Health. Eyewitness News first reported about the controversy in April, when veterans were upset that CaroMont chose to change the name of the hospital from Gaston Memorial to CaroMont Regional Medical Center. "Gaston County, outside of Fayetteville, has the highest density of veterans in the state of North ...

  • Salisbury police investigating homicide on Calhoun St.

    Salisbury police said they are investigating a homicide of a woman at an apartment complex on Calhoun Street. Investigators received a search warrant Thursday night and were inside the apartment collecting evidence. Neighbors told Eyewitness News a landlord informed them around 8:30 p.m. a woman had been found stabbed to death inside the apartment and neighbors said a man has turned himself in ...

  • CMS fights to find funds to keep teacher assistants

    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Heath Morrison fought for more money to keep hundreds of workers employed, but he was met with a grim response. Councilman Bill James said the county doesn't have extra money to give CMS the full amount it requested. James said the county is already looking at a huge debt to repay homeowners for their botched property tax revaluations. He said ...

  • Kevin James is ready to crack wise in Charlotte

    May 23--Before he was an MMA fighter, before he was a Zookeeper, a Grown Up, a Mall Cop or a King of Queens, Kevin James was a stand-up ...

  • 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 ...


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Movie Review

Salvador [DVD]

Salvador [DVD]

Salvador was Oliver Stone's first overtly political film, an initial cinematic stab by the now-renowned leftist auteur to shake up the complacency of the American public during the Reagan years. Although the film is primarily a character study of real-life photojournalist Richard Boyle, it is impossible to ignore the film's political concerns, especially in light of Stone's later films ... ...

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  • Employee at police department accused of taking $2k gun

    Since 2009, Melissa Guillet was responsible for the security of seized and found property items at the Matthews Police Department. Eyewitness News learned Thursday she's accused of stealing $2,000 and a gun from evidence. No one answered when Channel 9 went by her home in north Charlotte. Her neighbor said Guillet's estranged husband made a surprising comment to her a few weeks ago. ...

  • Chiquita holds first shareholder meeting in Charlotte

    Chiquita's CEO Ed Lonergan addressed the company's multimillion dollar losses last year and a new focus on two brands - bananas and salads - at the shareholder meeting held for the first time in Charlotte. "We've removed the distractions and we have the entire team focused on the two business we think are very powerful," he said. Shareholder David Ross of Matthews ...

  • Investigators Cause of Mooresville fire may never be known

    Fire investigators say they may never know exactly what started the fire that destroyed a home south of Mooresville Wednesday night. The Iredell County Fire Marshal's office was at the home of Fred and Ola Baldwin on Eastport Lane Thursday morning, combing through the ashes and debris left behind by the fire that could be seen for miles. Several neighbors had seen the flames and tried to ...

  • Some NC lawmakers want to change how state brings in jobs

    Some lawmakers want to change how the state spends taxpayer money to bring jobs to North Carolina. They want to reorganize the Department of Commerce and cut $500,000 from the Charlotte Regional Partnership. From insurance company MetLife to AT&T's data center, Charlotte Regional Partnership said its marketing has helped attract a lot of jobs to the area. It's partly why CEO Ronnie ...

  • Law enforcement seek missing Lincolnton inmate

    Corrections officers and local law enforcement agencies are searching for inmate Ronald Billings, 38, after he went missing Thursday from a work release program. He was last seen at around 2:45 p.m. at a work location in Lincolnton. Billings was serving a seven-year prison sentence for breaking and entering, forgery and other property crimes. His projected release date is February 2015. Billings ...

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