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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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Hulk

Hulk

Ang Lees ambitious big-screen version of Hulk is much like the titular green behemoth himself: Grand in scale and purpose, it is a weighty, muscular adaptation of the popular comic book series, but its own bulk often gets in the way. At times elegant and other times clumsy, Hulk is frequently entertaining, but too often dour and humorless, the clear result of the filmmakers passiona ... ...

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  • Police investigating fatal east Charlotte shooting

    Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating a fatal shooting in east Charlotte that happened early Saturday. Police found Adam Shawn Santiago, 25, in the 8500 block of Filbert Lane with an apparent gunshot wound. They responded to a call about a shooting about 1:12 a.m., according to a release from the police department, and Santiago was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Santiago ...

  • Charlottes dream - bionic limbs

    Quadruple amputee Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman dreams of bionic legs and hands allowing her to pick groceries from a supermarket shelf. The artificial limbs by world prosthetic leaders Touch Bionics are a few years - and around $200,000 - away for the 9-year-old survivor of meningococcal disease. But to Charlotte, they're worth the wait. When she turns 18, Charlotte wants to trade her short ...

  • Earnhardt has a connection with Charlotte track

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbs into his car for practice for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Friday, May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bob ...

  • Friends to honor Charlotte man killed while helping car crash victims

    crash victims. Antonio Thrope died last week when he was hit by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 77. On Saturday night his friends will hold a benefit concert in his honor at the Chop Shop in NoDa. Bands from all over the community are to perform. Friends said Thorpe was a talented singer, writer and musician. Dozens of local musicians who heard that Thorpe died helping others have wanted to give ...

  • Over 90 drivers facing charges following CMPD DWI checkpoint

    Police Department's drunken driving checkpoint on Friday night came in on Saturday, and now more than 90 drivers are facing charges. Altogether 93 were charged, 12 of which were for DWI. Police said they caught another 15 behind the wheel with their license revoked, and 13 were charged for having no license at all. Police said four drivers were caught without having ...

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