Construction and operation of the 77 express lanes. They say each project has a separate financial structure and the case in texas has not impacted anything with construction here. Tonight, we spoke with members of the group that opposes the toll roads. We should cancel the contract now. We shouldnt be doing business with someone that has a track record of failure. State senator told channel 9 tonight this gives North Carolina a good reason to cancel the contract and fast. If this project reach st the point of filing for bankruptcy, it is kind of the house of cards. Channel 9 investigated years now. In 2014, i traveled to dallas y road. Critics said it was a tax on the poor and call the the toll roads unfair, but dallas leaders told me their population is booming and they to handle all that traffic. I spoke with Mecklenburg County commissioner. He called it the latest in a long line of failures. He says is guaranteed to be a failure here as well. Count on channel 9 to continue digging
Its like something had been poured on the head stone, and i went up to the head stone to try to rub it off but it wouldnt come off. Kayla a retired widow discovers somebody vandalized her late husbands grave causing thousands of dollars of damage. She has no idea who could have done it. This is a story only on fox 46. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. Im kayla ayres. Bill and im bill melugin. First on fox tonight, we have major news just coming into our newsroom within just the last hour, we have learned that governor pat mccrory toll lane project. Cintra, the Spanish Company who has the contract for the work filed for bankruptcy on a project in texas today. As a result, mccrory ordered ncdot to order every option to completely reassess the entire i77 Business Model and the current contract. Ncdot officials will be flying with texas dot representatives to talk about the situation. The controversial project is under construction and is set to cost 650 million. It would
People were going home young people leaving school. ,we had families in this restaurant who were eating their dinner. Shortly after the gunshots went off inside, he said it all started with a craigslist sale. Three people were meeting to sell two cell phones but ended up trying to rob a person. It turns out both parties were armed and started firing. Angelica two suspects were shot but will survive. As investigators combed the grounds nearby for more evidence the, chief told our cameras all four were under 21 years old, which is the legal age to have a gun. We have some work to do as a country not to restrict gun ownership but to restrict gun ownership from people who dont need to be carrying guns. Angelica no one for mcdonalds could comment. As of yet, no names are being released. We dont know yet what charges will be filed. Eyewitness news. Steve people diving for cover under the golden arches. We are learning more about a shot inside the county jail. Police say the departments profe
A quick rebound as we head through this week. All right, keith, thank you. Well be checking those falling temperatures overnight. Watch Eyewitness News daybreak starting at 4 30. We have traffic and weather updates every ten minutes. Now to a developing story we are following tonight. In just two days, state lawmakers will meet on your dime to take on charlottes controversial non dediscrimination ordinance. They will tarnish the reputation yet again. We first told you that state la leaders are planning a special session on wednesday to tackle the issue. Eyewitness news reporter, jenna deary learned some lawmakers want charlotte to pay for this. Jenna. Well, scott, it cost 42,000 a day and the governor says at that price, this ordinance tagged by many as the bathroom bill should be the only thing lawmakers address. One state senator told me he even thinks the city should opponents of a controversial ordinance Charlotte City leaders passed two weeks ago. State leaders decided to step in,
Happened and how the witnesses are reacting. And the coal ash cleanup is underway. An update on the process, plus the complaints that some of the neighbors of these ponds have. Now its easier to figure out where to go. And getting a ride at u. S. And iran to reach port just got easier. Lyft and uber have a place at the terminal. Details on how it works coming upping. Thank youup. First of fox tonight, the Charlottemecklenburg Police Department is investigating one of its own, this after the cell phone footage of caught showing a officer repeatedly punching a suspect that the Department Says he are cysting arrest. David sentendrey has been working on it all evening and joins us outside of police headquarters. Hi, david. I had, kayla. Hit and run suspect pulled his hands away from police when they tried to handcuff him, the man was arrested, but cmpd has another case its looking into. Eight offenses, one suspect, seven punches thrown by a cmpd officer, thats what this video appears to sh