Straight spots of the beltway. Its going ton throughout the weekend. Alternating lane closures on the inner and outer loop. We actually had three lanes closed. That was over at 7 00 this morning. What you are going to see are one and two lane closures as you go through this area. Youll start to see back ups around central avenue, at least in one direction and probably ritchie marlboro in the other. This is whats happening because of concrete repairs going on on the beltway. Not a lot of concrete here, but overpasses. This is a heavily traveled area. This is a heavily stressed section of the beltway. You might see how light traffic seems these days. A lot of people on vacation and school is out. Thats when the crews take the opportunity to do much needed repairs. It may cause hardship now, but youll thank them in september on your daily commute. Derrick ward news 4. Thanks. New this morning, one man died following a shooting in the district. It happened not far from alabama avenue south
Reporter this situation is still going on. We have a couple blocks away at 18th ant otis. Police set up a perimeter since it started 11 00. A man shot a woman in the street, then ran into a house near the intersection of 18th and otis. No movement inside the house. They have been trying to negotiate with the gentleman to try to talk him off. So far, that has not hopped. Some people have not been able to get to their homes and may have left before the situation started and come back to find out their home is part of a crime scene. Folks in the neighborhood say they both are part of this community here, long time parts of the community and both people are known and it makes it that much more tragic that their interactions turn tragic. Again, we dont have the identity of the woman shot or the person believed to shoot and holed up in a house. We will keep you posted on the situation as the information becomes available. Right now, ongoing situation going into almost the 24th hour in northe
Assignment. Paul bail looy is hosting this forum at the Caramel Church toen curling people to fill out surveys on Student Assignment and to hear their concerns. Next week the school board will vote on the goals of the Student Assignment. One goal is to create more diverse schools. Mecklenburg county Health Officials confirm that there is a case of mumps here. We also learned that it is related to the confirmed case in iredell county. Symptoms are fever, headache, loss of appetite, muscle ache or tenderness and swelling in the glands below the ears. There are two vaccines to prevent mumps, but no treatment. And mucous from the mouth. Outbreaks can happen in the highly vaccinated areas. The best way to protect hygiene and avoid sharing food. Maureen one man is okay after finding an intruder of his home. Tony pitt said somebody came through the sliding glass doors. He didnt ask questions first and instead he started shooting. He fired three shots, the intruder was hit in the leg. Pitt say
Go to wbtv closings to get updates, because of the delays of the Winter Weather. New on prime time, iraq man faces charges of abuse, after his grandson showed up in school injured. A teacher at the Childs School said he complained of leg pain because after whooping. His grandfather thomas white gave him. According to the police report, bruises and welts were found on the child. Swelling was also noted. Teechlers teachers say the child had trouble walking because of his pain. A man is recovering after he was shot in the face. Authorities say his girlfriend is responsible. 23yearold, cory mayu is accused of shooting the girlfriend sunday night in granite cory. The 22yearold likely led to the shooting. We do not have an update on the victims condition. South carolina is front and center in the nation as attention continues to swirl around the race to the white house. Michael clark spoke to political experts on what you could expect. South carolina voters get ready were now going to have a
Then he said it again. And this time i turned completely around. Maureen the woman says she explained what the baby toy was for and it took her some time to realize that her wallet was then gone. Police are not sharing the specifics about suspects in this case, but they are concerned about people falling victim to this crime and are asking you to be alert. There you can read more about what officers are seeing when it comes to this victim. Maureen a South Carolina man charged for a shooting of an alleged teenage burglary suspect. The 49yearold is charged with value run terry manslaughter voluntary manslaughter after they say he shot and killed brandon spencer. Spencer was trying to break into his truck. Authorities say he fired as new on primetime we are hearing from his supporters. It is ridiculous. Everybody was saying he is a good i had c. Sure he might have been a good kid, but a good father and a good kid would have been at home in bed at 3 00 in the morning and not in somebody el