Take a look at this video. You can see where crews were hard at work trying to clear the snow. So far students have missed seven days because of snow. But the superintendent tells me not to be alarmed. They average close to 18 snow days a year here in the mountains. In avery county, they make it up by adding time on to the school day earlier in the year so the students get the hours required by the state. The superintendent recalled one winter when he was young when they actually missed 45 days. Didnt go a single day in january. So compared to that, missing sevens not too bad. And for the first time in a long, long time, we didnt miss any days before christmas. That was because we had that very warm december. Theres one of those gusts i was talking about. Its brutal right now. Temperatures in the Single Digits around 9 degrees. Were getting gusts well over 20 Miles Per Hour. Blowing the snow across the roadways. Its blowing me around quite a bit. Are these roads up here. Im going to st
Feels much colder than that. Live from watauga county, dave faherty, channel 9 Eyewitness News. Dave, thank you, remember you can track the cold temperatures throughout the night along with us using our wsoctv app. Its free for iphone and android devices. Cleaned up and packed up. Today the Carolina Panthers officially closed the chapter on their record breaking season that ended with thatat heartbreaking loss at the super bowl. Eyewitness news anchor Brittney Johnson found out how the team is now using defeat to all ready start to plan for next season. Reporter well the panthers are looking back on the 2015 season with everything theyve accomplished. Including getting to the super bowl. But after losing, even though theyre about to take a break, theyre working to figure out how to get back to the big game. After a record breaking season of dancing, dabbing, and defying expectations on the field. We did what a lot of people the Carolina Panthers are clearing out their lockers and tryin
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Rock hill to uptown, 21 minutes, 65 miles an hour. Concord to center city, 17 minute commute, lake norman southbound at 16 minutes at 64 miles an hour. Most of the major highways run in the green, well keep an eye on that as we head toward the rush hour. Earlier we had Central Avenue blocked in both directions, with an investigation with a fatal hit and run accident. That scene has been cleared and Central Avenue has reopened. That is a check of the morning commute, john and christine, back over to you. John now lets begin with the breaking news weve been following out of east charlotte, Police Say One person was killed in a hit and run on Central Avenue near sharon amity. Right now the investigation has moved to the green briar amounts not farapartments. Mark davenport live at the scene, tell us what happened and what have police found . Reporter john, fatal hit and run on Central Avenue and just around the block like you said, the green briar apartments, police found the vehicle. A m
Woman killed in a car crash. Troopers tell us the womans two children hurt on the wreck on highway 150 in lincoln county. The damage is extensive after being hit head on. Pamela escobar joining us live from lincoln county. Pam, is the driver of that red truck facing any charges at this point . Yeah, brigida, i spoke with Highway Patrol and david boyd that driver was served with a misdemeanor death by vehicle charge and that this Investigation Continues as he is in the hospital. Now, they tell me that boyd was driving down 150 when his car truck crossed the center line. He sideswiped one vehicle and struck the minivan head on. She was taking her kids to school. The two boys were in the van at the time. Their father went to the hospital with the three and sevenyearold sons and spoke with the pastor of their church. The pastor met with the parents and sister who live in lincoln i have told them that we cannot figure this out we have to faith it out. The Christian Life is about faith. We w