The morning and cooler in the afternoon. Well talk about what some of the totals are going to be for the whole system in a few minutes. Expect 50s and 60s. The temperatures really drop tonight and well talk about what youll wake up tomorrow morning. The smith trial resumes this morning. He is accused of killing a woman what was a lookout and getaway driver the night Melissa Huggins jones was murdered. They said that on the night of the murder, they tried to steal laptops. The laptops on their behalf. Anthony already pleaded guilty to firstdegree murder and if he is serving a life sentence. If convicted, smith could be sentenced to death. Theres a bond hearing this morning for natalie keeper. Shes one of two Virginia Tech students charged in the damage of a 13yearold girl. Friends and family honored nicole yesterday. Her body was found in suri county in the North Carolina mountains. Investigators said that she was stabbed to death. And David Eisenhower is also charged in her murder. Tod
We are just into the initial investigation to see what kind of condition these animals e in. Reporter members of the aspca went from shelter to shelter evaluating the animals. There are at least 10 horses on the operty. There are also scores of dogs, cats, even pics. Although the investigation is in its early stages, the team onsite has already determined that there are several animals that have been neglected. Youve got animals out here with open wounds. Youve got animals that have obvious skin conditions. Animals that appeared to be malnourished. Different things ke that. Reporter the owners, and linden and steve spear, were arrested and taken to the Hoke County Detention Center in his white van. They face a number of animal and neglect charges. And one felony count of possession of a ntrolled substance. With some type of medication that they were using to treat the animals. So what is going to happen to be 600 animals . This is probably one of the largest if not the largest animal b
700,000 to be exact. The state provides coverage r lawmakers, teachers, and state employees. The plan would raise premiums, raising premiums or put premiums where it was not before and deductibles would increase. There was an outcry to eliminate the popular 8020 plan. The board of trustees announced it would postpone the consideration for those more as it dick changes but state workers are still worried about the increase in premiums. Todays decision is only going to impact 2017. That meeting and a vote is scheduled to start at 3 00 p. M. Mikaya thurmond, live in raleigh its been weeks and problems with Blue Cross Blue Shield customer accounts are still not resolved. Turning to the state for help. In about a months time, the state department of insurance has received 850 complaint calls. We previously reported problems with overbilling and verifying coverage of blue cross. Thousands of people affected here. Insurance commissioner Wayne Goodwin says he wants to get to the bottom of this
Barbara this afternoon, and man is recovering after being hit by a minivan in durham. The accident happened under a bridge at i85. The windshield was shattered by the impact. Police say there were critical injuries. A Traffic Alert for motorists in mooresville. Mooresville parkway is being shut down for the next six months. The closure will allow them to construct a new road under the railroad bridge. Reporter right now, i am on old apex road and high house road. This is going to impact traffic in the area. Crews are improving the Railroad Crossing and closing intersections. That means you will experience they dont even realize they have to come all the way up to the end of the street and come out. I think thats a problem. Reporter if you ride buses, prepare for minor delays along routes 1, 2, and four. Here are the areas that are most impacted. High house road between old apex and west chatham street. Old apex between murphy and south parkway. If you are coming from the west, south, o
The 50s, above normal but not as warm as yesterday. Looking at the day ahead, we get down a little bit into the 40s about 7 00 this morning and then climb back to the mid 50s and stay there all afternoon. Numbers in the 40s now and 50s. 47 roxboro, 48 oxford. 51 chapel hill. 52 goldsboro. 55 fayetteville. Looking at the day ahead 51 now and lunchtime we go mostly cloudy and 55. Clouds all day. A lot warmer tomorrow and the warm air brings thunderstorms. We will talk about that and the complete forecast. Barbara vehicles on i95 targeted. Someone threw chunks of brick off an overpass and three tractortrailors and a car were struck. It was near the cumberlandHarnett County line. No one was seriously hurt. The sunroof of a car was cracked. Two people are being questioned. John the body of a 4yearold boy pulled from a pond. The missing boys bidody was found in iredell county. Authorities were called earlier in the day when he went missing. A doortodoor search was conducted and a pond. At th