Staying busy it is not bad. If they see a major weather event on monday it could cut into the number of people driving from charlotte, hickory and even morganton. Road crew say they have the roads clear and there is nothing to worry about. Stay uptodate on the wbtv first alert weather app. Go to wbtv. Com closings to get updates on school and business closings because of the weather. Maureen we have breaking news out of cabarrus county. Authorities need your help. They want to find this man who is accused of statutory rape involving a child. His name is gregory powers, junior. We are told he liviv in harrisburg, but he left the area on tuesday and could be in the charlotte area or headed to south carolina. He is driving a 2011 white plate hhrls and thats the tripe of truck i should say and the tag is tvw2126. If you have seen this man and recognize his face, make sure to call the maureen new on primetime we now know the name of the driver sought for a deadly hitandrun on i h of 77 that
Did you say anything before you fired . No. He fired three shots and hit the intruder twice and the man limped outside and took off. He turned up at this club down the road asking for help. Tonys friends applaud his actions. The man who was shot is hospitalized no charges yet but if he recovers there could be. Authorities are still looking into everything. Police tell me the results of their investigation will be turned over to the District Attorneys office. Officials there will decide whether the homeowner is in trouble. Tony says he has been broken into before and says he used his gun this time because he was afraid. If i had not had one he would probably kill me. If there is another breakin he will do the same thing hoping crooks get the message. In hickory, Steve Ohnesorge wbtv on your side. Police say they are expected to turn their findings over to the District Attorney in the next few days. Scientists believe they have found a breakthrough in the fight to find a cure for cancer.
Blue for the panthers. Kristen who what wont be neglected iswhat wont beneglected is the beautiful weather. Lyndsay it is not that cold this morning in the mid to upper 40s as of the 5 00 hour, already starting out the day on a little bit of a milder note relatively speaking, already had clouds move in overnight by the time the sun comes up a partly to mostly cloudy sky, however since were starting out in the upper 40s we shouldnt have trouble reaching the low 60s, mid 60s some areas. Warm despite the clouds. Some of you could have an outside shower chance, well talk about where and the rest of the weekend forecast. Kristen secretly we have already started product testing. Lyndsay very mysterious. Kristen well check back in with new a few. The driver of a pickup rushed to the hospital after an accident in south charlotte. South tryon. The driver was speeding down the interstate when he lost control of the vehicle, overturned and ended up on the opposite side of the freeway. He was thro
Fighting back for chief john hannon means adding security improvements at local firehouses. We had to reevaluate the security of the faces. And we are looking at putting cameras up. According to the chief, many eyes will have access to the fire stations. Its not that expensive to get cameras up and get a recorder hooked up and link it into cmpds big system. Because we want them to be able to see the cameras for anything they might need, too. Now, while bing faces new charges in these cases. It is unclear when he will be making Court Appearances in greensboro, kannapolis and york county, South Carolina. Live at the fire headquarters, Steve Crump Wbtv on your side. Thank you. State lawmakers could head back to raleigh to take action on charlottes nondiscrimination ordinance. The House Speaker says he is exploring the idea of a special he says part of the ordinance which allows transgender people to use a bathroom of their choice poses a threat to public safety. The General Assembly will
Viewed as a question. Theres no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off years. That is not in the constitutional text. I am amused when i hear people who claim tore strict interpreters of the constitution suddenly reading into it a whole series of provisions that are not there. There is more than enough time for the senate to consider in a thoughtful way the record of a nominee that i present and to make a decision. That is president obama talking about the fight between he and republicans or the impending fight that republicans say they will they do not want the president to make a nomination for the vacant seat but the president saying he will do just that. More to come and stay tuned here. Blazing through the palmetto state and four days south carolinians will head to the polls to vote in the president ial primary and donald trump is still the frontrunner. In the new Public Policy poll trump commands a dominating lead with 35 of voters supporting him. To ted cruzs 18