High poverty and high need students. But Board Members say that is not the case. In fact, that is the opposite. In fact, they say busing kids all over the county could be very expensive and they believe there are other ways to decrate diverse schools. But that did not stop parents dressing the School Board Last night. Some parents warned if cms disrupts their neighborhood schools that they would move to another area. Now, the survey you mentioned did talk about filling out and asking parents how long is too long of a bus ride to change the makeup of some schools . And that is where the thought of busing may have entered parents minds. Let me ask you this what is next in the Student Assignment process . What is next at the Board Members next meeting they will assignment plan and a consultant will be hired to navigate Board Members through this and if approved, the change could happen to your Childs School and options in the 20172018 school year. Dedrick russell wbtv on your side. Thank
Are coming back to. In addition to the charlotte stations kannapolis, china grove and others have fallen victim to the breakins. We have members providing a service for citizens, and its sad that they have to worry about their personal property while protecting the citizens. Until the suspects are caught fire station also remain on high alert and ask the people to do the same. We will keep an eye on on suspicious vehicles. We are not going to stand for to be we want the community to be vigilant if you see something call 911 because this has to stop. Now, captain says all fire stations have some form of security. Now any footage that officials have is not being released to the public. Wbtv on your side. Thank you. New, fewer people are in jail which means a few changes in mecklenberg county. Today that he plans to relocate the majority of inmates at the jail north facility. This is a consolidation move since the population continues to drop. The average daily population is about 1400 in
Live look at independence from briar creek, in toward center city, volume beginning to pick up, but most of the major interstates continue to run in the green and our latest accident scene, this is on westinghouse boulevard, it is listed right before i77 on the ramps. That is a check of the morning commute. Christine, back to you. Christine breaking news weve been following since 4 30 this morning. Authorities investigate an officerinvolved shooting in catawba county. Happened last night at a home on old park road in maiden. Wbtv was the first to break story for you on social media, our reporter Ashton Pellom has been on the scene, was first there and is getting brand new details about this incident. Ashton . Reporter good morning, christine. Talked to the police chief about 15 minutes ago. He says this is just a tragic event and hard on everybody from his officers here at the pd to the family of the man involved you will hear from him in a second. First the pictures i shot when i firs
See there briefly, there is his car and there is the log truck. He said he just pulled up to the scene not long ago as well. There was another officer investigating, he left to be with the driver who was taken to the hospital. The drivers injuries are not known. The trooper said he just got here, doing an investigation, not too clear exactly what happened of why the driver overturned but like i said it is foggy, dark, be still no clearcut conclusion of how that driver overturned his log truck but nonetheless, it is overturned you can see there but no lanes are blocked going in either direction, no logs scattered across the road. There is one car off in the median, the state trooper told me the car did knick one of the logs that fell off the truck but other than that, no injuries other than the driver of the log truck being taken to the hospital. Ill be out here trying to get more answers as soon as i do ill update you on air and online at wbtv. Com. Reporting live in Iredell County, As
That. The wind will howl as we go through the day. Talk about dangerous windchills tonight and what you can expect going in the big valentines weekend, that part of the forecast in a couple minutes. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. Here is chris, first alert traffic. Chris traffic this morning sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. Early on wednesday morning commute looks good, most of the major highways are continuing to run here in the green, so no problems early on, well keep an eye on that. Taking a live look, i77 west boulevard, light volume of travel there, if youre coming in from rock hill, 22 minutes, 63 miles an hour, leaving concord to center city, 18 minute commute and lake norman an hour. That is the first check of wednesday morning traffic, guys, back to you. Charlottemecklenb charlottemecklenb urg leaders have voted to extend ann clarks contract and start a the school board voted 63 to extend ann clarks contract