Education and a champion for teachers and students. Jewells say he spoke with ellis back to work in forysth County School system. He family says they nee time to grieve and arrangements are still in the works. A shooting investigation is underway tonight at a wake forest gas station. It happened this afternoon a the shell station on durham road. Polie say the victim was shot in the armthe injuries are not life threatning. Officers say the shooting appears to be accidental. Police are still working to piece together exactly what happened. Were working to learn who pulled the trigger and if be filed. Tonight. A North Carolina Police Officer is in Critical Condition and authorities are searching for the shooter. It happened just after midnight in shelby. Thats in cleveland county. Officer tim brackeen was looking for a person wanted on outstanding warrants. Authorities are now searching for Lucien Fenner junior. Hes wanted for attempted murder. But more charges could be coming as the inve
The fdny says up to 25 people went to the hospital with injuriesall of them appear to be minor. The bomb squad is currently on the scene. Police are pushing everyone back to fifth avenue. Trains are also being diverted in the area. Stay with abc 11 for updates. This follows a pipe bomb explosion earlier today in new jersey. It went off shortly before a seaside park to benefit marines and sailors. The explosion occured in a trash can where runners were scheduled to pass. No one was hurt. The race was cancelled immediately following the blast. Police called the bomb sophisticated and that it wasnt the work of an amateur. The fbi has taken over the case. So far no arrests have been made. A charter bus carrying a Football Team crashed this afternoon in Richmond County killing four people. More than 40 people hurt. They were all taken to hospitals. The team was from ramahjuco academy and Clinton College in rock hill South Carolina. They were on their way to fayetteville for a game against t
New tonight on Eyewitness News. Under the microscope. The university of North Carolina under fire for its handling of a rape investigation. The letter being sent to the chancellor. Plus. Moving out. The acc ramping up the pressure on North Carolina over hbtwo. How the governor is reacting this time. And. Leap of faith. why tisha decided to take the plunge from 14thousand feet above the ground. Starts right now. breaking news in wake county right off the top a pedestrian hit on garner road in raleigh. This is a live look from breaking news one. Police say the victim was taken to wakemed with what are believed to be serious injuries. garner road is closed between calloway drive and newcombe road. And police are rerouting drivers to avoid the area. Until their investigation is wrapped up. You can look for whats new with this story tomorrow morning on Eyewitness News. New tonight u nc head football coach larry fedora refusing to talk about a player accused of raping a student. As hes peppe
Planned shift in the raleigh construction zone. The dot has delayed its traffic shift planned for tonight on i40 near lake wheeler road. Crews will try again tomorrow night if the weather clears up. They plan to eventually move traffic onto three rebuilt lanes. Now to the concern over gas price running out of fuel today here in the triangle. Many people waiting in long lines tonight. This all due to a major Pipeline Leak in alabama. The Colonial Pipeline runs from texas to new york. Work is underway to repair it tonight. In the meantimegovern or mccrory says hes working to minimize any interuptions to the fuel supply. Tim pulliam live in raleigh tonight with the latest. Hours before the start of the work week drivers searching and waiting for gas across North Carolina. Lila hales driver 190933 my husband just called from the mountains and he said that theres no gas up here. He better go get gas if you need it. But supplying the need is putting a strain on gas stations. Here in the tria
Shelters. That island could see up to two feet of rain. And the North Carolina coastnot out of the woods yetwhen it comes to the powerful hurricane. Meteorologist liz hortonhas been tracking matthew all weekend. Shes in the first alert storm centerwith the latest on the hurricanes path. Path remains unclear. Countie s along the South Carolina coast arent taking any chances. Many are already on alert status. Officials in horry, georgetown, charleston and beaufort countieshave activated alerts. They held Conference Calls this weekendwith state emergency managersand Emergency Response teams. Officials say the storms path is too uncertain to rule out any possibility. And you can track matthew alongside our team of meteorologists. Just click on the accuweather se scroll down to the hurricane tracker. You can also find it on our abc 11 weather app. Its a Free Download at the app store and on google play. New tonight. A 32year old fayetteville man locked upcharged in the shooting death of his