Well add up how much ice potential we have in a few minutes. Well check back with you in a few minutes. Avery county schools will be closed tomorrow, anson county, union county and Stanly County schools will be on a twohour delay. Cms has not announced any changes to its schedule. Cms students are supposed to be in class tomorrow as a make up day from last months snow. Well monitor any updates from School Districts across our area. Find the updates on wsoctv. Com. North carolina d. O. T. Crews are preparing the interstates working to make sure your morning drive is a safe one. Eyewitness News Reporter Alexa Ashwell learned they will work overnight to get the roads ready for the morning. Alexa . Reporter this cold air is setting the stage for tomorrows wintery weather. That is why local and state crews have pretreated main roads and interstates. This is a look at interstate 77 to come. Channel 9 was there this morning as ncdot crews fired up a fleet of more than 2dozen trucks hauling br
Closer look at the struggles to get the lanes open. Reporter scott, likely until about 4 00 tomorrow afternoon is what we were cold, just before 5 00 newscast. Ncot had hoped to have this area cleared about two hours ago. But its patchwork on this slick spot behind me didnt work. So now cones are blocking it off. And its going to be up to charlotte water to fix it, which has been busy, fixing leaks all over the county today. Reporter it started with a series of wrecks over the weekend. And then there was this accordion of cars, smashed together like a sandwich this morning. That put antoine bonds behind. I mean, literally not moving inches for 30 and 40 minutes, caused me to be late for work. Reporter before ncdot took action on the slick spots, some drivers couldnt avade. Avoid. Just inconvenient. Reporter crews found a water line had burst and was seeping onto the road. But that was only a temporary fix. The water is continuing to seep in. So the work that we did is not correcting th
Dozens of students who today. And several more were sent home after getting sick. And were pressing the district officials to find out how they plan to keep the norovirus from spreading to other schools. Eyewitness News Reporter Alexa Ashwell is live where crews are trying to clean up all afternoon. And the classes have been canceled for tomorrow. Alexa . Yes, scott, erica. Health Officials Say the district has been given specific cleaning supplies to get rid of this virus. And not only are they including this, but its buses as well. Metro School Officially closed after students dismissed from school today. Were told 63 were absent. And an additional 7 with norovirus. Thats 70 students out of a population of 250. Today, the countys Health Director said this outbreak is a specific concern. Because of helping students some with other health issues. Norovirus, as you know, is a gastrointestinal cure. They said one of the biggest concerns with this virus is dehydration. He also said it lik
Ago, crews pack it up and possibly head home for today, assuming that theyre going to be out here tomorrow, to make those repairs as we just learned within the past 10 minutes. This road not expected expect or lane, i should say, not expected to be reopened those Charlotte Waters have been very busy today, repairing other road leaks. What you should be aware of, while youre out, despite low rain no rain but low temperatures. Thats tonight at 6 00. We have been following the repairs for you, ever since Eyewitness News daybreak. Count on traffic team 9. Well have the latest on the closures, starting tomorrow morning at 4 30 a. M. Now, we turn to breaking news out of caberrance county, where the Sheriffs Office says it needs your help to find a man who is on the run. Hes accused of rape and indecent liberties with a child warrants are out for 37year his picture there. They say he left the area tuesday. Deputies believe he is driving a 2011 white chevrolet, hrls. It has North Carolina lice
The person, contact authorities. We are staying on top of breaking news after local Health Officials told channel 9 they are now investigating as many as 8 possible cases of the mums. Earlier at 5 00 we told you the cases stretched mecklenburg into iredell and cabarrus counties. All new tonight, Eyewitness News reporter Alexa Ashwell talked abc news dr. Beser about the patients most at rifshg here. Reporter risk here. Reporter big question, how did this happen . I talked with abcs chief health and medical editor dr. Richard beser, a 13year veteran of the cdc, he explained we are still seeing mumps in the u. S. Because there are many parts of the world where mums is common and people travel. Of the cases in our area, it is believed one person contracted the virus at an airport. Surprise him and mumps is most areas. How is it spread . Saliva, we talked coughing, sharing drinks and talking. Another alarming fact, dr. Beser told me even if you have been vaccinated, it can wear off. The pro