Letter and the states response, ken . Reporter hreupbda, gerald, with the help of our Capitol Bureau team we are trying on get to the bottom of it this resignation of megan davies. No one saw it coming. The war of words continues between davies and leaders of two agencies including the department of health and Human Services. The states cool ash ponds and more specifically the safety of well water near them are the center of the difference of opinion. The controversy goes back to a few weeks ago toxicologist raised concerned of well water safety in our state. In her letter megan davies wrote she can not work for the department and administration that deliberately misleads the public. Taking exception to the state leaders of not taking the advice. The doctor created fear and confusion for well owners with elements. Leaders from the department of health and Human Services and Environmental Quality called the findings wrong and he was lying. He is davies colleague. Accuses the two agencie
16yearold. Well have to wait a few more weeks to see whether a 15yearold could be tried as an adult. On charges he killed his grandfather with a hatchet. Deputies arrived at the home on elgin drive to find 63yearold Joseph Naulty dead from the hatchet blow. Authorities charged his 15 year old grandson with firstdegree murder. Neighbors in the normally quiet neighborhood are stunned. The last time i actually saw him he was taking out his trash. Joe was taking the trash out. I was actually cutting my grass yesterday and his the grass and joe was sitting on the porch. And everything was normal. Authorities have not released the boys name. 3teenagers were robbed at gunpoint and forced to strip to their underwear in durham. The crime happened a early Tuesday Morning near the intersection of red oak avenue and lane street. A Police Report shows the robbers got away with clothes, two smartphones and a necklace. The teens ran to a neighbors home and were two young men who looked to be about th
There is nothing i can do. I got to bury my child. I havent even seen him yet. Reporter his mother said he had been at the party less than 0 minutes when this incident happened. She says she moved her three sons here from new york city to North Carolina because she felt like it was a safe are place. Now, we talked with his attorney extensively, the familys attorney, and he says there is carolina that cover this is specific situation. Somebody shooting from within their home outside into a crowd that is in the street. He also believes these 911 tapes where copley talked about what he was going to do and then talked about what he did are going to be critical in prosecuting this case. Such emotion coming from that mother, that family today. Thank you so much. State authorities are investigating the death of a florida woman killed in a Police Simulation this week. Were supposed to be loaded with blanks but somehow live ammunition made its way into the gun that fired the fatal shots. It hap
The new accusations against the mccrory administration. What the iteam has uncovered. Plus. A man scales trump tower in manhattan. What he wanted from the republican president ial candidate. And a Community Fighting for a local teen facing deportation. Why he may be one step closer to coming home. Eyewitness news starts right now. Right off the top at ten Durham Police investigating an accident involving a pedestrian. This is in front of the willowdaile Shopping Center at guess road at horton road. The car has major damage to its hood and windshield. Our crew on the scene says the victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Were working to find out the victims name and if any charge have been filed. You can look for updates on abc abc11 mobile app. Now to blistering new accusations against the mccroryadminist ration from the now former state epidemiologist. Good evening. Im tisha powell. And im joel brown. In for steve daniels. In her scathing Resignation Letter megan davie
Firefighters are there. Cruises have arrived. They are taking a defensive approach to fighting this right now given the magnitude of these flames that you are seeing in these live pictures. The flames are just shooting there. Part of the homes roof has collapsed as well. As far as we know, there are no injuries. Well continue to bring you updates in our next hour of wral news on fox 50. An update our breaking news this morning out of washington, d. C. It was a fire Officials Say roughly 30 people including three firefighters have been injured and seven people are unaccounted for after a large fire and a collapse at an apartment complex. The missing include men, women, children. The injuries are not thought to be lifethreatening at this point although some are serious an they do involve burns which is to be expected at a fire like this. Can you see the flames. This appears to be cell phone into our newsroom. The fire is in silver spring, maryland happening around midnight with an explos