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Man arrested for exposing himself to gas station clerk
Police in Troutman say they've arrested the man who was caught on camera exposing himself to a woman while at a gas station last month.

1 airlifted after early morning crash in Ballantyne
One person was flown to the hospital after a car when off the road and into some woods in south Charlotte.


Good News: School volunteer turns 90
The students at Briarwood Elementary School in east Charlotte had been planning the party for months.

Person tased after HS basketball game fight
Police had to use a Taser after a fight broke out at a high school basketball Friday.

Son of WBTV?s Melissa Greer turns 5-years-old
A bittersweet celebration will be happening early next week.


Teenage girls lead police on chase after suspected carjacking
Blue lights, chaos, and suspects trying to get away from the cops turned uptown's transit into a crime scene.


Charlotte's nightlife will be center stage when DNC comes to town
Uptown Charlotte just isn't what it used to be. A few city blocks that once kept banker's hours. Fast forward 20 years and center city has thriving, vibrant nightlife.


New SC gym helps first responders save lives better
A Rock Hill gym is helping firefighters train their entire body at one time doing things that you do every day, when sometimes you don't even know it.

The Week that Was -- 2.3.12
Every Friday on WBTV News at 10:00 on CW 46 (WJZY), we review "The Week that Was" with WBT's Keith Larson.  He joins Anchor Molly Grantham to give a more distinctive take on some of the headlines of the week.  She sticks with straight headlines, he's the radio guy.



Mooresville bank robbed, suspect left the money
Mooresville Police Department responded to the First Citizens Bank located at 241 Medical Park Road in reference to a robbery Friday.

Two charged in deadly Chinese restaurant armed robbery
Police in Charlotte have arrested a man and charged him with shooting and killing a restaurant employee during a robbery in east Charlotte Sunday night.

Cover Story: Charlotte - Coming Attractions
Move over Hollywood.  Charlotte is becoming a hot spot for making movies.  PrimeTime's Jeff Atkinson reports in our Cover Story.

Angry customers still outside Instant Tax Service one week later
One week after wbtv.com first reported hundreds of people in the region were lined up outside Instant Tax Service offices, the long lines continue.

Police search for missing Cabarrus Co. teen last seen in west Charlotte
Concord Police are looking for a 15-year-old girl missing since January 27.

Embroiled in controversy, Komen reverses Planned Parenthood funding
The Susan G. Komen foundation announced Friday it had reversed its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood after loud public backlash led to the resignation of several top executives.

York Tech students give free gift of a smile
Dental Hygiene students, along with volunteer Doctors performed free preventative cleanings and check ups for "Give Kids a Smile!" Day.  It's apart of a national effort by the American Dental Association (ADA) to give a day of free dental care to thousands of children in need.

News From WCNC TV

Flames engulf South Charlotte homes (Feb 4, 2012 17:53)
Several people are out of their homes after a two-alarm fire in South Charlotte. Flames began shoot..

Chairman Harold Cogdell in the clear (Feb 4, 2012 13:55)
An investigation into Mecklenburg County Commission Chairman Harold Cogdell found that he did not c..

Bob Etheridge breaks silence on his run for NC governor (Feb 4, 2012 12:49)
Bob Etheridge is speaking out for the first time since he announced he's running for governor. With..

Cherryville rescue squad goes weeks without pay (Feb 4, 2012 12:20)
A member of a Gaston County Emergency Response Team has told Eyewitness News they haven't been paid..

Police: Man wanders away from scene after crash in Ballantyne (Feb 4, 2012 09:37)
A man was airlifted to the hospital after a crash in Ballantyne Saturday morning.   Charl..

Norovirus spreading rapidly in Mecklenburg Co. nursing homes (Feb 3, 2012 23:04)
The Mecklenburg County Health Department released numbers Friday showing how rapidly the norovirus ..

Police: chase suspect throws evidence out the window (Feb 3, 2012 22:55)
Albemarle police said a suspect threw more than 20 bags of marijuana out of his car window during a..

Two dead, one critically injured after car plunges off bridge (Feb 3, 2012 22:46)
Two people from Charlotte died in a car crash Friday afternoon when their car plunged more tha..

Dye pack explodes on bank robber (Feb 3, 2012 21:56)
Mooresville Police are looking for a man that robbed the First Citizen’s Bank on Medical Park..

County commission chairman cleared by ethics investigation (Feb 3, 2012 21:46)
Eyewitness News confirmed that an investigation into Commissioner Harold Cogdell’s relationsh..

Family needs help finding missing Concord teen (Feb 3, 2012 20:34)
Latasha Charles, 15, left her home in Concord on Jan. 27 and hasn’t been seen since. Her fami..

Second man arrested in restaurant worker's killing (Feb 3, 2012 19:50)
Officers have arrested another man in the killing of an east Charlotte restaurant employee in Janua..

Neighbors on alert after cyclist exposes genitals to pedestrian (Feb 3, 2012 19:06)
Melanie Elias noticed a man coming down a hill on South Kings Drive on a bike very slowly. She obse..

Neighbors on alert after cyclist exposes genitals to pedestrian (Feb 3, 2012 19:06)
Melanie Elias noticed a man coming down a hill on South Kings Drive on a bike very slowly. She obse..

Rock Hill woman found dead in her home (Feb 3, 2012 17:59)
More than four years ago, 22-year-old Amber Schiavone was found dead in a hallway of her apartment ..

Driving with no license costs more than jail time (Feb 3, 2012 17:48)
Ron Locklear slowly flipped through a photo album filled with pictures of his wife of 13 years. As ..

Free app from NC government can locate sex offenders (Feb 3, 2012 17:34)
A new mobile app helps track sex offenders anywhere in North Carolinas. The state's attorney genera..

Disgusting, Unsanitary, Contaminated Food (Feb 3, 2012 17:30)
Up-scale Charlotte restaurants with above average sanitation scores may not be as clean as you thin..

Car break-ins reported at church, school (Feb 3, 2012 17:29)
Kathy Via is one of more than a dozen people who have had their cars broken into at Glen Alpine Ele..

Mother accused of abusing daughter may have been suffering (Feb 3, 2012 17:00)
A mother charged with abusing and neglecting her infant daughter may be suffering from post-partum ..

Empty lot is only sign of Ballantyne developer (Feb 3, 2012 16:56)
South Charlotte residents are upset about a 6-acre square of dirt along Ballantyne Commons Parkway ..

Family Focus: Mothers turn to insulin-sniffing dogs for help (Feb 3, 2012 16:48)
Lunchtime is especially busy for mothers whose children have diabetes. They spend their days and ni..

Economist says jobs report great, but gas prices could stall growth (Feb 3, 2012 16:42)
UNCC’s economist John Connaughton said he stopped a speech he was giving Friday morning when ..

Low-income housing proposal concerns neighbors (Feb 3, 2012 16:28)
Beth Haenni takes pride in the Elizabeth Community. But in mid-December, she and her neighbors..

Volunteers search for missing Caldwell County man (Feb 3, 2012 16:01)
Volunteers from three different fire departments in Caldwell County clawed their way through the un..

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Flames engulf South Charlotte homes
Several people are out of their homes after a two-alarm fire in South Charlotte.

Flames began shooting out of the roof at these townhomes on Constitution Lane, near the Quail Hollow country club....

Chairman Harold Cogdell in the clear
An investigation into Mecklenburg County Commission Chairman Harold Cogdell found that he did not commit any ethics violations.

The probe was first launched against Codgell in December.

He was ...

Bob Etheridge breaks silence on his run for NC governor
Bob Etheridge is speaking out for the first time since he announced he's running for governor.
With the primary just three months away, the former congressman still doesn't have a campaign staff ...

Gaston County leaders cut rescue team's funding
Eyewitness News has learned that a Gaston County emergency response team is shut down for now. The Cherryville Rescue Squad contracts with the county to respond to basic and serious emergency medic...

Police: Man wanders away from scene after crash in Ballantyne
A man was airlifted to the hospital after a crash in Ballantyne Saturday morning.   Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said it took rescue crews two hours to get the driver to the hospital after the cra...

Norovirus spreading rapidly in Mecklenburg Co. nursing homes
The Mecklenburg County Health Department released numbers Friday showing how rapidly the norovirus is spreading through nursing homes. So far this year, between 150 and 200 cases have been reporte...

Police: chase suspect throws evidence out the window
Albemarle police said a suspect threw more than 20 bags of marijuana out of his car window during a police chase Friday afternoon.

Police said the chase started when an officer saw what he believed ...

Two dead, one critically injured after car plunges off bridge
Two people from Charlotte died in a car crash Friday afternoon when their car plunged more than 40 feet off a bridge in Davidson County. A third passenger is in critical condition with what troope...

Dye pack explodes on bank robber
Mooresville Police are looking for a man that robbed the First Citizen’s Bank on Medical Park Drive Friday afternoon.

The suspect entered the bank at about 5:49 p.m. and demanded money from the tell...

County commission chairman cleared by ethics investigation
Eyewitness News confirmed that an investigation into Commissioner Harold Cogdell’s relationship with a nonprofit health center found there were no violations.

An investigation was launched in Decemb...

Family needs help finding missing Concord teen
Latasha Charles, 15, left her home in Concord on Jan. 27 and hasn’t been seen since.

Her family is asking for the public’s help to find her.

Latasha, who also goes by Natasha Fowler, is described as ...

Second man arrested in restaurant worker's killing
Officers have arrested another man in the killing of an east Charlotte restaurant employee in January.

Charlotte Mecklenburg police arrested Kendrick Tabb, 23. Police said Tabb is one of two men th...

Neighbors on alert after cyclist exposes genitals to pedestrian
Melanie Elias noticed a man coming down a hill on South Kings Drive on a bike very slowly. She observed his actions as kind of calculated.

Elias said she was walking her dog around 2 p.m. Wednesd...

Rock Hill woman found dead in her home
More than four years ago, 22-year-old Amber Schiavone was found dead in a hallway of her apartment complex in Rock Hill.

She had been shot, police said.

Carlos Luis Pinales-Mejia, Schiavone's b...

Driving with no license costs more than jail time
Ron Locklear slowly flipped through a photo album filled with pictures of his wife of 13 years. As he did, he told Eyewitness News the memories from those pictures are all he has to hold onto her n...