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It's an issue that got quite a few clicks on our See, Click, Fix page in the last few weeks....all because of an overgrown property that's obstructing the view for drivers. It's so bad, Roy Y. wrote us saying, "Recipe for a dangerous wreck...no one stepping up to clean it up." That's all changing, now that WBTV's Christine Nelson is getting involved. More>>
A soldier from Cabarrus County stationed in Iraq was killed in a deadly attack. He and another soldier died and nine other soldiers were injured. More>>
Police arrested the driver suspected in a crash that injured 6 year-old boy. The accident happened at 6:54 p.m. in the 5300 block of North Sharon Amity More>>
North Carolina's race for the U.S. Senate - between Republican incumbent Richard Burr and Democrat Elaine Marshall. History would tell us it's the incumbent's to lose. How is the race shaping up? PrimeTime's Jeff Atkinson reports in our Cover Story. More>>
Seasonal flu arrived in North Carolina this week with the first two cases confirmed in two children in Durham County. More>>
Testimony resumed Wednesday morning for the second day in the trial of a man accused of murdering two Charlotte police officers three years ago. More>>
A local real estate agency says it is possible to move luxury homes in this market. All you need are sexy agents More>>
Wildlife biologists planned to meet with people in Hickory Wednesday evening after several sightings of bears have been reported this summer. More>>
Within the last week, there have three police reports filed in York County involving middle school students who allegedly sold drugs at school. More>>
It will be open this weekend, but it won't be business as usual at the Webb Road Flea Market in Rowan County. On Wednesday, vendors spent hours in a painstaking effort to find anything in the midst of the rubble that they could save, and sell. More>>
Police have arrested a man for robbing an 83-year-old woman in her Mooresville home on Tuesday night. More>>
The Mecklenburg County Health Department has confirmed that two raccoons found in Charlotte in recent days have tested positive for rabies. More>>
Police continue to search for a man they say shot two people at an apartment complex in Kannapolis Monday afternoon. More>>
A window pane in high-rise building in center city Charlotte cracked Monday morning forcing police to shut down some streets while workers replaced the glass. More>>
Police are looking for a man who they say stole a Rolex watch from a jewelry store at a mall in south Charlotte. The incident happened around 7:55 p.m. on September 2nd at Fink's Jewelers located inside SouthPark Mall. More>>
A North Carolina man must report to prison in November after he pleaded guilty to spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the Catawba River. More>>
When North Carolina voters go to the polls on Nov. 2, they will find more than candidates' names on their ballots. They also will be voting on a constitutional amendment that could affect the names on future ballots. More>>
Police have arrested a Gastonia woman who they say was flashing truckers for the purpose of soliciting sex and later assaulted an officer at the jail. More>>
A warning has been issued by the U.S. Postal Service, after a thief broke into multiple storage units, making off with six postal service uniforms over the Labor Day weekend. More>>
Dove season found hunters blasting away at some unintended targets on Labor Day, including a fiber optic cable. More>>
The two candidates in South Carolina's 5th Congressional District debated for the first time Tuesday night. Democratic incumbent John Spratt and Republican More>>
South Carolina's longest-serving congressman and a freshman state senator will have their first debate in a lakeside community. More>>
Officials say workers who were using a cutting torch accidentally caused a fire which destroyed a model home in east Charlotte Tuesday afternoon. More>>
Opening statements were presented in Mecklenburg County District Court Tuesday morning in the trial of a man accused of murdering two Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers three years ago. More>>
If the D.E. Turner & Company Hardware store were to open it's doors starting today, some might be surprised to see it last 40 years. In it's history, it has survived that time at least twice. Now it's aiming for a third term. More>>
Attorney General Roy Cooper is scheduled to discuss State Bureau of Investigation reforms Wednesday morning in Raleigh. This comes a few hours before the advisory group is scheduled to meet in the search for a new crime lab director. More>>
Thinking of getting a flu shot this season? Get one. Period. That's the word from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). More>>
Emmy, the cat, gets my nomination for kitty mother of the year. There arose a situation around the time she had her kittens that Emmy has stepped up to the plate and helped solve. Well, she's taken in a baby squirrel and is providing a plate for the little squirrel at her table along with the rest of the kittens. More>>
South Carolina colleges and universities have spent more than $1 billion on building projects in the past four years and some state lawmakers agree with the governor that it's time to put on the brakes. More>>
The NASCAR Hall of Fame is just like a stock car. It needs sponsors to keep it running. But some say those sponsors can't keep the engine churning forever. PrimeTime's Jeff Atkinson reports in our Cover Story. More>>
The York County council will have a second reading on a proposed amendment to the county wide smoking ban. More>>
After a two-week shutdown, the Catawba County Animal Shelter reopened Tuesday morning. The facility was closed after officials said a mysterious illness had spread through the building killing several animals there. More>>
A Gastonia woman says she has to shut down her yard sales because of her neighbors complaints. More>>
Several Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools may have to close their doors due to a expected budget shortfall next year. More>>
The highway patrol has identified a man who was struck and killed on I-85 while attempting to cross multiple lanes of traffic in north Charlotte early Monday morning. More>>
A mentally ill prisoner who suffered head injuries while behind bars has died at a North Carolina hospital. More>>
One person was injured in an accident involving a school bus and a passenger car in northwest Charlotte Tuesday afternoon. More>>
Tonight is the night for the big recycling decision in Mooresville. Commissioners will take up the issue and should vote during a meeting at the town hall which begins at 6 p.m. More>>
Authorities say they will never know exactly what caused the fire that destroyed the Webb Road Flea Market Friday morning. More>>
The State Bureau of Investigation has confirmed it's looking into allegations that employees at one North Carolina school system violated state laws about reporting possible crimes. More>>
A driver was injured after flipping his vehicle in north Charlotte Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened at 9609 North Tryon Street around 12:20 p.m. More>>
A North Carolina teen has drowned while swimming with friends at Jordan Lake. More>>
Police have arrested and charged a man and a teen from Valdese with stealing from four businesses in Yadkinville. More>>
Police arrested a 15-year-old on Saturday night after he provoked and then assaulted a man in downtown Matthews just after the Matthews Alive! Festival ended. More>>
Some neighbors in Lake Wylie are upset over where school officials plan to build a new high school. More>>
A student who was hit by a car in south Charlotte is very lucky he wasn't hurt Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 8:40 a.m. at South Charlotte Middle School located along the 8000 block of Strawberry Lane. More>>
Police have arrested and charged a gang member who pistol-whipped a man last Wednesday. More>>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Leaders at Charlotte Douglas International Airport want to put a new plan for taxis in action, but angry protests over the changes have put them on hold. This afternoon, The Community More>>
A Salisbury woman reported $24,000 worth of property stolen from an out building at her home over the weekend. More>>
Nearly a month after a foreclosure lawsuit was filed against Freestyle Music Park and its parent company, more than a dozen former department heads have sued seeking more than $232,000 in unpaid wages and bonuses, according to court papers filed late Friday. More>>
A 71-year-old man is in critical condition after he veered off the road and smashed into a utility pole, a road sign, and a tree early Tuesday morning in Gaston County. More>>
A restaurant in Carolina Beach wants customers to know that screaming kids aren't permitted inside. More>>
Police have urged Mint Hill residents to make sure to lock their vehicles after responding to several break-ins over the last few weeks. More>>
The Charlotte Department of Transportation recently released a 30-page document with details about the most dangerous intersections and what's being done to improve them. More>>
Jesse Hawkins' family expected to spend Labor Day with him. Instead, they were mourning his death and calling for whoever struck and killed him to be brought to justice. More>>
A nude woman who was found inside a school in Charlotte early Monday morning is now facing charges after police say she assaulted her husband. More>>
Homeowners and farmers in northern South Carolina are complaining that caterpillars are chomping grass and other plants in lawns and fields. More>>
A viewer has written See Click Fix about an interesting problem in his yard...a downed utility pole. He says he's asked to have it removed but no one's done anything about it. More>>
The gas price break continued on Labor Day for drivers traveling on Highway 321 in Caldwell County. More>>
A Mt. Holly man who was shot and injured by a police officer early Sunday morning while allegedly trying to break into a home is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon. More>>
Officials have released the autopsy report for a man who was found in June inside his burning home in Lincolnton. More>>
Police say a man scared off a burglar in northeast Charlotte last week by firing his shotgun after a brick was thrown through the window. More>>
Police have arrested two women who they say are responsible for four purse snatchings which occurred at SouthPark Mall. More>>
A Concord woman died in a single-vehicle wreck in Cabarrus County early Monday morning. The accident happened at 3:15 a.m. near the intersection of N.C. Highway 601 and Fairbluff Road which is located southeast of Concord. More>>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Need to read with Arden McLaughlin from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library. This week's books: Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee Snook Alone by Marilyn More>>
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Officials say a fire at a home in Concord early Sunday morning was caused by an arsonist and this is the second fire that has occurred at the home in a month. More>>
Investigators are still trying to determine what caused a fire which destroyed a home in South Charlotte early Sunday morning. More>>
Several fire departments were called to a mobile home fire in Gaston County early Sunday morning. The fire was reported at 12:56 a.m. at 408 Lingerfelt Drive. More>>
Headed out on the highways this holiday weekend? Well, then you'd better make sure you don't get pulled over. More>>
A man wanted for allegedly committing a sex crime with a child in Rowan County has been arrested six years after the charges were initially filed. More>>
By Sam Eaton - email CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A man was trapped in his car early Monday morning, trapped by a wire from a power pole. Officials aren't sure what made the pole fall over at the intersection More>>
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police detectives are investigating claims that a mentally handicapped teenager was sexually assaulted inside a medical facility. More>>
Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website, two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it shut down the section. More>>
Easy Grilled Chicken recipe from Charlotte Culinary Expert Heidi Billotto More>>
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene is denying accusations he used anti-gay and anti-white slurs about a York County man. More>>
If you can't afford to go away for Labor Day, here's some cheap and/or free fun things near Charlotte. More>>
Every Friday on WBTV News at 10:00 on 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.
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