Monday, May 20 2013 11:15 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:15:14 GMT
Floods earlier this month in the North Carolina mountains were the worst we've seen since 2004. And, there was a risk of a much bigger problem, possible failure of the Oxford Dam holding back the waters of Lake Hickory.More >>
Floods earlier this month in the North Carolina mountains were the worst we've seen since 2004. And, there was a risk of a much bigger problem, possible failure of the Oxford Dam holding back the waters of Lake Hickory.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:22 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:22:20 GMT
Two days after racing in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR driver Mike Harmon found himself being charged, again, by Rowan County Sheriff's detectives in an ongoingMore >>
On Sunday Harmon was charged with obstruction of justice and released on $20,000 bond.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:41 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:41:24 GMT
NASCAR mogul Bruton Smith says there is a strong possibility that he will move the Bank of America 500 out of Charlotte. The Bank of America 500 is one of two annual races held at Smith's Charlotte MotorMore >>
NASCAR mogul Bruton Smith says there is a strong possibility that he will move the Bank of America 500 out of Charlotte.More >>
RAW VIDEO: A flight from L.A. to New York City made an emergency landing in Kansas City after an unruly passenger belted out Whitney Houston songs and disrupted the flight.More >>
RAW VIDEO: A flight from L.A. to New York City made an emergency landing in Kansas City after an unruly passenger belted out Whitney Houston songs and disrupted the flight.More >>
In an unveiling ceremony Tuesday morning at Druid Hills Academy, hundreds of students at the Project L.I.F.T. school were handed brand new laptops designed just for grade school children.
The project, One Laptop Per Child helped with the goal of bringing more than 2,000 of the units to Charlotte for distribution to West Charlotte elementary schools.
"The idea about these specific laptops came about a year ago when we had a chance to visit a school in Miami that was a part of the one to one initiative. And so it was just a perfect fit for the work that we're trying to do with project LIFT," said Denise Watts with Project L.I.F.T.
Project L.I.F.T. aims to boost the academic achievement and success of students in West Charlotte's schools.
Druid Hills Principal Alison Hiltz says so much of an elementary education involves the internet. Interactive lessons on a laptop many of these children didn't have access to until now.
