Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:54 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:54:45 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 >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:29 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:29:02 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 >>
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 >>
A fire has gutted a strip mall housing a carpet store and hair salon in Gaston County.
A Gaston County police sergeant say flames started shooting out of the building on Old York Road around four Thursday morning.
Authorities tell WBTV it appears the fire started in an outbuilding and spread to the main building. They say they are investigating the fire as suspicious, based on the time it occurred.
No one was inside the building at the time the fire started. No firefighters were hurt battling the flames. Two classic cars inside the building are destroyed.
Firefighters say the flames were very intense. It took 80-thousand gallons of water to put out the fire. WBTV is told some of the water ran down the street and flooded two nearby homes.
The building is home to Roy Gunn Carpet World. Police say Mr. Gunn has been in business for 40 years. He had just put a new roof on the building.
Several homes in a neighborhood behind the strip mall were evacuated as a precaution but no damage was reported.
