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Local man wins $2M lottery prize. Here's how he plans to use the money
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — What would you do if you won the lottery? A Rowan County man says he immediately ran home and put his ticket in a safe hiding place: his microwave. Cristen Breton bought three scratch-off tickets from the Fast Stop on Andrews Street in Spencer. Little did he know the third ticket was going to change his life.
Travel guru Rick Steves diagnosed with prostate cancer
SEATTLE — Beloved travel host Rick Steves announced Wednesday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Steves, who is from Edmonds, said doctors told him that his scans showed no signs of the cancer spreading, and there is a path to recovery. He will likely have prostate surgery in late September and hopes to be cancer free by the end of October.
Water reported inside concourse at Charlotte airport now cleaned up
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Water inside a concourse at Charlotte Douglas International Airport affected how passengers got to their flights Thursday. A statement from airport officials said a construction incident led to a significant amount of standing water within Concourse B. The water is affecting passenger flow within the hallway.
Man charged with killing Charlotte mother Markayla Johnson and her two kids won't face death penalty
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Benjamin Taylor, the man charged with killing a Charlotte mother and her two children earlier this year won't face the death penalty in the case, prosecutors said Thursday. Taylor is charged with killing Markayla Johnson and her children, 4-year-old Miracle Johnson and 7-month-old Messiah Johnson. Markayla's...
CMPD charges 3 men for series of Charlotte break-ins, says group linked to South American crime ring
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three men police say are linked to South American crime organizations are facing charges related to over a dozen home break-ins in the Charlotte area, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said on Thursday. CMPD announced Thursday that Alexander Panameno, 49, Anua Noviteno, 33, and David Caicedo-Delgado, 34, were charged...
Person killed, CMPD officers hurt in crash on I-485 exit ramp
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was killed and two others were hurt when Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers investigating a stolen vehicle were hit by a passing motor home exiting Interstate 485 on Thursday, detectives said. The incident happened on the ramp from the outer loop of I-485 to Mount Holly...
Here's why some USPS drop-off boxes are taped up
MATTHEWS, N.C. — You’ve likely used -- or at the very least seen -- a blue United States Postal Service collection box. Customers can use them to drop off mail to avoid going to the post office, or when the post office is closed. But some people in...
Convicted murderer's sister arrested, charged with helping him escape in Orange County
ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. — On Thursday, the older sister of a convicted murderer who escaped custody in Orange County will appear in court. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, deputies arrested 43-year-old Monique Brady on Wednesday and charged her with aiding and abetting a fugitive and harboring an escapee.
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