SALISBURY - The most popular driver in NASCAR right now has never won a NASCAR race, even so, she's driving success for one shop in Salisbury. Danica Patrick is on the pole for this Sunday's Daytona 500, the kick off to the new NASCAR season. And while she's hot on the track, she's also the hottest thing when it comes to souvenir and memorabilia sales, causing a business boom for at...
SALISBURY - On Thursday WBTV published a story that featured a response from Salisbury City Manager Doug Paris and Rowan County Commission Chairman Jim Sides who both answered an identical question: what is the benefit of the Rowan County Airport? The airport was annexed into Salisbury eight years ago, but county commissioners voted 3-1 recently to pursue de-annexing the airport, and county...
SALISBURY - Anthony Todd Bailey has stolen meat so often from Walmart that some employees refer to him as the "meat man," according to police. On Friday night around 11:30 someone called police to report that Bailey had just stolen meat from the store on Arlington Street, and that he was carrying the meat in Target bags and walking across the parking lot towards Arlington. When police arrived...
Another storm system is set to impact much of the country early this week, bringing heavy rain to the Carolinas.The system was impacting the Rockies early Sunday, bringing snow from parts of Montana to New Mexico. The storm's center is forecast to move into Oklahoma Monday, bringing another round of snow to much of the Midwest. Even with the low centered in the Sooner state, an extensive warm...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -- The North Carolina Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) Taskforce, in collaboration with several statewide partners, released the state’s first PEV Readiness Plan along with four regional plans. The NC PEV Readiness Plans were created through the NC PEV Readiness Initiative: Plugging-in from Mountains to Sea – one of only 16 projects awarded across the United States through the...
CONCORD - A horrible last lap crash Saturday at Daytona during the Nationwide race sent parts of Kyle Larson's race car flying into the stands and injuring more than two dozen fans. Following the crash, 12 people were taken to the Halifax Health Medical Center near the Speedway in Daytona, Florida. Five of those patients have since been treated and released, said hospital spokesman...
KANNAPOLIS - Have you ever wanted to know about the different programs and services offered by Cooperative Christian Ministry, but didn’t have the time to tour the different facilities? For one day, you can see everything offered by CCM in one location. The annual Cooperative Christian Ministry Expo will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bethel Enrichment Center of Bethel Baptist...
SALISBURY - The R3 Center is offering numerous career development workshops and resume clinics in March for adults in Rowan and Cabarrus counties. All of the programs are provided free-of-charge. Located at 200 West Ave., in Kannapolis, the R3 Center is a career development center established by Rowan-Cabarrus Community College to assist displaced workers, those who are unemployed or under-...
SALISBURY - It started out as a routine traffic stop for a speeding Kia Soul on I-85 early Tuesday morning, but the unmistakable smell of pot created a different scenario for police and the couple in the car. Salisbury Police Officer Andy Carlton was on 85 Tuesday morning when he noticed the Kia going 80 miles an hour. As the officer stopped the car, he noticed that all the windows were...
SALISBURY - Two bold thieves walked away with more than $6000 worth of earrings from Kmart in Salisbury on Monday. According to Salisbury Police, two white men wearing red hooded sweatshirts walked into the store and headed straight to the jewelry counter. They opened the display and grabbed more than two dozen pair of earrings. The earrings were priced from $169 to $599 per pair. The...
SPENCER - The N.C. Transportation Museum Foundation and the Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society have partnered to offer two overnight rail excursions this spring. The “Capital City Special” will travel to Washington, D.C., April 26-28 and the “Lowcountry Limited” will travel to Charleston, S.C., May 17-19. These spring excursions are a great complement to the extremely successful...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Kids at local one practice are all smiles when it comes to visiting their dentist. The doctor there is finding ways for her little patients to enjoy the experience and at the same time teach healthy habits. Here's why, even before our kids teeth appear for us to see, they are there! And you want to maintain their healthy smile by starting good habits when they're...
SALISBURY - The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education recognized and honored the Rowan County Early College at last night’s regular meeting during “Celebrations.” Earlier in February, the North Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (NCASCD) presented the prestigious “Lighthouse School Award” to the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s Early College during the annual conference...
ROCKWELL - A local textile company is seeing a lot of success these days, one foot at a time. The company is called Thorlo, they have locations in Statesville and Rockwell. What makes these socks special? It's a padded, activity specific sock made by a company celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Using its own designs and even proprietary yarns, Thorlos have built quite a...
SALISBURY - A bill that would bar North Carolina children under age 18 from visiting tanning salons is moving closer to becoming law, though Carl Ford, NC House District 76 representative, is isn't in favor of the measure. Ford spoke with Kent Bernhardt live on WSTP Radio Wednesday morning. "I voted against it because it takes away more parental rights," Ford said. "You already have to get...
CONCORD - When the money’s on the line, NASCAR’s best drivers better keep their feet on the gas. With a $1 million payday, the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway already offers the richest per-mile winner’s purse in motorsports at more than $7,400 for each mile raced. But this year, the pot gets even sweeter with the introduction of Bruton’s Big Bonus. When NASCAR’s best take...
SALISBURY - Online learning, or distance education, is designed to allow students to participate in learning outside of the traditional classroom. The college’s goal is to provide students greater flexibility in scheduling classes while affording Rowan-Cabarrus faculty with new and innovative approaches to teaching. One instructor at Rowan-Cabarrus has taken online education to a new level. Karen...
SALISBURY - Two brothers are in jail for twice robbing an elderly man at his business, and deputies say during the second robbery they struck the 72 year old man in the head with a tire tool. Investigators say William McCrary, 23, and his brother Christopher McCrary, 19, robbed Gerald Burkhart at his business late last week. Burkhart owns and operates the Indoor Flea Market on Highway 29...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- With school vacations around the corner families are packing up the car for road trips and campus tours. If you have a sophomore or junior in high school now is the time to visit. "Come to the university and check out the facilities and see how they basically fit in," said UNC Charlotte director of Undergraduate Admissions Claire Kirby. Also take some time to mill about the...
SALISBURY - Members of the Catawba College campus will be drinking Starbucks espressos, frappuccinos, lattes, teas and coffees on campus this fall, but cigarettes and other forms of tobacco will be gone from campus. The Starbucks presence is thanks to a new program, Starbucks We Proudly Brew, to be offered by the college’s food service provider, Chartwells, and approved by trustees at their...