KANNAPOLIS, NC (WBTV)- Investigators in Kannapolis are working to figure out what caused a fire at a local fast food restaurant. Around 10:30 p.m. Monday, Kannapolis Firefighters responded to a working fire at the Burger King on North Cannon Boulevard. Initial calls from inside the building said that smoke was coming from a bathroom, filling up the dining area, the report states. Officials say...
RALEIGH, NC (WBTV)- NC Gov. Pat McCrory opened up the governor's mansion on Tuesday to mayors of North Carolina's largest cities. The governor says our cities will be the economic engines that drive the state's recovery and he's talking about several initiatives between state and local leaders. Gov. McCrory said a big part of his plan for getting people back to work in North...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- The criteria used to determine whether or not a thunderstorm is severe is wind speed and hail, but every thunderstorm can be a killer. That's because, by definition, every thunderstorm produces lightning. In a thunderstorm, there are both liquid droplets and ice crystals. As these different states of water move around and collide within a cloud, the particles become...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Verification is conducted when the voters fill out the required paper work, but does the current process go far enough? Mecklenburg County Elections Supervisor Michael Dickerson says two questions on the state forms allow his office to move forward. "It asks for your last four digits of your social security number and your North Carolina drivers license number. If you...
SALISBURY - Joseph “Joe” R. Gorman and wife Sharon of Greensboro, Ga., have established a scholarship at Catawba College and students from Georgia will be given preference for it. Joe stated, "Sharon and I love Catawba College because it played such a pivotal role in our lives. Catawba is where we met and fell in love. I met Sharon at the freshman orientation dance on her...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- A pivotal moment changed Mark Mullets life five years ago. "A gentleman came in and collapsed on the floor," said Mark Mullet. "He was a truck driver. He had a heart attack.""After that I started thinking I want to do something a little different." That's when Mark quit his job of 20 years to become a nurse. "The stigma has gone away so it's more...
SALISBURY, NC (WBTV)- Investigators say the cause of the fire that destroyed the historic Grimes Mill in Salisbury will remain undetermined. Late Wednesday afternoon, officials sent a release with the following statement: Salisbury Fire and Police investigators, along with investigators from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF...
CHINA GROVE, NC (WBTV)- Joe Pinyan is leaving Salisbury to take over as head football coach at Rowan County rival Carson. Pinyan got to Salisbury back in 2003 and leaves with a record of 100-36 which includes winning seasons in all 10 years, seven conference titles, and a state title in 2010. Carson became a school back in 2006, but they haven't had the kind of success that Pinyan had at...
SALISBURY - The Salisbury Police Department has recently recognized and given awards to a number of its officers for their "over and above" actions during the year 2012. Of those recognized, three received top level awards for their heroic actions in separate incidents throughout the year. In all of the incidents involved, the officers put the immediate needs of others in front of their own....
SALISBURY - Today doesn't look at all like March 7, 2008. Instead of a bright, sunny day, that day started with a cold rain that only seemed to get colder as the day wore on, and before the day was over the community was mourning the loss of two of its bravest. Justin Monroe, 19, and Vic Isler, 40, died in the fire that consumed Salisbury Millworks. Captain Rick Barkley was...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- If you're buying a new Smart phone, you'll first need to choose a type of data network. There are several options available…and it can get confusing. You will constantly hear the terms 3G, 4G, and LTE used to sell phones and tablets. First things first, "G" stands for a generation of mobile technology, installed in phones and on cellular networks. A...
The USO of NC, the leading organization responsible for lifting the spirits of troops and their families in North Carolina announced Thursday that Jeff Byers, a center for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League, as their ambassador. “As a child I remember looking up to soldiers with admiration, thinking of how honorable they were for their service to our country,” said Byers. “I've...
ROCK HILL, SC (WBTV)- The American Red Cross has launched its official Tornado App, putting lifesaving information right in the hands of people who live in, visit or have loved ones in tornado-prone areas. The free app, which is available in English or Spanish, gives iPhone, iPad and Android smart phone and tablet users instant access to local and real-time information, so they know what to do...
SALISBURY - The long awaited day is just about here for drivers who use Interstate 85. The southbound bridge over the Yadkin River will be open this weekend. Southbound traffic had been sharing the four lane northbound bridge for the last year, but as of Thursday morning, NC DOT Secretary Anthony Tata made the announcement while standing on the now completed southbound bridge. "We will open...
CONCORD - Well, I have to say, this may be the most entertaining Parker's Points in a while! Adrian Parker is the former football flash from South Rowan, the BMOC at Catawba College, PR guru to the stars in NASCAR, and competent communicator for Charlotte Motor Speedway, and now he's the business manager for NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth. Yet, even with his all of those mind boggling...
SALISBURY - The Salisbury VA Medical Center has recently discovered that in some cases, insulin pens prescribed for use on one patient were used on more than one patient. Although the insulin pen needles were always changed, it was discovered that the pens were used on more than one patient, according to a spokesperson at the W. G. "Bill" Hefner Veterans Administration Medical Center. Even...
SALISBURY - A woman accused of stealing items belonging to a little boy who had drowned just days before pleaded guilty in court on Friday. "I just wish I could get through my head why somebody who has children could do this to somebody else whose child just passed away," said Jessica Kepley, the mother of one year old Parker Munn. "I feel sorry for them, I feel sorry they could do that to...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- If you're like many people you're car sometimes looks like a moving trash can. So much clutter you're embarrassed to give people a ride. But there's an easy way to clean up your act. "We have what we like to call a hot mess going on here," says Anne Steppe with Simplicity Organizers. People have turned to for years to declutter their life Anne says the one...
SALISBURY - A traffic stop by deputies led to the discovery of drugs and bundles of cash. On Wednesday, Korea Airel Davis, age 20, a resident of 4127 Tranquil View Drive, Houston, Texas, was stopped by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team on Peeler Road for a valid traffic infraction. Deputies say Davis had been traveling north on Interstate 85 in a 2008...
SALISBURY - Four people have been arrested on a string of break-ins, according to Rowan County Sheriff Kevin Auten. Jeremy Motley, 22, of Statesville Boulevard is charged with eight counts of felony breaking and entering, and seven counts of felony larceny for a series of break-ins in Rockwell and eastern Rowan County. Among the items stolen are prescription drugs, a Cracker Barrel gift...