SALISBURY - A Salisbury woman who videotaped her arrest for resisting police and was found guilty on the charge in court has been given a monetary settlement by the City of Salisbury and North Carolina League of Municipalities after the conviction was dismissed. A spokesperson with the City of Salisbury confirms that a $5000 deductible was paid to Gibson. The full amount of the settlement is not...
SALISBURY - What stereotypes do you associate with high school students, and particularly young African-Americans? Some students at Salisbury High say that the perception is often a negative one and they are determined to create an example of change. They start with a student led prayer, then get down to the business of creating change. What was student Ronald Robinson like before he became part...
SALISBURY - On Thursday, detectives with the Rowan County Sheriff's Office received information that Trenton “TJ” Weast Jr., whom is wanted in connection to numerous breaking, entering and larcenies in Rowan County, may possibly have fled to Myrtle Beach SC. Weast was placed on the Sheriff's Most Wanted List on March 13. Rowan Investigators made contact with Myrtle Beach authorities, and Weast...
SALISBURY - A 1962 Catawba College alumna, the Reverend June Grubb, was honored by her alma mater as the recipient of the institution’s 2013 College Church/Ministry Award. Grubb, who makes her home in Lexington and is active in the First Reformed United Church of Christ there, was recognized in February at a Church/College Dinner held on Catawba’s campus. Ashley Acken, a senior double-...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- It's been just over 20 years since the first text message was sent. And now Americans send billions of those messages a month. That's a difficult number for scam artists to ignore. Before you reply to a promotional message send to your phone beware scammers are now sending tens of millions of texts designed to get personal information out of you. This is what the...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Looks like we have the Luck of the Irish on our side this weekend. Most are expected to remain dry and warm this weekend. High pressure to our Southeast will be pumping warm air into the Carolinas. How warm? Temperatures Saturday are expected to climb into the mid 70s, even with cloud cover increasing throughout the day. While most will stay dry, a few showers...
Army Pfc. Edie M. Belk has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching,...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- The way some experts see it, boys and young men are in trouble. "It's critical. It's critical we grab a hold of our young men and boys and really start to develop men of character." says Tony Porter of A Call to Men. "And it's on the shoulder of men." Porter says society is teaching young men to be aggressive, dominating, and to objectify women. He points...
SALISBURY - A fight over a local airport has two governing bodies at odds, and this time it's not Charlotte Douglas International Airport that they're fighting over. The Rowan County Airport was annexed into Salisbury a few years ago, but now county commissioners want it back, and Salisbury city leaders are scrambling to hang onto it. On Friday the Salisbury City Council...
SALISBURY - A Rowan County man once convicted for kidnapping, is back in jail after he was found with a gun.Ronald Burridge, 56, was booked into the Rowan County jail on Saturday morning, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a weapon by a felon. Bond was set at $10,000.In 1991 Burridge was convicted of second degree kidnapping and sentenced to three years in...
CONCORD - Construction is underway on six additional pit road suites at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Crews have begun pouring the concrete pylons which will support the new structure along pit road.The suites are 11 feet above pit road and are as close as fans can get to the action, overlooking the race team pit boxes. The original suites, built in 2012, were sold out prior to last year’s NASCAR...
SALISBURY - Check this out, it's an announcement that was sent to merchants and busienss owners in downtown Salisbury, and since the WBTV office is in downtown Salisbury, we go tone too.This is the official announcement from 20th Century Fox about the filming schedule for the Sleepy Hollow television show. Filming begins next Monday and it will mean that some things will be happening that...
SALISBURY - They were angry. A group of women took to the streets in downtown Salisbury on Saturday to protest the compelling issue of the day: the high price of bread.March 18th will mark 150 years since the Salisbury Bread Riot - when 40 to 50 local women protested against inflated prices of provisions during the Civil War.The Historic Salisbury Foundation and the Rowan Museum...
SALISBURY - County commissioners in Rowan County are holding an emergency meeting after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit for opening meetings with prayer in the name of Jesus. Commissioners are scheduled to meet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday to discuss the lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of three Rowan County citizens who say the sectarian prayer discriminates against them....
SALISBURY - Rev. Bill Godair, pastor of Cornerstone Church, is pledging $10,000 to fight the American Civil Liberties Union over the issue of sectarian prayer at Rowan County commission meetings. "I will be at the Rowan County Commissioners meeting representing Cornerstone Church," Godair wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. "Last week the ALCU filed suit against our Commissioners for...
SALISBURY - A second person has been charged in what animal control investigators called a shocking and disturbing case of cruelty to dozens of animals. Peggy Bost, 64, now faces 35 counts of cruelty to aniamls. Her boyfried, Troy Autry, was charged in the case in February. A Rowan County Animal Control Officer told WBTV that his office received a complaint about conditions at the home....
SALISBURY - Police officers often have highly trained noses. They can recognize the smell of illegal drugs, a recently fired gun, or in this case, cologne. According to a report at the Salisbury Police Department, that highly trained sense sniffed out drug charges for Dustin Stirewalt, 20, of Grace Church Road. Police were helping with a traffic checkpoint in China Grove on Highway 29 on...
SALISBURY - What seems to be a logistical challenge is unfolding in downtown Salisbury right now. Salisbury Police told WBTV that there will be extra security in the downtown area starting late Monday afternoon to deal with the expected crowds that plan to gather for the Rowan County Commission meeting, and the filming of the Sleepy Hollow TV pilot. The 20th Century Fox crews filming the...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- He started out wanting to work in a restaurant. Now Barry Francois' experience in the kitchen as a chef is taking him out into the community. "I always wanted to be an entrepreneur," said Barry. Barry Francois saw a need for access to fresh fruits and vegetables in many Charlotte neighborhoods and is now in the process of creating his own start up business. "It will be...