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Blueberries, green tea help athletes burn fat while sleeping
KANNAPOLIS - From the North Carolina Research Campus: Scientists at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis have discovered in a human trial enhanced polyphenolic absorption via the...
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Lucas, Hight, Coughlin, Hines win big at zMAX Carolina Nationals
CONCORD - Funny Car driver Robert Hight made it back-to-back wins by kicking off the NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs with a victory Sunday at the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals...
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Child Passenger Safety Week kicks off in NC
Each year, too many children die on North Carolina highways because they were not buckled properly or buckled in at all.To help save young lives, the Governor’s Highway Safety Program, in partnership...
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One charged in fatal shooting of teen in driveway of Institute St. home
SALISBURY - An arrest has been made in a fatal shooting that put a college campus was on lockdown Monday afternoon.Livingstone College was placed on temporary lockdown after a deadly shooting at the...
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Corvettes take the spotlight at Food Lion AutoFair
CONCORD - Has it really been 60 years since the world fell in love with Chevrolet’s Corvette? Fans of “America’s Sports Car” will have a chance to rekindle that romance with a dynamic Corvette 60th...
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Commissioners vote to begin censure investigation for Commissioner Jon Barber
SALISBURY - Four Rowan County commissioners have voted to being the process that could lead to the censure of Commissioner Jon Barber. Chairman Jim Sides brought up the issue, referring back to an...
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Hundreds rally in support of sectarian prayer at Rowan Commission meeting
SALISBURY - Nearly one thousand people turned out Monday night, chanting, singing hymns and praying for the right to have Christian prayer at government meetings in Rowan County.In July a federal judge...
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Police: man's attempt at "love in an elevator" falls flat
SALISBURY - A Salisbury man has been cited for simple possession of marijuana and for exposing his private parts to a student on the campus of Rowan Cabarrus Community College.According to police, a...
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Murder charges filed three months after man found shot in back
CONCORD, NC (WBTV)- Police in Concord say they've arrested a Rowan County man after a deadly shooting in Concord from three months ago. According to the Concord Police Department, 30-year-old Mario...
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Kitten up for adoption after being rescued from news vehicle gas tank
SALISBURY, NC (WBTV)- A kitten rescued from the underside of a news vehicle has recovered and is available for adoption. "News Cat" was found wedged on top of the gas tank of a news vehicle in...
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More healthy women freezing their eggs
After a walk down the aisle ended in divorce, 34-year-old Melanie Bradshaw walked into a fertility clinic. "I didn't want to give up that dream of still having that family and having the kids and...
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"Marvelous Mutts" mesmerize on campus and at the Rowan County Fair
SALISBURY - On a beautiful September day, Catawba College’s Abernethy Quad was transformed into a grassy arena where Frisbee-catching dogs showcased their athletic abilities. Catawba College students,...
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Mother of missing teen Erica Parsons pleads for her safe return
SALISBURY - Tuesday marked exactly seven weeks since Erica Parsons' adoptive brother called 9-1-1 to report his little sister missing. No one has seen her in nearly two yearsDozens of complete...
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NHTSA: More than 1/3 of children killed in crashes not wearing seat belts
According to the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than a third of children under age 13 who died in passenger vehicle crashes in 2011 were not...
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Duke Energy stops insuring retirees, joining trend
Duke Energy Corp. is joining a growing list of corporations scrapping long-held practices of providing retirees with health insurance and giving former workers a fixed amount to buy their own...
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Nationwide shifting NASCAR sponsorship to Cup
CHARLOTTE, NC (AP)- Nationwide is ending its 7-year run as entitlement sponsor of NASCAR's second-tier series at the end of the 2014 season. Nationwide plans to remain in NASCAR as an official sponsor...
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Cabarrus Co. makes moves to alleviate food and nutrition case backlog
Cabarrus County Department of Human Services (DHS) is implementing two new strategies to reduce a backlog of food stamp applications and recertifications waiting to be entered in the North Carolina...
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WSTP property now off the auction block; "business as usual"
SALISBURY - A Salisbury radio station in danger of losing its studio and tower property, will now not be on the auction block. The following statement was provided to WBTV by WSTP Wednesday afternoon....
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Adoptive parents of Erica Parsons face "legal quagmire" if they try to sell...
SALISBURY, NC (WBTV)- A source close to the situation says there will be a "legal quagmire" if Sandy and Casey Parsons try to sell their home on Miller Chapel Road in Salisbury. It's the last place...
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Lost dog: owner passed away, now dog is missing
SALISBURY - A good friend of a man who passed away recently is appealing for help to find the man's dog."On September 12, my friend was walking his dog around the Catawba College school area and lost...
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