A big name with an important message visiting Rowan middle schools
SALISBURY - A message of drug and alcohol abstinence will be played out in several schools across Rowan County this week, and the messenger is a former NFL quarterback with a famous name. Roman...
View ArticleDowntown Salisbury will be hopping for Halloween
SALISBURY - The Salisbury Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with Downtown Salisbury, Inc. will present the Halloween FunFest on Saturday, October 27 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. in downtown...
View ArticleLive Civil War display this weekend at NC Transportation Museum
SPENCER - This Saturday, Oct. 27, the N.C. Transportation Museum will be hosting activities that take visitors back to time when the country was on the brink of collapse, brother fought brother, and a...
View ArticleRibbon cutting today for new VA Hospice Unit
SALISBURY - An $8 million addition designed to help veterans has been formally unveiled and dedicated in Salisbury. Salisbury Mayor Paul Woodson, along with Hefner Veterans Administration Director...
View ArticleFinal NC gubernatorial debate set for Wednesday night
Rocky Mount, NC (AP)- The final televised debate of the North Carolina governor's race may be Democrat Walter Dalton's last big chance to point out differences with Republican Pat McCrory that Dalton...
View ArticleConsumers not afraid of Halloween spending
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- You might call it a sign of economic growth. But you can definitely call it a sign people love their pets. Americans apparently aren't too scared to spend money on Halloween this...
View ArticlePizza delivery driver robbed in Salisbury
SALISBURY - A Pizza Hut delivery driver was robbed of his money late Tuesday night, according to police. The driver was taking an order to a house at 810 Grace St. The driver told police that when he...
View ArticlePolice chase in Landis, other areas, leads to charges and well written play...
LANDIS - Landis Police and officers from several other agencies were involved in a chase Tuesday night. When it was all said and done, Detective Captain Roger Hosey put together a particularly...
View ArticleLake Norman High School principal suspended
MOORESVILLE, NC (WBTV)- A principal at an Iredell-Statesville area high school has been suspended from his position, WBTV has learned. According to school officials, Lake Norman High School Principal...
View ArticleWorries over hours at proposed Waffle House
SALISBURY - A war over the Waffle House is cooking in Salisbury. The restaurant chain wants to put a new location in the city on E. Innes St. in a building that has been everything from a Checkers to...
View ArticleSheriff seeking help to identify body found hanging from tree
SALISBURY, NC (WBTV)- The body of a man was found hanging from a tree off Stokes Ferry Road Wednesday afternoon, now the Rowan Sheriff's Office is trying to identify the man. The Rowan County...
View ArticleBridge replacement and road work coming to Stokes Ferry and Oddie Roads
SALISBURY - From the North Carolina Department of Transportation: Crews will begin work this winter to improve motorist safety along Stokes Ferry Road near Salisbury. Replacing the 66-year-old bridge...
View ArticleAl Conklin says big weather changes coming; any impact from Sandy?
SALISBURY - WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin says some big changes are coming to our weather, including cooler temperatures and a possible slight impact from Sandy:Tonight: Mostly clear and cool with...
View ArticleA little something just for fun: Pumpkina!
SALISBURY - Just a little something for fun on this Thursday afternoon! Catawba College sent over this picture of a pumpkin that could be described as, well...unique? Here's the note that accompanied...
View Article$330,000 NSF grant coming to Rowan Cabarrus Community College
SALISBURY - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, in partnership with Catawba College, has received a grant from the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program of the National Science Foundation that will provide...
View ArticleLocal woman wins $25,000 Kitchen Makeover Sweepstakes
SHELBY, NC - Lisa Roberts has shopped at the Food Lion store on 1523 Lafayette Road in Shelby, N.C., for the past 12 years. Each shopping trip the stay-at-home mom tries to save by using coupons to...
View ArticleParker's Points: Dale Jr. is back, Kenseth cleans up, and silly season even...
CONCORD - The Chase for the Championship is heating up! How about that wild race in Kansas? And Dale Jr. is coming back just in time for one of the most physical races on the Sprint Cup Tour! Only...
View ArticleDuke Energy postpones rate hike
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Duke Energy confirmed to WBTV Thursday that it will not seek a rate increase in North Carolina this year. The Charlotte-based utility was planning to file the request for a rate...
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