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'Hunger Games' movie set being prepped in Shelby

7 hours ago

WCNC Charlotte 2:07 | 8 views

SHELBY, N.C. -- It's a movie based on some hugely popular books and it's being filmed in and around Charlotte. The books are being compared to "Twilight" and "Harry Potter," and now, the "Hunger Games" has turned parts of our area into a movie set. "Yeah, it's huge. It's huge," said self-proclaimed movie buff Noel Manning. "I think the fact that you've got a movie based on the book with such an incredible following is one thing. Any town that lands the opportunity to have part of the film shot in that l

Drugs and crime forcing city to crack down on Thomasboro neighborhood

7 hours ago

WCNC Charlotte 2:17 | 5 views

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A code enforcement crackdown for physical repairs on three properties in Charlotte's Thomasboro neighborhood is also meant to curb drug and prostitution problems. The properties include the Charlotte Express Inn and Lucky Penny Business Center on Lucky Penny Street as well as the Lamplighter Inn on Eddleman Road. "There are people who come and they leave and they say 'we don't want to stay here.' There have been people who told me this," said T.S. Dhillon, General Manager of the Charlotte

South Charlotte residents warned about tree removal service

7 hours ago

WCNC Charlotte 2:47 | 4 views

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Residents in Park Crossing and Cameron Woods are being warned about a tree removal service - Town and Country - and the man behind it, Roger McIntosh. "He comes off as very clean, honest just seemed like a very nice guy," said Skip Adams, one of his unhappy customers. Two weeks ago Adams hired him to cut down some trees in his backyard he thought were dead. "I asked to see his liability insurance because anybody can print up a flyer. He hands me this very official document and it's b

Retrial on hold for woman convicted in fatal hit-and-run

7 hours ago

WCNC Charlotte 2:34 | 29 views

GASTONIA, N.C. -- Defense attorneys for Charla Davis won a major legal battle in court in Gaston County Monday. Davis is charged in the death of Ronnie Eudy, who was hit and killed in 2008 after stopping to help a driver on the Wilkinson Boulevard Bridge. In a previous trial, Davis was convicted of second-degree murder but that conviction was thrown out after an appeals court ruled that Davis' prior DWI convictions should not have been used as evidence in the case. On Monday, Davis was set to go on trial a

Larry Sprinkle visits Lazy 5 Ranch

17 hours ago

WCNC Charlotte 3:59 | 42 views

Rock Hill mother murdered; father of her child questioned

18 hours ago

WCNC Charlotte 2:08 | 20 views

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Friends of a Rock Hill woman shot to death late Saturday night said she had just finished her first year of nursing school, and wanted to be an RN to provide a better life for her young son. Shrece Robinson, 25, was found dead in the driveway of a home on Robinson Street just before midnight. "It's just tragic to all of us. We're going to miss her," said Ana Crawford, who said she and Robinson were "like sisters." "It's very shocking because she was just so happy and she was just talk

NASCAR Hall of Fame looks forward to big week

Sun May 22, 6:02AM PT

WCNC Charlotte 2:00 | 69 views

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ask anyone in Charlotte what's going on this week, they'll tell you it's race week. Ask anyone at the NASCAR Hall of Fame why it's important, and they'll tell you it's one of the biggest weeks of the year for them, too. Just like December is for retailers, and summer is for beachside businesses, race week is big for NASCAR in Charlotte. At full capacity, Charlotte Motor Speedway is North Carolina's third-largest city. Hall of Fame officials know many of those fans will come to uptown

CMS names Teacher of the Year

Sat May 21, 6:02AM PT

WCNC Charlotte 1:43 | 110 views

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Sedgefield Middle School 8th grade science teacher Karen Meadows has been named the CMS Teacher of the Year. Teaching hasn't always been easy for Meadows. She came to CMS as a lateral entry teacher in 2001. For years, she was bounced around the district from Ranson Middle School, to Albemarle Road Elementary, until she found a home and a deeper passion for teaching at Sedgefield Middle School. Now, six years after she first came to Sedgefield, she chairs the school's science department, sh

Man loses $2,000 in church donation scheme

Fri May 20, 4:03PM PT

WCNC Charlotte 1:40 | 90 views

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A Charlotte man thought he was donating money to a church, but instead he became the victim of a quick cash scheme. The 77-year-old victim said some men approached him outside the CVS at the intersection of Woodlawn Road and South Boulevard. The victim said the men were well-dressed and spoke with a British accent. The men asked for help with an inheritance, which they planned to give to area churches. "He said, well you know I'm still going to get my money back and still do a good deed.

Race fan returns to speedway for first time since husband's death

Fri May 20, 4:03PM PT

WCNC Charlotte 2:14 | 44 views

CONCORD, N.C. -- Tens of thousands of fans are packing Charlotte Motor Speedway and the campgrounds for this weekend's All-Star Race. It some ways it's one big party. In so many others, the friendships made between fellow campers last a lifetime. In the camping area behind turn three, a wife who lost her husband to cancer returned to the speedway this year for the first time since his death. The "C" in row C of the Hellman's Mayonnaise campground might as well stand for "Canadian," given all of the campers

Sinkhole repair to continue through weekend

Fri May 20, 4:03PM PT

WCNC Charlotte 3:23 | 59 views

HICKORY, N.C. -- Hickory officials say lanes of U.S. 70 near Valley Hills Mall will remain closed until next week as crews work to repair a 12-feet wide sinkhole. The sinkhole opened up Thursday afternoon in front of Judge's BBQ Express. Officials say a storm drain junction box collapsed, causing the sinkhole. Only one westbound lane of the highway is open between Chili's and Colonial Lanes Bowling Alley. Motorists traveling in the area are urged to use caution. Contractors will work through the weekend