Heavy Traffic as Thousands Return from Total Eclipse Zone
Hundreds of thousands who traveled to the Carolinas to watch the eclipse are now back on the road and heading home.
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WCCB Charlotte’s Marvin Beach is co-anchor of WCCB NEWS @ SIX and weekend co-anchor & weekday reporter for WCCB NEWS @ TEN. He joined the team in May 2009.
Marvin graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of South Carolina. While in Columbia, he interned at WIS-TV.
In 2017, Marvin was nominated for a Midsouth Emmy for Breaking News coverage during protest and riots in Charlotte in September 2016.
In 2010, Marvin won first place for Spot News from the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas.
In his spare time, Marvin is an avid Atlanta Braves fan and also follows the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets.
With his mom a native of the Philippines, Marvin enjoys sharing his Filipino culture with others. He got his love of broadcasting from his dad, who is an amateur radio operator and retired high school teacher.
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Hundreds of thousands who traveled to the Carolinas to watch the eclipse are now back on the road and heading home.
We're just hours from a once in a lifetime event. Eyes across the nation will be on the sky, for a coast to coast total solar eclipse that will turn day into night.
An 8-year-old Cleveland County girl died Sunday after being struck in the head by a stray bullet. Investigators say she is the innocent victim of gang violence. Lamaya Bradley lived near Boiling Springs, in Cleveland County.
In Charlotte, hundreds gathered in Uptown to support Charlottesville after violent clashes between white supremacists and protesters. CMPD also worked to calm fears after a rumor spread about the KKK marching in Uptown.
The looming solar eclipse could cause traffic headaches across the Charlotte area Monday. More than two million people are expected to pass through our area on their way to the total eclipse zone.
More than two dozen families in Matthews say they're worried a development project could force them out of their homes. The town is considering a re-zoning plan to build 350 apartments off Matthews-Mint Hill Road.
The father of a seven-year-old girl who died in a car crash wants changes on a busy roadway. He says a guard rail could have saved his daughter's life.
Hundreds of people gathered in Marshall Park Sunday night at a vigil for Charlottesville victims. People were asked to turn on flashlights to show solidarity with the people there.
Sunday morning, golfers tee off for the final round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Organizers hope Mother Nature will keep the rain and storms away.
The first round of the PGA Championship is now underway at Quail Hollow. Already, PGA officials say they'd like to bring the event back to Charlotte in a few years.
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