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Two Local Men Win Cash 5 Jackpot, Split the Total

Daniel Brandenburg of Huntersville and Cedric Bass of Kannapolis each received half of the $364,146 jackpot after both matched all five white balls in Tuesday night's drawing.

Missing 90-Year-Old Man Reunited with Family

Harold Markowitz Jr. has been returned home and is being reunited with his family.

Trackhouse Racing Looks To Carry It's Winning Ways Into 2023

Trackhouse Racing ran their first full season in the Cup Series in 2022 and all they did was shock the racing world with 3 wins and both drivers in the chase for the championship. Now they turn their sights to 2023.

Man Attacked with Hatchet at Boone Bus Stop

A man in Boone is hurt after he says an acquaintance attacked him with a hatchet at a bus stop on Watauga Village Drive.

Pennies for Progress 2023 Updates

The York County Pennies for Progress commission is holding their first meeting tonight for the "Pennies 5" initiative to complete much needed road projects.

Nationwide Ground Stop Lifted After FAA Computer Outage

The FAA says normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S., and a ground stop has been lifted, after an overnight outage to the organization's Notice to Air Missions system.

CATS Preparing Contingency Plans If Bus Drivers Go On Strike Next Month

CATS is working on contingency plans if bus drivers go on strike next month. Members of the local bus drivers union voted over the weekend to go on strike, but there is a mandatory 30 day cooling off period.

I-85 South Reopens in University City After Four People Killed in Fiery Crash

NC Highway Patrol has not released names of the four people killed.

Mold & No Hot Water Causes Livingstone Students To Move Out Of Freshman Dorm

Several students living in a freshman all-girls building on Livingstone College's campus have moved out because of poor living conditions.

What's Revealed In The Madalina Cojocari Case Search Warrants

As we expected, they are heavily redacted, but we've still learned a few new things about this investigation.

Mega Millions Swells To $1.1B For Tuesday's Drawing

After nearly three months of lottery losing, will someone break the trend Tuesday night and win a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot?

CMS Board Members Move Forward On Superintendent Search

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) Board of Education voted Tuesday on a motion to accelerate its timeline in the search for the district's next superintendent.

Boone Town Hall Closes As COVID-19 Cases Surge

The outbreak comes amid a post-holiday surge in COVID-19 infections driven by a new subvariant XBB.1.5

Ranlo Police Officer Facing Murder Charge For Domestic Dispute On New Year’s Morning

Ranlo Police Officer Charged With Murder Is Fired

A Ranlo Police Officer is facing a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting Juan Avalo at a home on New Year's Day. Search warrants reveal the connection between the officer and Avalo.

Woman Hit and Killed by Car on The Plaza After She Made Threats With a Knife

CMPD says officers were talking to her when she backed into the roadway and was hit

GOP Requests Intel 'Damage Assessment' Of Biden Documents

The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee has requested that U.S. intelligence conduct a “damage assessment” of documents found in office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute.