In the alert center. Kristen World Health Organization making an announcement about efforts to fight the zika virus. Christine thanks, kristen. John lets start with charlottes most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. Al a cold start but not as frigid as yesterday when we dipped to 17 degrees. This morning closer to freezing because of the canopy of cloud cover and bit of a breeze. That cloud cover producing light snow for the mountains, debatable how much is reaching the ground but again, power Doppler Radar is picking up a little bit of snow and flurries across the area especially north of town. A Winter Weather advisory runs through tomorrow morning for mountain counties. Keep in mind a lot of the heavier snow will come later this afternoon and on in to tonight. Dry here in charlotte right now, mostly cloudy, that is the metro School Camera in the queen city, no snow falling at the moment. 32 charlotte, 29 monroe, but colder north of town, 28 wadesboro up to alberm
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And right now a man is under arrest in the death of his mother. Lancaster county deputies say he shot his mother several times in her home near kershaw. He left her body there for days. Leancoleen harry is on the phone and the area is remote . Yes, paul. And workers at a local bank called deputies yesterday after a man went into the bank to ask about a womans account and the man left before they arrived. The Sheriffs Office says deputies went to the house of the woman whose bank account it was and no one answered the door and the bank sent pictures to deputies of the man and it was robert heights. And a sheriffs deputy spotted the van and pulled it over and heights was driving it was his mothers bank account. Deputies were able to get in who had not spoken to her in a couple of days. Deputies went into the house and that is when they found Carolyn Torino deceased. The woman had been dead for a couple of days. And she had been shot multiple times. All right coleen harry reporting live a
Live look at independence from briar creek, in toward center city, volume beginning to pick up, but most of the major interstates continue to run in the green and our latest accident scene, this is on westinghouse boulevard, it is listed right before i77 on the ramps. That is a check of the morning commute. Christine, back to you. Christine breaking news weve been following since 4 30 this morning. Authorities investigate an officerinvolved shooting in catawba county. Happened last night at a home on old park road in maiden. Wbtv was the first to break story for you on social media, our reporter Ashton Pellom has been on the scene, was first there and is getting brand new details about this incident. Ashton . Reporter good morning, christine. Talked to the police chief about 15 minutes ago. He says this is just a tragic event and hard on everybody from his officers here at the pd to the family of the man involved you will hear from him in a second. First the pictures i shot when i firs
That. The wind will howl as we go through the day. Talk about dangerous windchills tonight and what you can expect going in the big valentines weekend, that part of the forecast in a couple minutes. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. Here is chris, first alert traffic. Chris traffic this morning sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. Early on wednesday morning commute looks good, most of the major highways are continuing to run here in the green, so no problems early on, well keep an eye on that. Taking a live look, i77 west boulevard, light volume of travel there, if youre coming in from rock hill, 22 minutes, 63 miles an hour, leaving concord to center city, 18 minute commute and lake norman an hour. That is the first check of wednesday morning traffic, guys, back to you. Charlottemecklenb charlottemecklenb urg leaders have voted to extend ann clarks contract and start a the school board voted 63 to extend ann clarks contract