It addressed Student Assignment. We have families that moved from our neighborhood. The vicechair person told me that majority of the School Board Members do not favor forced busing. In the meantime, you can expect more Community Forums on Student Assignment and another is planned here in south charlotte next month. And those parents here in south charlotte well in about 30 minutes they will meet to go over their strategies. Live in south charlotte, Dedrick Russell wbtv on your side. And you mentioned the boards meeting. Thank you they are scheduled to vote on Student Assignment next tuesdays meeting. We are continuing to follow breaking news. Governor mccrory called a special session so lawmakers can vote on a new voting district map. Lawmakers will head to raleigh. The deadline is friday. A court ruled the districts are unconstitutional. Mecklenburg into gilford county. On the proposed map it includes part of mecklenburg. The General Assembly is expected to vote on the map and waitin
A daycare bus driver will not face drivers after he hit and killed an elementary teacher in goldsboro. Ray bats struck Brandon Kincaid with the bus last tuesday while he was in the wheelchair in a parking lot. Our sister station reports kincaid was a youth pastor and expecting his first child with his wife in june. A suspicious package had a Harrisburg High School on alert today. Officials say it was a precautionary measure at Hickory Ridge high school. Sky3 flew over the school at 10 00 a. M. Police were investigate. Right now, we want to get to our alert center where we find our alex giles he is live. We talked about mumps in mecklenberg county yesterday, alex and now we are seeing more cases today . Yes, we got this confirmed before the newscast. We know from the Mecklenberg County Health department eight cases of mumps, including mecklenberg county, iredell and carolina. There was one confirmed in iredell and one in mecklenberg county and that number has risen. According to the Hea
Senators are working on a special honor for the victims of the Charleston Church shooting. The Judiciary Committee approved a resolution declaring june 17th as Mother Emanuel Ame Church 9 day and encourages to reflect on race relation on the anniversary of the shooting in charleston that killed nine people. The resolution was approved by the house last month. A judge is giving the attorneys for a former North Charleston Police Officer accused of shooting and killing walter scott more time to investigate the case. The judge ordered the swabs from a taser to be sent to forensic investigators. A motion said a slight analysis found dna of slager and scott on slagers stun gun. Charges have been dropped against the man arrested in the Christmas Day shooting of a oneyearold girl. Shaquille davis has been charged the girl was shot while playing outside and died. Investigators say a conflicting evidence led to the charges being dismissed. Two other men are charged with murder in the case. Two m
Started leaking and the truck caught fire and there was a small explosion and other people came to try to help. Then there was a huge explosion that happened and at that point authorities believe that is what caused the situation that killed the elderly couple. People did try to save them but it wasnt to be. This devastation here an entire community is feeling this and feel the pain of this. Investigators are still working on this case and it will take them time to get everything done. Is the driver facing charges here . Well, the investigation is continuing. And troopers tell me they will put everything together they were doing measurements and talking to more people. They are going to put all of that together and give it to the District Attorneys Office and let the folks there decide if theres going to be charges and that could come in the next day or two. Just incredible pictures. In cleveland county, thank you. A 14yearold student accused of opening fire in an ohio School Cafeteria
That is all that is left now. As for the road now, the dot did do a study here on speed and said the curve was fine for the 35mileperhour speed limit and did put the little reflectors up to indicate the curve. And dotels me that if the town wants them to look at it again but at this point there is no investigation from the dot just the up with from the Highway Patrol we could know in a couple of days cher there will be charges whether there will be charges. And tomorrow night we are told the community will gather for a Prayer Service for the newtons who died there and for the rescue personnel who helped them at 7 00 p. M. At the baptist church. And Police Arrested a man in a deadly hitandrun accident in east article. Peres ramirez hit and killed a Central Avenue at 2 30 this morning. He is charged with driving while impaired and felony hitandrun. Breaking news. Early morning shooting in mount holly now a homicide investigation. Alex giles is live in the alert center. We have gotten the