returned to their daughter's grave, happy about the arrest but still want to know so much more. >> i would ask him why he would do it. why he did it. >> reporter: the family in a place of closure but never back to the world they knew before their child's life was taken. >> she was very beautiful girl. >> reporter: and brown's friends that police say ultimately found the body, i asked police if there would be anyone else possibly charge inside connection with the killing, and they would only go as far to say this investigation not oarch. - - o v e r . >> you can follow this case on wsoc tv.com, and you can get the latest break developments on stories that you care about.

and killing a woman is facing murder charms. charges. police say that greg wheeling hit kelly putnam. she will be honored at mac's speed shop in a vigil coming up. analysts are saying that there is an uneven playing field between those who work in a store and those who work independently. services for those who don't work for a certain business are not taxable. officials say they have received many adults about the and charlotte is expected to have one of the strongest

the second quarter of the year. the manpower employment outlook survey runs the queen city as number one for job prospects with increased hiring in several injuries including construction, durable goods, and manufacturing. it did say financial companies plan to reduce staffing levels. in about 90 minutes, donald trump will take a stage in fayetteville. crowds have been preparing all day at the complex and some people came as early as 4:00 in the morning to get a good spot. >> donald trump is strong on defense. he's going to build that wall, build that wall, mr. trump. >> who knows what else he may want to talk about? the trump campaign set up campaign headquarters in

and many young people will have an impact on the selection. joe bruno explains how the young voters are starting to get involved at 6:00. the family of the driver charged with hitting and killing this lincoln county mother is speaking to channel 9 about the tragic crash. she was taking one of her young sons to school yesterday when she was hit head on. the family told reporter dave faherty they are heartbroken over what happened. >> reporter: at the crash scene along highway 150 you can see where someone left flowers as a memorial for kandace helms. the mother of two dried after the highway patrol said that the pickup truck crossed the other line. >> they kept saying, did you know the other person died? did you know the other person tied in there were children in the car. >> reporter: brenda boyd said her husband david was seriously injured in the crash. he left to get the alignment fixed on the truck and blames

>> a deer run out and he was trying to avoid the deer. >> reporter: we spoke with two drivers who witnessed the crash along highway 150 in lincoln county and describe seeing the red pickup drift slowly over into the eastbound lane but don't recall seeing a deer. channel 9 has learned boyd has two previous dwi conviction bus date back to 1987 and 1990. his wife said at the time, he quit drinking. investigators say they took his blood to have it tested. he is charged with misdemeanor death with a motor vehicle and driving left of center. >> he would never, ever intentionally hurt anyone. i am so sorry it happened, and i know he is, too. >> reporter: the highway patrol said they will forward the information to the district attorney to let him decide on

dave faherty, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> hundreds have left prayers and messages for the family on our wsoc tv facebook page. you can, too. look for the top story. a former marine suspects of shooting a pastor in idaho was arrested outside the white house. police say that kyle odom threw a flash drive over the fence and investigators say he sent a flash drive to his parents and other media outlets. he had various theories and included a list of members of congress including south carolina tim scott. >> i was guessing but i would say maybe a dozen or 15 or so u.s. senators and twice the amount from the u.s. house and probably half again that amount from the israeli government. >> it's not sure how odom was

police were actively searching for him. loretta lynch is casting new doubt on the president's ability to close the prison at guantanamo bay. >> she said today that the u.s. are prohibited in moving the prisoners from guantanamo bay to american soil. mr.obama made a campaign pledge to close it and if gitm sorks closed, 1 of the facility where is some detainees could be transferred is in south carolina. both religious and democrats in the state legislature said they are against bringing maximum security prisoners there. kansas and colorado are two other states that could receive the prisoners. the governors promise to fight the president on his plan to close guantanamo bay. hundreds of families in

refusing to drink water out of their wells. customers told eyewitness news reporter kent lemon they are not convinced it's safe. >> reporter: almost every home they went to around the plant, we found piles of water stashed up outside and those we spoke to said they would not stop using this. >> i cannot trust what i am hearing. >> reporter: deborah baker said that officials are ignoring the impact of coal ash around the water. they said that they found unhealthy levels in their well water and now the state said it's safe to drink the water. >> i feel like they haven't been protecting us. why believe you now? >> reporter: those are coal ash

duke energy said they would continue to provide bottled water for neighbors but there are no indication that is coal ash ponds have influenced their well waters. >> duke will not shut us up. >> reporter: duke said they were cautious last year when they sent out warning letters to the neighbors around mount holly but studied the impact and decided that the threat wasn't great. this resident won't drink it and worries about his home's value. >> nobody wants a home surrendered by the ash. >> reporter: he wants to be compensated for the loss of property value and that duke should pay for water filters. in two weeks, there will be a meeting, and at that time, they will push for the state to take action on their behalf. in gaston county, ken lemon, channel 9, eyewitness news. covering the carolinas

in new york county, parents can learn more about choice schools in rock hill with a school choice fair on saturday. of it runs from 10:00. parents can sign up for choice programs like montessori, language immersion and other operates. the group fighting the quarry annexation in statesville toured the neighborhood that would be most impacted and borders the area. the supporters say opening the quarry would bring jobs and development to the highway 70 corridor, but neighbors are concerned. >> it would put farmers out of work and drawing up all the water. there is no winning situation here especially for the older folks. >> there will be a public hearing on the request at the city council's meeting later this month, march 21 in the council chambers at city hall on center street. in catawba county,

from a car after a crash that shut down a portion of 2nd avenue southwest this morning. firefighter his to cut a door off to reach the woman. a police officer who saw the whole thing said one of the drivers pulled into the path of the other car and firefighters say that the injuries were not serious. a stolen credit card can lead to a lot of headaches and phone calls. consumer advisor clark howard breaks down how you can avoid it with the touch of a button. as you heard at the top of the newscast, pollen counts are on the rise. how long until you can see relief. >> plus, a horrifying message

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c wealth management team. major breaking developments. police arrested a man accused of kidnapping a pizza delivery driver in charlotte. this is video just coming into the newsroom. police say that they located and arrested rose in shelby today.

two people who kidnapped a papa john's deliveryman from the cherry neighborhood and drove him up i-85. they say he and rose and a female accomplish made the victim to withdraw cash in him. they are working to identify the female. a doctor from florida is back in for the record after flying 600 miles to charlotte to save a friend she thought was being held hostage. >> it's part of a scam growing across the country, and i talked with her about the convincing story that lured her her and how local authorities stepped in before she handed over thousands. with a search, we found dr. cynthia bush in gains gainesville, florida, and so did a scammer.

construction industry. over the past month, bush said he expressed a romantic interest, sending her flowers and then he contacted her claiming to be held hostage in a hotel with a $50,000 ransom. >> i was willing to spend my own money and go up there to find fought he was really being held hostage in which case, i would have rescued him or prove >> reporter: dr. bush approached police at the airport and they stepped in to investigate the bizarre claims and messages that their bush received. >> the text message was ask are for $50,000 to be wired into a western union account. >> reporter: officer gunner said they quickly identified the scam and stopped dr. bush from losing $50,000. >> the police were so helpful.

stuff on this man where he had scammed thousands of women. >> reporter: dr. bush is back in florida, more skepticle of who she meets through social media, even professional sites. allison, i am so relieved, she said. your first step is to call police and have them investigate before you hand over any cash. we have investigated many cases in our area and we have more on our home page. there, and we'll talk about that in a minute. but more news first. tax day is a month away, and the irs said they had a surge in phishing e-mails, and they are targeting payroll and human resource workers in the hopes of getting a company's

information to file a tax return under your name. tonight, we're asking police for more information after an overturned car was found abandoned in west charlotte. you can see it here on peachtree road. police say it went through a ditch and hit a fire hydrant and land inside someone's yard. they are trying to figure out if it was stolen and if anyone was hurt. let's talk about weather. a gorgeous sunset and setting on a gorgeous day. we can talk about that all day like early may, not early march. unbelievable. chesterfield, 73 and shelby and morganton and statesville, too, and in the mountains, normally very cold. banner elk, 53 degrees and maybe taking adventure of the warmth and upper 60s at 8 and

and by the time you get up tomorrow morning, two things that you know. one, incredibly warm and you don't need much of a jfnlgt temperatures in the upper 50s, and the other, there will likely be low clouds and fog, more widespread than this morning, and the latest guidance is suggesting a good blanket of fog, something we'll be monitoring for sure. 8:00, back in the upper 50s, and again, we'll look for the clouds only slowly departing as we head through late morning. you would think with that much cloud cover in the morning that the warm up 's done; right? that won't be the case. afternoon sunshine and check this out. the hourly temperatures tomorrow -- remember. our average high, the benchmark, 61 and i'm forecasting we'll be there by 9:00 a.m. tomorrow on the way to the high to upper 70s.

after the morning clouds disappear, and morganton, clouds heang -- hang on a while longer. the allergens, they will be blowing around some. if you are allergic to trees, you will notice that. i don't want see much, a couple of showers saturday and it will be sunday before we see at least some rain and while you can see a 70% chance, it doesn't mean a complete wash out and it doesn't mean we'll see heavy rain, maybe enough to help the folks suffering from pollen. >> we could get a good soaking. >> yep. >> thank you. and a councilmember is under fire for using a charlotte fire union leader as an intern. why the union leader said it shouldn't be an issue.

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the powerful few. we're following breaking news out of north charlotte. chopper 9 just arrived over a very heavy police presence and medics as well. we're calling to find out what's happening here and if anybody was hurt, not too much activity. we will pass along new information as it comes in. a lost credit card normally involves a call to your bank to cans tell. >> tonight, consumer advisor clark howard said there is a way to deal with it with the touch of a button. >> reporter: one of the greatest threats to your finances is a debit card. they don't have the protect that a credit card has.

somewhere or it's stolen, and the money out of your checking account is gone and you have to deal with your own bank to get it back. usaa which serves military personnel and their families came up with a fantastic answer 4 years ago. on their phone app, you have a toggle switch to turn your debit card off and on. misplace it? turn it off and find it? you turn it back on, and it prevents fraud and eliminates worry. i thought it would sweep the banking industry right away. it didn't. but now, four years later, bank after bank and credit union after credit union gives you the eability ability to turn it off and on with a mobile app. i'm clark howard. and clark has more advice to help you to put more money in your pocket on

one of the biggest banks in our area want residents to learn about homeownership. sun trust mortgage is talking about the financial skills needed to buy a home. a noon profit conducts workshops on homeownership and helps with down payments for first time home buyers. thousands of walmart employees in north carolina will see a boost in their paycheck. a raise will kick in for the workers in north carolina and a share much a bonus, part of the investment into higher pay for the workers.

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breaking news in just the past 15 minutes. deputies say that a man killed his uncle and then was caught moments after he and a woman ditched the body in the woods. now, the couple has been charged with murder. the suspect told us that it was self defense. >> i never wanted to fight my uncle but he came at me with his knife. we were fighting. i tried to defend myself. he was choking me and i was choking him. >> tonight, investigators say they are still working to try and unconfer the original crime scene. i'm erica bryan. >> and i'm scott wickersham, and this is a major breaking story.

you can see how close the body was found to an elementary school. dave faherty has more. >> reporter: scott, the two were charged with murder. they were found right here. this their car was stuck here, and police found drag marks leading off into the woods and it was behind the old shed that they made the gruesome discovery. you can see one of the suspectings, tony hearne. he talked openly about what happened and that he got into a fight with his uncle, robert herame who he called rico. he said that his uncle pulled a

and when he came to, his uncle was dead. someone driving past the old home spotted the two. hearne said it was a case of bad luck. >> i never wanted to hurt my uncle. he came at me with a knife. i tried to defend myself. he was choking me. i was choking him. >> reporter: hearne told us that he had never been to the property before and deputies are searching that car which was towed over to the alexander county sheriff's office and they are trying to determine where the murder happened, possibly here or in another county. reporting live, i'm dave faherty, inn channel -- channel 9, eyewitness news. >> and we will update you on anything we learn tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. new at 6:00, a charlotte city councilmember is facing criticism for using an employee