big change. 43 in albemarle. boone is 41. a few readings in the foothills around morganton in the 40s. a little chilly this morning. compared to yesterday morning when we were in the 60s, a big change. mid-50s by 9:00 with a cooler start to st. patrick's day. bouncing up to the 70s for this afternoon's highs but not quite the record warmth of yesterday. but this weekend the numbers keep crashing downward. talk about a chilly and damp weekend ahead for outdoor activities. time is 6:00 a.m. over to mark tailor in the traffic center with an update on the roads. >>> an accident on statesville, minor outbound delays to 85. no alternate route needed at this time. heading to the interstates, they are doing well. 85 heading over to i-77 as well as 77 southbound coming out of miles per hour is that average speed with under 10 minutes. not bad at all. on the other end of 77, around arrowwood road northbound, no delays. still early at 6:01 for folks heading from york county that is cleared of any accidents. liz? >> i'm in the breaking n

firefighters blocked albemarle road after a major fire at a restaurant. in the last half hour, officials told us they estimate about $50,000 in damages. in this live look you can see several firefighters at the scene. they are investigating the cause but say it most likely started in the kitchen. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is there working to gather more information and will have another live update in about 15 minutes. >>> charlotte's former mayor is heading back to federal prison today. >> this is one day after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor voter fraud charge. a judge sentenced him to one day in jail after he was convicted of taking bribes in office. he traveled from a west virginia prison to charlotte cost to taxpayers. >> constitutional rights are not inexpensive. in this case, mr. canon had the right to be present and had to be present for this hearing. >> channel 9 looked into how much it cost taxpayers to have canon back in court to enter his plea. we learned it cost $157.04 a day that he stays. he is staying for two days. we can't get

albemarle road eastbound an exr and another at albemarle eastbound by farm pond lane. idlewild is a great alternate route and notice lane partially blocked at independence boulevard by north sharon amity that is the result of an earlier accident as well. again all of this runs into albemarle road. so maybe allowing extra time to avoid the area. around center city uptown to time warner cable arena tonight for the hornets they are at home tonight we have partially blocked lane also at mcdowell by fifth street. use caution. northbound and southbound but overall not so bad. back to you. >> you mentioned it the hornets in the middle of a playoff push about it. at the original mattress factory, we simplify the mattress shopping experience. by building mattresses and box springs in our own local factories, and selling them direct to you. the playoff race is hot and heavy in the nba and the hornets are in the fight. phoenix and philadelphia. tougher tonight at time warner cable arena as they host indiana sitting in 7th place a half game behind the hornets. and the hornets are

and albemarle at 6:05. other than that, it's primarily rain east of the mountains and primarily light snow in the and it's spotty. this is not going to be one of those huge winter storms. there's the future cast showing the snow tapering off in the mountains. this future cast just updated. you can see rain in the evening. and again, a few wet snow flakes as far south as i-40. but this is history by tomorrow morning. very little threat for heavy rain. no lightning or gusty winds and the threat for snow in charlotte is done. however, advisories are up in the mountains and adjacent foothills. upwards of two inches of snow will fall in the lower elevations. and two inches or more in the higher peeks. good news for ski country is. >> track the rain and snow with our weather app. use the interactive radar on your phone. >>> suspensions at charlotte

a man and a woman caught burying a bod in albemarle are expected in court on monday. overnight investigators searched for clues in and around this home. they believe tony hearne killed his uncle tico. he and linsey lentz were arrested while trying to bury the body anularia way in alexander county -- an hour away in alexander county. hearne said he choked his uncle to death in self-defense and both suspects are charged with murder. >>> count on channel 9 to day and watch eyewitness news tonight starting at 5:00 for the latest on the investigation. >>> today a man accused of scamming local car dealers is due in court for a probable cause hearing. charlotte-mecklenburg police arrested this man bernard gray last month. they say he used bogus credit card to buy cars at three different lots. they say when he put the number in the credit card key pad each sale was approved even though they weren't. he's out on bond and charged with obtaining property by false pretense. >>> some residents say north carolina's new sales tax is confusing. this, businesses like car repair shops

congestion and you can see on albemarle road. north sharon amity is a great alternate route and that is what is happening on albemarle road a lot of volume in this area. back to you. >> thank you. eric was pointing out the system we have been tracking all week long is turned deadly. >> wondering when it was going to get here. >> it's moving slowly. i will show you fascinating images coming up and how a lot of this rain is taking a run at the carolinas but not getting here. but it will evently. the first couple attempt also fail. it is interesting because the system is stalled out west. and it's the upper-level engine that is sitting there creating all the rain and steering the moisture into dixie and the lower mississippi valley. 75 . here in the charlotte area for viewing region you will be fine. mid-7ness in the piedmont. and 11:00 p.m. mild. these are average high temperatures for this time of the year and 11:00 p.m. in the evening 53 around boone and blowing rock. if you are wondering hour-by-hour and have errands to run here

harris and albemarle. a lot of stop-and-go traffic. as we wrap up that problem at independence by albemarle north sharon amity and another problem on monroe road and north sharon amity as well. back to you. >> thank you. >> let's bring in chief meterologist, eric thomas. one thing about march we can get all kinds of different weather. >> that is the thing about living in the sun belt. crazy. >> the spring rollercoaster. are you ready for a weather swan dive? this is the last seven days. 86 flirting with 90. yeah! look what happened. we went from a high of 70 to a high of what? 47 ? yes, that is the average of 64 there that line cutting across there. today we did manage to rebound backup to a high temperature of 58 . but it will not help the overnight temperatures. look at this. the freeze warning out. we think we are going to get very close precariously close to 32 into the charlotte area. no freeze warning for the mountains. the growing season is not underway yet. frost advisory is the same you might not hit freezing. but down at grou

albemarle 41. temps are cooler, 10 degrees, almost 15 degrees cooler in some neighborhoods compared to yesterday. 50s by 9:00. plenty tf blue skies and sunshine. 70 by lunchtime. the warm up continues but not as quick as yesterday. not as high as yesterday. we top out in the mid-70s today. ten degrees cooler than yesterday afternoon. we enjoyed a record high of 86. summer yesterday. spring weather today. it will feel like winter as we head to this weekend. st. patrick's day plans going off without a hitch. rockville, main street should be a lot of fun. temps in the upper 60s at 8:00. mostly clear skies. not too cool just yet. that will change this weekend. we will still be dry tomorrow through friday night plans, no issues. even saturday, light sprinkle chances coming in. the gray skies are here all day saturday. light rain showers pick up in the afternoon and saturday evening. mostly west is where the steadier rain will be. not a big rainmaker, quarter inch or less. we will talk about that in the

we're asking if they got any new leads inside the albemarle home. tony and the other suspect linsey lentz are charged with murder and will face a judge on monday. >>> right now no one is charged in a crash that killed a woman crossing a north charlotte street. police say kameka collins was wearing dark clothing when she tried to run across the road near rutgers avenue last night. she was not at the crosswalk and police say the driver tried to avoid collins but hit her with the bumper. i spoke to a witness -- we spoke to a witness. >> that's really, really scary you know. that situation, no good for anybody. >> police say the driver was not speeding or under the influence. >>> tonight the republican presidential candidates will debate for the last time before north carolina's primary. >> they'll face each other in florida which is senator latest polls show him 20 points behind donald trump there. trump is also leading the polls in north carolina. he held a rally in fayetteville last night. >> do you pledge that on tuesday, you will go and we will mak

piedmont, 80 statesville, mooresville, charlotte. 80 concord, 77 albemarle. 80 monroe. and there's the rain, louisiana into mississippi. it does move through alabama and georgia saturday. then a few scattered showers. this is 8:00 p.m. saturday night. saturday landmark plans, not a washout, but a sprinkle or two. we will see the chance of heavier rain with showers and afternoon. this is 1:00 p.m. holding into the foothills and mountains. then into the piedmont. late in the day and early monday morning. so rain chances ramp up for sunday. 80%. 40% monday. drying tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. tomorrow afternoon, for saturday mostly cloudy, 72 charlotte, 68 blowing rock. the seven-day forecast, smaller rain chances saturday. ramping up sunday. highs staying there, well above average in the low 70's. then clearing out. monday morning rain shower a possibility. then sunny and warm. sunshine, 79 tuesday, overnight lows in mid 50's wednesday, and back to the upper 70's wednesday afternoon. that's the forecast. over to you. >> thank you. i just got a mini history lesson abo

more than two-thousand people signed up in albemarle county. it's so popular there's even a wait list to get on the wait list. yesterday the first lady of virginia, dorthy mcauliffe, stopped by to show her support. way to spend the day, a beautiful day, than to be here with these baby goats who are just such an important part of who we are in our also just a happy thing to be doing." there are about 100 baby goats - or kids - on the farm that have to be bottle-fed four times a day. the volunteers work shifts from six in the morning to nine at night. s/ janet beheler/ goat snuggling volunteer 1:24-1:28 "well it's kind of perfect for us, we'd like to have some goats, we wanted to learn more just leave me with the babies." the owners of the farm say they didn't imagine this response when they asked for volunteers back in january. happening today, big developments in the case against jesse matthew, junior; the man accused in the deaths of two virginia college students. what he's expected to say today in court. plus, hillary clinton and donald trump

people signed up in albemarle county. it's so popular there's even a wait list to get on the wait list. yesterday even the first lady of virginia, dorthy mcauliffe, stopped by to show her support. coming up at 7:00 when we flip over to fox 43, video you won't want to miss. a child falls from the back of this truck onto a busy highway. find out how he was reunited with loved ones. rotisserie-style chicken raised without antibiotics? it's what we do. that same chicken pulled by hand? it's what we do. freshly-baked bread and crisp veggies? it's what we've always done. the new rotisserie-style chicken sandwich from subway. behold, the subway steak, egg white and cheese: start your morning off right with juicy, sizzly steak, stacked high with protein-packed egg whites, melty cheese and whatever else you love, like jalapeos or spinach - all on warm, toasty flatbread. good morning, hampton roads. let's check traffic now. today: a few showers this morning. then partly cloudy and breezy. highs will be in the 50s early, but will dr

same with shelby, albemarle and concord. fog will be a problem early on and as we go throughout the afternoon, that is when we'll start to see more storms popping up so for your drive, fog in the morning and by 5:00, starting to see scattered showers coming closer to the charlotte area. however i'll take you through futurecast to show you when the best chance for the severe weather will be. first weather and traffic every 10 minutes. let's get a look at the morning drive with mark. >> more blue line construction that starts today, more lane restrictions as well. this is happening in the area where we have been seeing it. it has been happening on north tryon, harris boulevard at north tryon, and this morning,

tomorrow afternoon, 68 boone, 75 gastonia, 74 in charlotte, 7 phob 5 albemarle. the warmth had continue, 74 tuesday afternoon, 76 wednesday the temperatures stay mild, the rain chances up saturday afternoon and evening, 60%. we will keep an eye on that. that's the forecast. >> anchor: thank you. great reads, make america great again. getting people to read. >> your campaign. >> get your backs. not running for anything. i am running for best gift giver ever. baby shower ideas. definitely something from the registration, whatever, but always give a book as well. help those moms and dads build the library. i kind of went off book, a lot of people, basics, i we built beautiful books, gorgeous pictures, so when you are looking at baby books, it is easy reading. the first one is so sweet. try to look which way. it is a great, funny book. a lot of rhythm, pictures. you will see your child begin to awaken when you are reading this book. >> anchor: the cover alone. >> the zoo and there's a mix-up. kids books, always mix-up. this is a new one i was excite about, the reason

. >> all the evidence gathered in albemarle will be given to alexander county investigators. if they determine that everything happened in albemarle, everything will be shipped back. >>> families say that someone is trying to lure their children into a car. there were at least three reports of the same car driving very slowly and a man inside calling to kids to come to him. ken lemon spoke with the parent who is are very concerned. >> reporter: that happened during the evening, and parents tell me that they are concerned of these corners is a bus stop, and the other, just a couple of blocks down the street. that may have been captured by a security camera outside of a home just down the street. police are now reviewing this video of a dark-colored car going up goble street on wednesday. it was just minutes before someone placed a 911 call. one neighbor said that the car went up and down the street about five times and stopped as a 12-year-old girl on her bike rode by and the driver made a disturbing proposition. >> asking the kids if they want to make money and telling them t

the two time reigning state champs, taking on western albemarle from crozay. norcom, 21 and 1 entering the game. western albemarle, 19 and 3. norcom wearing white, with 3 star players. here's one of them. travis fields, the three pointer 12 points for fields. then it's norcom on defense, the greyhounds force the turnover, it ends up with travis ingram who throws down the dunk....12 points for ingram. a little later, ingram with one of his 13 rebounds, pushes it upcourt and finds norcom's other star player kj davis. 17 points and 7 rebounds for davis. norcom does it. greyhounds win 56 to 42 to advance to the state semifinals against john marshall. other boys finals. 5a quarters. norview loses to potomac. bruton. while in 1a surry county sees its season come to an end. 3a girls quarterfinals. norcom against brookville. greyhounds wearing white, off the turnover, here comes ayisha savage, she gets the runner to fall. then it's nia hardy from outside, she led norcom with 11 points brookville slowly began to pull away. hannah young had 16 points and 13 rebounds. th

. >>> another major story, new details after deputies found an albemarle could you be -- couple couple burying a body. they are questioning the story that this was a case of self defense. eyewitness news reporter dave faherty talked with investigators and the witness would led them to the scene. >> reporter: erica, that witness is telling me where the body was found was at one time an old police training ground. that witness was a former deputy. when he spotted the couple's >> i guess it's the old cop in me. >> reporter: we ask we not show his face or hughes use his name but this sheriff's deputy may have solved the murder. >> it didn't seem right. iltd have called if --i would have called if it was an old farm truck in there because years and years of passing that location never seen a vehicle in there. >> reporter: that led deputies the arrest of toni hearne and limsey lentz. deputies say that the couple got their car stuck on the property after dumping the body and likely didn't know that the house used to be used for swat training. yesterday, hearne told me that he killed his uncle

more than two-thousand people signed up in albemarle county. it's so popular there's even a wait list to get on the wait list. even the first lady of virginia, dorthy mcauliffe, stopped by to show her support. the volunteers work shifts from six in the morning to nine at night. a sheepdog in california delivering 17 pups. the maremma sheepdog, named stell"a delivered the record-breaking litter in napa. 11 boys and 6 girls. the mom and her babies are doing well. when the pups are old enough, they'll go to other farms to work protecting livestock. the presidential top-runners did not win every local city in our area. up next we'll tell you where other candidates happening today, big developments in the case against jesse matthew, junior; the man accused in the deaths of two virginia college students. today in court. plus, hillary clinton and donald trump take virginia in the super tuesday election. we'll show you how all the candidates for president did in hampton roads. and a little boy is lucky to be alive, all because he moved his bed! we'll e

jesse matthew, junior will be in albemarle circuit court wednesday. meanwhile, harrington's family... along with several others in the community... are feeling relief tonight that the case may finally be closed this week. w-s-l-s 10's rob manch is here with us tonight. rob - you spoke with gil harrington today, how did she react? i caught up with her at a fundraiser today for her organization help save the next girl. she was doing today what she's been doing since her daughter was killed more than 6 years ago: working to try and make sure the same thing doesn't happen again. gil says she needs to reflect on the case before going in front of a camera. but speaking with her on the phone monday, she says a quick ending to the case would be a relief for her family. jill harrington, morgan harrington's best outcome. it's the most logical endpoint. to go through two state trials for an accused who already has three life sentences to serve seems to me to be a big use of resources and money that is unnecessary, and for us personally, it would be compassionate

but tonight we know the suspects and the victim were from albemarle an hour and a half away. all new at 11, alex giles is live where they are about to execute that search warrant. alex. >> yes, paul and molly, this is the home where police say one of the suspects and what the victim lived in the house is why they are waiting to execute that warrant. they say they need to go through the house to see if there is evidence that a crime was committed in there. remember, that suspect told us on camera that he killed his uncle in self-defense. now they need to figure out where that happened. this is one of the first places they are checking. i spoke to the next door neighbors they say the victim, robert hearne was friendly. happening. >> i was shocked. i was shocked. i didn't believe it. i came home and seen what happened. it shocked me. >>> he was a good person when i came home he would be outside dancing. he was no trouble. >> now, they tell me that they didn't know the suspect tony hearne. he is in jail in alexander county with the other suspect. lyndsay lentz. the deputies are w

and a problem on albemarle at farm pond lane. north sharon amity or idlewild are great alternate routes and a traffic light problem at eastway and kilborne. caution needed. camera, looks like it's not picking up. back to you. >> thank you. >> and let's check the forecast now lyndsay tapases is live in the first alert weather center. >> upper 70s again today for us and tomorrow may have our first 80 day of the year. close to records both today and again tomorrow. but still looks like we will fall shy. 78 was the high in charlotte. old record of 82 will stand. 80 the forecast high tomorrow and the record of 83 should stand. but getting within 3 for tomorrow's afternoon's high. a live look from our hd towercam we have cloud cover today but again that did not stop the temperatures one bit. it's 76 in charlotte right now. and you may have noticed it's been on the breezy side. we have that strong breeze to thank for the temperatures soaring into the 70s coming in at 17-miles-per-hour in charlotte right now. most spots on average about

brody o'connell is in albemarle talking with investigators who are searching hern's home. what they found coming up new at 6:00. >> an ms13 gang member pleads guilty in the killing of a map in charlotte. christian pena interred a guilty plead in murder and the aid of rackateering. he admitted killing hernandez. he is one of 37 people federal agents picked up in may of 2015. pena facing life in prison. >>> congresswoman alma adams is so committed to representing north carolina's 12th district she is moving here to charlotte. she lives in greensboro was in charlotte to make that announcement. while she was here she made time to talk to a family fighting the deportation of a cms student. dedrick russell is live at the government center. how did the meeting go? >> well, family members say it went well. they are still praying for a miracle and admit it's going to be tough to keep that teenager with the family here in but they are hoping congresswoman alma adams can make a different. earlier this year, 19-year-old jeffrey was picked up by immigration officials in front of his ho

. >>> overnight in and around the home right here in albemarle. a murder suspect lived here with his uncle before killing him and trying to bury his body. tony hearne killed his uncle tiko. officials arrested hearne and linsey lentz yesterday after catching the pair trying to bury the body an hour away in commander county. the compare they were -- alexander county. the car they were driving got stuck and someone noticed them and called police. hearne told our cameras he was only defending himself when he choked his uncle to death. >> i never wanted to fight my uncle but he came in with his knife. and so when -- when we was myself and he was choking me and i was choking him. >> hearne wouldn't tell us where the fight happened. police are still trying to determine that and if there were any witnesses. channel 9 learned hearne has a lengthy criminal past including assault with a deadly weapon. assault on an officer and animal fighting charges. he and lentz are both charged with murder and they'll face a judge on monday. >>> this afternoon, democratic

to the dot camera independence and albemarle road we see the volume. and the drive time it maybe off. i suspect longer in this to take independence to matthews we are showing 32 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. property owners across the state are fighting the government their property is being taken from them for nothing in return. among the group of angry property openers more than a dozen families in cleveland they were in court fighting the state and it is a battle that on your side investigator nick ochsner discovered is costing taxpayers millions of dollars. >> a fight over the land where state transportation leaders planned to build the shelby bypass does not show much. the plot which has ma materialized more than a draw something frozen by a fight over the land. >> the first letters i received were 20 years ago. >> michael price is one of the property owners whose land is stuck in the middle. ncdot filed a corridor map that included his property. he could not sell or build on the property and bylaw, could not do anything to improve it. >> to

but the 5800 block of albemarle is completely blocked. we have a crew on the way and we'll brave you a live report as soon as possible. >>> also following breaking news that could affect the morning commute all lanes of i- 85 south closed right now due to a deadly accident. highway pa tole tells us a pedestrian was hit and killed near the concord mills boulevard exit a that's at mile marker 49. the road is expected to reopen by 5:30 this morning and we'll also have live report there coming up in 30 minutes. >>> and even more breaking news

patrick's day. 86 in charlotte. 85 in albemarle. 86 in wadesboro and 82 in chester. hickory 83 . well above average for this time of year and staying there for several more hours. we are going to have to say good-bye to the temperatures but not right this minute going from mid-80s and 10:30 above average for this time of year for a high temperature. more on the forecast when the cold weather comes. for now let's check in with tonya rivens and traffic. >> thank you. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. let's check in on the brookshire freeway on i-77. a little volume starting to a heads up around the uptown area that police activity that we mentioned earlier, brevard street is blocked due to emergency vehicles from tryon to fourth. davidson have is a great alternate route. and note the hornets are at home for a game at time warner cable arena. so a lot of activity with the transit center across the street. on independence boulevard starting to get busier we have the accident westbound at independence and albemarle another accident close by on monroe and wendover

and autumn preshal was arevelled at albemarle and denver drive. we learned today it was tolden from cmc main. the gps tracked it down to albemarle road. >>> we have new video a man just moments after being arrested following a chase with police a them into the car. and neighbors say they saw the police race into the quiet neighborhood on the ground and with their helicopter in the air. they chased after all the commotion and used a canine. we're asking police why the man was on the run. we'll press for answers. >>> deputies gave us photos of a robber who held up this roast. he pointed a gun at an employee. it was in indian trail. he hopped over the counter. he is wearing some distinct moto cross gloves, people gathered in hickory to remember two people shot and killed outside of a mcdonald's restaurant. they were gunned down last week in the restaurant parking lot. friends and co-workers gathered at the mountain grove baptist church. >> i was the kindest human on the planet. he would give the shirt off his rochelle, she watts a -- she was a fun an

albemarle. then into northern stanley county. locust at about 5:40. and albemarle at 6:05. other than that, it's primarily rain east of the mountains and primarily light snow in the and it's spotty. this is not going to be one of those huge winter storms. there's the future cast showing the snow tapering off in the mountains. this future cast just updated. you can see rain in the evening. and again, a few wet snow flakes as far south as i-40. but this is history by tomorrow morning. very little threat for heavy rain. no lightning or gusty winds and the threat for snow in charlotte is done. however, advisories are up in the mountains and adjacent foothills. upwards of two inches of snow will fall in the lower elevations. and two inches or more in the higher peeks. good news for ski country is. >> track the rain and snow with our weather app. use the interactive radar on your phone. >>> suspensions at charlotte >> but crime and violence are still increasing. it's a problem that we've investigated for months. eyewitness news reporter mark becker poured through the more than 10

albemarle road at east wt harris boulevard was closed for an hour this afternoon. traffic was moving smoothly again by 4:00. >> new at 6:00, d.o.t. gaston county. number of structural structural issues. they report the bridge on hallways street road between monday. traffic will be detoured. it's unclear when the bridge will reopen. >>> right now, meteorologist john arens -- ahrens is tracking the showers. >> i think a lot of this rain will wait until saturday night. most of your evening plans. 9:00, 10:00, we'll start to see some of those showers outside. right now, it's mostly cloudy, making for a beautiful sunset in charlotte. still fairly mild in the middle 50s. good temperatures out to the east over at albemarle. over at hickory down to the west. over to shelby at 55. starting to cool off a little into the high country. and this is actually leading to a few snow showers. here's live early warning it will stay that way for a couple of hours. but there is rain all over low nor, right now, up to gainville, collegeville, byrne, morgan rock, morganton. drexel and th

the first ever state game forty eight forty one onto the next round five a five a hampton against albemarle for the travers j lynn raye with at three he had thirty one points tonight he's a great player all seven of the player marquis scott win but this was the twins' only points of the game that's not a good sign for the travers mathias came for the last two times and hit buzzer beaters for the win for the crab was put up a jumper here they were trailing by nine at halftime the albemarle floater that was good the travers however even though ray comes up with another one here end up falling sixty five to fifty four through four day late and against william byrd this afternoon. c'mon take tyler with this move off class that was good then we got them on take tyler from the corner on guarded with the three now high pressure defense played by the titans made the difference to date reviews smith with the steel and the dunk titans won seventy eight to fifty five girls basketball fine a princes and against at least danielle good ho baseline jumper. they dominated this game that's not even a good w

the 5-a quarter finals ahd the hampton crabbers matched up with albemarle from charlottesville. hampton playing from behind for much of the night --- daijour battle --- fights for the rebound -- and gets the put back on the reverse.. later in the first its --- dana amir capehart from the top of the arc --- pretty pretty shot. hampton battled in this one -- just couldn )t catch up -- albemarle wins 65 to 54 --- congrats to crabbers on a great season. the lady )s from princess anne -- county -- princess anne with the steal at the other end --- good ball movement --- payton turner in the corner -- she princess anne s defense was relentless -- they would force 39 turnovers. on their way to a 73 - 24 win. earlier in the day norfolk s lake taylor beat william byrd out of roanoke county. the score 78 to 55. jalen jordan had 14 points. the wilson presidents girls basketball team beat millbrook this afternoon 68 to 63 the final . all teams advancing to the semi-finals will play at vcu next week. a local boxing and fitness gym in chesapeake is on a mission. that mission is deeper than jus

more than two-thousand people signed up in albemarle county. it's so popular there's even a wait list to get the owners of the farm say could not have response. again! again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... good morning hampton roads. time now is xx-xx. the big winners in super tuesday were the frontrunners democrat hillary clinton and republican donald trump let's start with a look at the democratic numbers. clinton overwhelmingly won virginia over bernie sanders, 64 to 35- percent. now to the republicans, where donald trump won virginia with 35- percent of the vote. marco rubio was a close second at 32- percent, and ted cruz was third with 17- percent. there was one city where the frontrunners did not win the most votes. we'll have that coming up in just a few minutes over on fox43. good morning, hampton roads. let's check today: a few showers this morning. then partly 40s this afternoon. winds nw 10-20mph with gusts up to 30mph. tonight: mo

jesse matthew, junior will be albemarle circuit court wednesday. matthew is charged with murder in the deaths of 18- year-old hannah graham and 20- year-old morgan harrington. he's already serving life in prison for a sexual assault in fairfax county. this is a live look from the roanoke as super tuesday is now underway across 12 states including virginia.. it's a chance for voters to decide who they want to represent their party in the race for president. voters in roanoke city can expect some changes -- especially in where they go to vote. that's because this is the first election that the "voter precinct realignment" project will be in place. today: increasing clouds with highs in the lower 60s.late-day rain showers possible.rain likely this evening with a few thunderstorms possible tonight: rain ends.wind increases.temp eratures fall into the upper 40s and lower 50s wednesday: windy with increasing sunshine. temperatures drop from the year's election, why anger has been a cornerstone of this campaign. plus from your bedroom to your kitchen... t

killing virginia tech student morgan harrington and u-v-a student hannah graham will be back in an albemarle county courtroom in just hours.. news channel 3s makenzie walter today. thats right blaine and kristen - jesse mathews is expected to enter a plea deal in both of these cases. as of now he faces the death penalty if convicted - the plea deal would spare his life. happen - well be hearing from both of the victims families. pkg: the two girls - uva student hannah graham and virginia tech student morgan jesse matthews by dna. mathews is serving a life sentence in prison after a 2005 conviction for rape in fairfax. today - expected to read victim statements and want the judge and matthews to hear their pain. a legal analyst calls this plea a win for the community. the victims families say this day is a long time coming. harringtons mother says they have been prepared to been for six years. sot gil harrington this is not a joy. our daughter is still as dead as she was in 2007 both families say they are hoping hope the healing will begin. sources say that if the judge accepts this deal - th

live in albemarle, brody o'connell wbtv on your side. >> thank you. east charlotte at an apartment complex there was not a random crime. one person is dead tonight. two others in the hospital. police responded to a shooting called just after noon on park land circle. they found two victims. a third man was dropped off at presbyterian hospital with serious injuries. neighbors heard the gunfire. >> my mom almost got hit coming in from one of the guys i'm not sure. but i heard music. and my sister she heard the gunshots. >> police are talking to neighbors and looking for witnesses. they have not named any suspects. >> this system has stalled over the gulf states and it has potential to bring rain to charlotte. this is new video from louisiana. fire officials are rescuing people in their flooded homes. this storm is blamed for three deaths in louisiana. chief meterologist, eric thomas in the first alert weather center. eric you were pointing out that issue here but earlier some of it may just fretter away by the time it gets here? >> that is t we are not

in albemarle kevin machak box 46 wjzy. that if you want to help him achieve his goal is taking donations for the next 30 days. we will have more information on our web site and how you can help. the streets of uptown were lined with green this morning for the annual st. patrick's day parade and "fox 46 news" there in full force. bears neck. i was looking for him earlier. many people you see on fox walk the streets greeting many of you in handing out some freebies. there is robin kanady. the 19th annual edition of the parade had ireland's ambassador to the state the grand marshal. for some the tradition is more than just a day for the irish. >> it's a fabulous parade rate it's as good as it hits. i appreciate all the people in the city that turn out and do their best to be irish for a day. jenna: neck i gave you a shout-out a second ago. you appeared for second and i'm watching the video to see where you are. >> you have something around your hat and -- neck and i didn't know if it was a necklace or a lady. >> it was a lock

police found her remains the next month on an abandoned property in albemarle county. in court today - her mother fought back tears - saying matthew dumped her daughter's body like a bag of trash - and that each day is that much darker without her. morgan harrington was a va tech student who vanished after attending a metallica concert at uva in 2009. authorities found her remains on a farm months later. her father told the judge - their world has gone gray, and ended by asking "how could he and why would he?" gil harrington - victim's mother "the community didn't give up. for six and a half years, you all were determined and resolute to find the top-tier predator that hunted in this community." john graham - victim's father "his evil deprived the world of a great talent, but hannah's enduring gift to us all is that she enabled this wicked man to be apprehended and convicted. she did change the world, but at a terrible price." reverend louie carr - matthew family spokesperson "words cannot express our sadness on what has happened. we want to expre

in albemarle kevin machak box 46 wjzy. jenna: happy birthday to him that if you want to help him achieve his goal is taking donations for the next 30 days. we will have more information on our web site and how you can the streets of uptown were lined with green this morning for the annual st. patrick's day parade and "fox 46 news" there in full force. bears neck. i was looking for him earlier. many people you see on fox walk the streets greeting many of you in handing out some freebies. there is robin kanady. parade had ireland's ambassador to the state the grand marshal. for some the tradition is more than just a day for the irish. >> it's a fabulous parade rate it's as good as it hits. i appreciate all the people in the city that turn out and do their best to be irish for a day. jenna: neck i gave you a shout-out a second ago. you appeared for second and i'm watching the video to see where you are. >> was i wearing my jester hat? >> you have something around your hat and -- neck and i or a lady. >> it was a locket and it

expected to plead guilty in the deaths of two virginia college students. 10 on your side will be in albemarle county for his court appearance. prosecutors say he will accept a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. he faces murder charges in the deaths of 18-year-old u-v-a student hannah graham and 20-year-old virginia tech student morgan harrington. harrington's mother, gil, says even though she agreement, she's satisfied. (gil harrington/ morgan harrington's mother) and to anticipate another year of motion hearings and then a long trial was daunting for us. we, you don't get over your daughter being murdered but you can get past it and we want to do that. matthew is already serving life in prison-- for a sexual assault in fairfax county. look for our coverage of this case starting tomorrow on wavy news 10 at 4. tonight: showers roll in after midnight. mild with lows near 50 degrees. wind: s/nw 10-20mph. wednesday: morning showers early, clearing by mid-morning. cooler with highs near 50 degrees. wind: nw 10-20mph g. 30. thursday: cold morning and a cool afternoon with increasing clouds. wind

liz foster is in albemarle with the new charges that the couple faces. >> reporter: robert hearne's funeral is less than an hour from now at a church less than a mile from here at the stanley county courthouse and a judge has ordered his nephew, tony hearne and his girlfriend, linsey lentz, held without bond. the courtroom when the judge read the charges, capital murder and concealing and failing to report a death. channel 9 has followed every development. so when hearne and lentz were caught dumping hearne's body, with tony claiming he killed him on camera in self defense. tonight at 6:00, what prosecutors said about the death penalty in court this morning. reporting from stanly county, liz foster, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>> we're checking with cmpd to find out more about an overnight burglary at a north tryon business. into a 1 koncepts. the business sells motorcycles and cell phones. we were asking what was taken description. we'll bring you any details on air and online. >>> a jury could decide today if a lancaster man is guilty after he confessed to stabbing his wife to death in 2

and they both grew up in albemarle, north carolina. they played on the same little league team, same high school football team and now it is time to introduce to you another illustrious north carolina sportscaster. jeff gravelly. >> bob harris has done so many incredible things. he is not only a great broadcaster but a great person. there were a lot of shots that duke made today and quite an interesting game. both team just trading back baskets back and forth. there was an opportunity late in the game. have tied the game . it does not. >> quite a thrill that we had to travel all this way to see duke and nc state play for the third time this year. for the blue devils, that is their third win. duke will face notre dame tomorrow. >> unc and pittsburgh tomorrow. >> crime beat them the first time. it will be the second time they play. like that match-up bet fore north carolina than if they had played syracuse. >> i think we can find some decent places to eat around d.c. >> we will. >> you're in china up two. you better find something good t

across the area, 65 hickory, shelby, morganton. 66 albemarle. 67 monroe. nearly 70, wadesboro and rockingham. cooler in the mountains, 20's and 30's this morning, it is 61 boone. the south to southwest wind 15 25 miles per hour this afternoon. what i don't have in the there. we are down two and a half inches for the month. we have two opportunity the next several days. i will let you know about the timing of this rain coming up in the seven-day forecast in a couple minutes. >> sounds good. the special legislative session has begun in raleigh to over turn charlotte's nondiscrimination ordinance. house bill two went to the committee. among the sponsors, representative bishop of mecklenburg county. the last few minutes, public comments just ended where people had the opportunity to speak for or against the bill. the controversial element of the ordinance, it allows transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with. happening now, so stay with us. start later this evening at 5:00. police are investigating two possible burglaries at gun st

. >> reporter: police have been searching the home of hearne in albemarle trying to determine if that's where it happened. the sheriff here in alexander couple believes it was divine intervention that led police to the couple and the body yesterday. dave faherty, eyewitness news. >>> you can see more from >>> a group fight being the i- 77 toll lanes will present their findings into how the toll lanes operate. the widen i-77 meeting comes after a company filed for bankruptcy in texas last month. the group there was separate from the one that state leaders took. widen i-sphefnt i -- i 77s that it would hurt traffic. count on channel 9 to have the latest in cornelius at 10:00 and 11:00 on eyewitness news. >>> within the past hour, councilwoman alma adams announced she is running for re- election with a big surprise. >> not only am i running for re- election but i started the process of moving to the queen state. >> adams currently represents district 12 which was when lawmakers re-drew the congressional map. >>> a man accused of breaking into firefighters' vehicles across our area is facin

here in the carolinas, mecklenburg county toward albemarle, gaston county, lincoln, beautiful late winter afternoon. few more days of winter. we have a forecast high with this model of 84. that would be a new record. we have a forecast high of 83. mountain forecast today, partly cloudy, 66 boone, 68 jefferson, 61 on the top of beach mountain. morganton, sunshine, 80. 80 taylorsville. 83 in wilksboro this afternoon. and across the piedmont, gorgeous weather. 83 charlotte, 84 rockingham, and mostly sunny skies with west wind, from 5 to 10, generally 8 miles an hour. so in the charlotte area, it is quiet today and quiet overnight. the branch of the storm system to our south across new orleans into the panhandle of florida, up to georgia, the coast of the far southern south carolina today. we keep sunny skies as we head toward friday. then another coastal low developing, could throw showers or way through the weekend. i think showers are here in the charlotte area, and probably further to the east. a small chance of showers saturday. we ramp that up to 60% overnight and through the day sunday

it took around 50 firefighters to control the two-alarm fire at "el paisano" off albemarle road. the flames started around 3:30 this morning, and the fire was out in about thirty minutes. part of albemarle road near central crews were on scene. no one was hurt. .today...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 70s. .friday...partly sunny. highs in the upper 60s to around 70. .saturday...mostl y cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. highs in the upper 50s. .sunday...mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. highs in the lower 50s. .monday...sunny. highs in the upper 50s. .tuesday...sunny. highs in the lower 60s. .wednesday...sun ny. highs around 70. accident 77sb at clanton road live look at 77 coming up next on the today a delicious irish meal that will wow any crowd on st. patrick's day. have a great day. in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, [ cheers and applause ] >> we love having you guys here

hannahs skeletal remains - like harringtons five years earlier - would be found in rural parts of albemarle county missing clothing and without undergarments... both young woman beaten before being murdered. but mooney says the clue that helped crack the case would be found in matthews apartment in the days after hannah vanished. a pair of stained shorts belonging to the killer 18:59:35 it s a mixture of dna and consisted of hannah and jesse which confirms they had contact pretty huge piece of evidence laura evidence of a sexual assault. with so much promise faught until the end. 19:04:45 )they absolutely probably fought back and i )m certain he probably thought they would report these sexual assaults and he disposed of them like a bag of trash just like sue graham described. the investigators also point to sue graham )s statement on wednesday -- which pointed out matthew was accused a number of sexual assaults in addition to the murders. they say matthew was prepared to kill when the victims resisted. coming up on newschannel three at six -- they have a suspect. the search begins for the m

shelby and albemarle, 48, and understand how about the mountains? never made it to freezing. look at banner elk, deep freeze, 17 degrees and clouds hung out over the high country all day and the gusty winds that are just now starting to calm down. check out the wind chills, not bad from charlotte but i-40 north boy does to cool quickly, teens in the high country. heading outside this evening? grab a coat. you'll be glad you did. we'll fall to the 30s on the way to overnight lows around and below freezing in charlotte. the bus stop forecast early on, winter coat's a must. near freezing at 6:00 a.m. when the kids get in school and forecasting the rain to return. here's the timeline for the and for the higher elevations, above 4000 feet and may begin as snow. the metro area, rain between 5:00 and 7:00, just in time for the evening drive. the good news is much like the last storm, it's a quick hitter. here is the futurecast tomorrow. sunny through lunchtime and clouds quickly thicken up. the blue is the confined to the mountain, and cool rain late in the afternoon through the ear