reporting live in uptown charlotte, dashawn brown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> thank you, dashawn. we checked in columbia and charleston and there are rules protecting workers from dediscrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. same goes for myrtle beach in atlanta. those two cities also protect the lbgt community from dediscrimination in public accommodations. >> tomorrow, avery county schools will be on a tour two delay after snow showers. steve udelson is monitoring what you can expect. >> this fast moving storm create add stir on our facebook and twitter feeds this afternoon. as it came into the charlotte area, we had some stray snow flakes. they are long since gone, the showers moved on out. high country snow is all but done. another quarter of an inch, here's the last thing we have to keep an eye on. light fog beginning to form from i-40 north into the mountains. at this point, i don't anticipate a widespread problem. up in the high country where temperatures will be below freezing. roads may be slick in the mountains, for the metro, east of the high countr

dashawn brown is out there, talking to people about what they saw, and she very -- will have a live report at 6:00. >>> and those accused of kidnapping a pizza delivery driver will be in court with a public defender. police say that shannon scott and brayon rhodes kidnapped the driver and took him up i-85 and pair of atms and last him in archdale. >>> a student was on south grand street after midmight when a robber came up to him with a knife. he had injuries but he refused treatment. no arrests have been made. >>> and the district attorney will decide next week whether to charge a driver who crashed into a home killing the couple inside. they will present the case to the grand jury that meets next wednesday. earlier this month, troopers say that the truck crashed into the home off 182, rupturing the imas gas line, causing an explosion and killing the homeowners. >>> and trash service for certain people were on the budget agenda today. proposal that would cut trash pickup for complexes with more than four units and save $4 million a year. >>> tonight, a local primary race is still up in th

reporting live in rock hill, dashawn brown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> thank you, dashawn. all new at 11:00, police arrested three men accused of soliciting children for sex online. officers in lincolnton charged donald, michael, and sullivan during a sting operation. leswing is a truck driver from york county. claussing is a charlotte area business person. sullivan is a restaurant manager from charlotte. >>> last year, channel 9 told you about another sting operation by lincolnton police. almost 20 child sex predators were arrested during that operation. new at 11:00, police changed the locks on an east charlotte home after someone was living in there illegally. the homeowner is vacant and owned by the bank. according to the police report, a person was found living if that person is facing any charges. also new tonight, police blocked part of a street in the elizabeth neighborhood after a streetcar broke down. the streetcar stopped at the intersection of elizabeth avenue. police say it malfunctioned. nobody was injured. >>> a couple dozen ralliers gathered in marshall park

we will keep you updated on any new developments as we have >> thank you, dashawn. i dug through our archives and found in the same area nearby two officers were shot and killed back in 2007. jeff shelton and shawn clark were shot in the head when they responded to a disturbance call at the timber ridge apartments near milton road. police arrested montgomery in that case. >> channel 9 just learned new details about a shooting in the heart of uptown charlotte in the middle of the day. we brought you this story live on the air with coverage minutes after this happened this afternoon. >> and just in the past 75 shooting. all new tonight at 11:00. dashawn brown tracked the recent rise in crime. >> police say what started here as an altercation ended like this. >> and then, i look over, i hear four shots. >> for hours, investigators canvas this busy corner in here multiple times. left behind, lay clothes, shoes, fenced in as part of the scene. neighbors i spoke to once call this a safe place. >> disheartening. >> and question if the violence here is only a reflection of

eyewitness news reporter, dashawn brown explains their next steps to try and free him. >> in pueblo -- >> they have come together to form a sea of support. for hours, protesters marched through the city of charlotte for immigrants like jeffrey >> it worries me that charlotte will be part of the city where this is happening. >> among the crowd, we met joel marching for his cousin. u.s. immigration officials waited until sorto waited 18, targeted him, and say they arrested him at the bus stop. >> it hurts me, because we are all equal here. you know, we can be different race, culture, but we are all the same from the inside. when you see an 18, 19-year-old being a parent, to me, this is a child in criminal jail. >> organizers tell me their efforts won't stop with these steps, they are on to their next one. jose hernandez is executive director with the latin american coalition and says he is working with members of congress, attorneys, and hopes to petition against sorto's removal. >> this youth were unaccompanied minors. when they went to immigration >> at least for today, they'll march.

dashawn. >> chief brown would not say whey he was being investigated. he les was a very addment that the police officers did not walk off the job. what we know is a clear divide between the officers and chief brown. interim chief until those issues are resolved. he will have three deputies per shift. he also said the sheriff's office will use deputies on vacation and those off dude to make sure staffing needs are met. >> this will offer chief brown an opportunity to concentrate and to get his staffing back up to where it should be. >> we have to address it and move on. >> reporter: and for now, chief brown will work under the sheriff, the two are scheduled to meet on monday with the town at administrator and also on monday when we should have a better idea of how many officers report for duty. looterring live, dashawn brown, eyewitness news. >>> now we have more breaking news where authorities say a been taken to the hospital with serious injuries. reporter, dave just sent us pictures from the scene. this is south of lanore. a woman was stabbed inside a

dashawn. >> allison, the victim told me what shocked him most was the time this all happened. police say suspects robbed the man around 10:00 last night. he told me he has always been in o his neighborhood much later than that, but he's always felt safe. shocked and scared, that's how this 31-year-old south charlotte man described the night he won't soon forget. >> i was in a state of shock for some time. i have not seen this before. >> around 9:30 thursday night, vinka was robbed at gunpoint. it happened along the 4,000 block of kings gate place in the strawberry hill community. he always felt safe. >> i couldn't react. the only thing i thought, let me do it to them. >> much of his routine leading up to the robbery was slightly different. he says he came home later than usual and went out to get pizza when he normally order in. >> i was coming to the providence road, no one was behind me. but when i took a left, i knew someone was behind me. >> two men were waiting at his door when he got out of his car. >> i saw the gun, it was pretty big. so, i don't take any chances. >> po

eyewitness news reporter, dashawn brown spoke to both sides of the debate ahead of the vote. >> neighbors i spoke with tell me they are ready to see something built on this lot, but not all agree that should -- >> is this a blank slate. >> a slate that could soon be filled in part, should charlotte city council vote yes come monday. back in 2012, the city bought the 80-acre property. four years later, they have an offer from the charlotte mecklenburg board of education. >> when you talk about things that are economic drivers, schools aren't necessarily economic drivers. >> the missing link in this area is a chance to bring in new business. he fears adding a school and adding it first could shut down the road to future opportunity. >> especially with a school. it starts limiting what can go in there after the fact. the thing with the school is, they are putting the cart before the horse. >> a look at the plan shows 11- acres of the site dedicated to a new k through 8 language school. the idea approved back in november of 2013. >> i'm very pro having a school. >> for residents like teresa,

. >>> dashawn brown spoke to people on both sides of the debate. >> reporter: neighbors i spoke with tell me they are ready to see something built on this lot but not all agree it should be a school. a slate that could soon be filled in part should charlotte city council vote yes come monday. drivers. >> reporter: georgia veer says is to bring in new businesses. >> the thing with the school they are putting the cart were the horse. >> reporter: a look at the plan shows 11 acres of the site dedicated for a k-8 language school. >> i'm very pro having a school. >> reporter: for residents like theresa caesar one that couldn't come soon enough. >> i feel the need in this area especially for education. i've seen plans. i've seen all of these different proposals and proposals. so if the first step is building a school, let's do it. >> reporter: and the first vote is happening at the government center in uptown starting at 5:00. dashawn brown channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> a bessemer city woman accused of stealing multiple cars in the last two months will be in court tomorrow our partners at

dashawn brown channel 9 eyewitness news. >> your time is 7:08. a bessemer city woman accused of stealing multiple cars in the last two months will be court tomorrow morning for her first appearance. crystal mccullen is charged with three felony counts of larceny. the most expensive car she stole was a 2013 ford f will- 150 pickup truck worth $26,000. she was charged earlier this year with wrecking and entering a vehicle. glum a belmont man will be in court tomorrow. our partners at the gaston gazel report kevin reed is charged with first degree sexual offense and four counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. warrants say he committed the he's being held on a $251,000 bond this morning. >>> new this morning french authorities say they still have not been able to break the encryption on the cell phones of the paris attackers. they say tech companies won't help them. more than 130 people were killed. investigators say unlocking two phones found at the stadium following the attacks could help unvail any contacts the gunmen has with other sym

new at 11:00, learned about the challenges organizers faced and dashawn. you'll notice tonight is the scope of this event. in the last hour, the trucks in the past, as many as a dozen could attend this event, but tonight it was down to five. now the event moved here to sycamore brewing in south end after plans to build an office complex in the old lot. organizers tell me moving here has come with its challenges. issues like parking, bathrooms, and also crowd control. now we saw quite the crowd out here earlier tonight. many of the trucks saw long lines and nearly every seat was filled. one compromise has been for vendors to downsize to fewer trucks and organizers tell me their number one goal is to be a good neighbor in their new home. >> ultimately, i think that what we kind of settled on was maybe not what everybody wanted, but a more intimate event. >> concerned about traffic, about people congregating and that kind of thing. today it hasn't been that big of a problem. when you have a good spot. and you know, you eat a taco. >> of course, right? now org

reporting live in south charlotte, dasean brown, channel 9 -- dashawn brown. channel 9 eyewitness news. >> we sent out a news alert as soon as this story broke. to get updates, sign up on our alerts. wsoctv.com. >>> just in time for saturday night plans. pinpointing when you'll see rain in your neighborhood. john? >> that's right, elsa. i think areas this. and maybe in the queen city as we move into the overnighttime. no rain for the most part. i facebook live a few moments ago. and even in the highest elevation,s, the mix coming in. we'll track this area in a warmup to liquid precipitation, into elville next couple of minutes. into charlotte, probably not until about 9:00 or 10:00 or so. so most of your saturday night plans look to be cook -- okay. and after this is gone, we kick off a major warmup. i'll be mapping out just how close we'll get to 80 degrees coming up. >> john, thank you. your phone with the wsoc tv weather app. it's free to download to android and iphone devices. >>> happening now, friends and classmates gather to remember 15-year-old heather

reporting here in the newsroom, dashawn brown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> thank you. months after declared ebola free, the government says two people tested positive for the virus. officials took samples from two bodies. they say there are three other probable cases. >> new at 11:00, the cleveland county school district honored a bus driver for getting a young student out of a it was back in january that brandi donaldson drove up to a stop on barrett road right after police say a couple was shot in the head by their neighbor. the couple's 12-year-old son witnessed it all. donaldson didn't know what happened, but could tell something was wrong and heard the child on to the bus and drove off. the boy's mother died in that shooting and her husband, jeremy, is still recovering. their neighbor is facing charges. >> tonight, firefighters are ramping up their efforts to stop the spread of wild fire. >> it's already burned more than 50-acres in the community. but right now, crews say the wild fire is not home to any homes or businesses. the strong windndcould make it hard to

reporting live from the government center tonight, dashawn brown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> huntersville, cornelius and davidson all passed resolutions asking the district to keep a seat open for every child who wants to stay at their neighborhood school. leaders are considering creating their own district, leaving cms. in the last few hours, mint hill's town council will continue to monitor the situation. matthews town council could vote as soon as monday. we posted the full results at wsoctv.com. you can find that inside the home page. >>> new tonight, at 11:00, police charged three men in the accidental shooting death of a lancaster county man. body. now back in january, police truck. police say reece shot himself while playing russian roulette. investigators say the three men took off after it happened. >>> new tonight, just in the past three hours, the group that has been fighting the controversial i-77 toll lanes project shared its research on private toll road projects across the country. tonight's meeting was in response to a recent bankruptcy announcement by a texas company crea