the town administratorment we're following the story with our news partner at the morganton news harald. investigators say david got about four months of payroll advances without approval. they also say he forged an alderman's signature to get paid sick time. his attorneys say he plans to pay back the advanced pay. but he says he didn't do anything wrong. >>> it looks pretty good out there now. we're dry. i can appreciate that. >> it's been a great afternoon. temperatures warming up well to the 50s. we'll make the numbers jump in the 60s this weekends. today at 5:00, steve will have the outlook for the end of the weekend. >>> thanks for that. and thanks for making channel 9 your choice for news this midday. join us for eyewitness news at 5:00. a beautiful shot here of uptown. have a great afternoon. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enoug

our partners at the harald tells us the city is considering changes to the project and financial agreement. the plan calls for a mix of shops, and housing construction should begin later this year. >>> today a charlotte radio different studio after a driver slammed into the building in the middle of a live show. listeners even heard the wreck. about -- >> the car hit the espn 730 studios on moorhead street in uptown yesterday afternoon. we spoke to the operations manager who said he has been worried about something like this happening. >> we've been concerned about it for a while, jokingly concerned about it. never thought that it would actually happen. but i can be rest assured, hopefully we'll have some guardrails up to prevent something like this from happening in the future. >> one person had minor injuries and went to the hospital. >>> new at noon, more people than ever went to north carolina's state parks last year. 17.3million people visited the state's 39 parks. that's up 11%. and it's a state record. visits were up 35% at lake crowders mountain state park. >>> meteorologist keith

the city told our partners at the harald they spent $1.5 million a year replacing old pipes. >>> yesterday a 9 investigation uncovered state officials are looking for high levels of hexo valent chromium. it could belinged to cancer. it's not clear when the epa will decide whether or not to regulate the chemical. >>> police in charlotte are looking for two people who kidnapped and robbed a pizza delivery driver over night. a driver told police he was robbed at gunpoint on baldwin avenue and forced to drive to several atm's along i-85 and take out cash. we'll have the latest on eyewitness news at 5:00. >>> right now jurors are deliberating the fate of the woman accused of cutting a baby out of a former appalachian state woman's womb. danielle used a craig's list ad about baby clothing to lure michelle wilkins to her home. wilkins survived. but her baby did not. defense attorneys argued lane was overcome with the desire to have a baby. >> it was a hasty, impulsive, and wreckless act. there never was any intention. >> just because it wasn't a good plan, doesn't mean that it wasn't an intention

this is video of little brody from our news paper partner the harald. a utility worker found him bleeding heavily. the worker told officers he saw 15 to 20 kids around the dog apparently shooting it. investigators learned the puppy was abandoned by its owner. he's at ebenezer medical hospital recovering well. >>> north carolina is one of the top 20 states nationwide with the most drug overdose deaths. the centers for disease control says drug overdoses have hit an all time high in the united states. in 2014, overdoses killed 40,000 americans. which is a 7% jump from the year before. nevada was ranked number one with the highest concentration of overdose deaths. north carolina was ranked number 20. on this map, the darker color indicates more than 20 deaths per 100,000 people. you can see most are in the western counties of the state. the cdc says the rapid rise is because of the abuse of opiates which include prescription pills and heroin. under way to fill a new 50 million-dollar expansion at north lake mall. channel 9 found officials are struggling to

third...sioux center up 9...alexis toering, gets the board goes coast to coast and then finds jessica harald at the last second for the chance at a 3 point play. boji answers back...brenna mccabe knocks down the long two. but sioux center stayed hot...shayla post drains the three to up the lead to 12. then post again...this time with a little kiss off the glass... but boji kept chipping away...emilyintz off the screen, gets it to outscored sioux center 21-9 in the fourth to rally for the 54-49 win. center 21-9 in the fourth to rally for the 54-49 win. chris: despite a 14-3 mark--and two of those lossss coming to number five abe lincoln--the east boys have been hovering outside the top ten in class 4a most of the season. tonight, they had a chance for a statement win taking on the second-ranked team in south dakota's class double a. the black raiders making the trip up 29 to take on washington. a quick start for east...van rees, one of the best rebounders in the state...gets the board and the put back here as they jump on top.p. but then washington foundnd their stroke fro outside...carter ke

our partners at the news harald tells us clark is on administrative duty pending an internal investigation. >>> people had the chance to meet the new police chief face- is holding a meet and greet to get to know people. he started on the job earlier this month. before this, he was the police chief in peachtree city georgia. >>> clark says he wants to help the department move on from a rough year. a private company investigated the department at the city manager's request. after the investigation, the former chief, charlie franklin was fired. the city sited 16 reasons, including harassing employees and being absent from the job. >>> that meet and greet with the new chief is thursday. it runs from 5:00 to 7:00 a the belmont police department. there will be light refreshments. >>> it's been a somber day in washington as thousands of mourners lined up to pay their final respects to justice antonin skalia. we want to take you to live pictures from the supreme court where his flag draped casket has been since 10:30 this morning. he died on saturday in texas. in keeping up with tradition, justice

in the third...sioux center up 9...alexis toering, gets the board goes coast to jessica harald at the last second for the chance at a 3 point play. boji answers back...brenna mccabe knocks down the long two. but sioux center stayed hot...shayla post drains the three to up the lead to 12. then post again...this time with a little kiss off the glass... but boji kept chipping away...emily wintz off the screen, gets it to go...they outscored sioux center 21-9 in the fourth to rally for the 54-49 win. team dual wrestling action...the warriors looking for their second trip in 3 years taking on spirit lake park. at 106...dominique hollowell racks up 6 points for his squad with the first period fall...warriors up 15-0 at this point. at 113, slp gets some back...nate cornwall, down 2-0 late, finishes the match off with a flurry...he rallies for the 3-2 win. up to 120...rhyker sims...showing why he's ranked 6th in the state...he has no trouble with the 15-0 tech fall. an incredibly entertaining match at 126...brayden curry, turns a two point lead with 13 seconds left into a 7 slp makes a run at

in the third...sioux center up 9...alexis toering, gets the coast and then finds jessica harald at the last second for the chance at a 3 point play. boji answers back...brenna mccabe knocks down the long two. but sioux center stayed hot...shayla post drains the three to up the lead to 12. then post again...this time with a little kiss off the glass... but boji kept chipping away...emily wintz off the screen, gets it to go...they outscored sioux center 21-9 in the fourth to rally for the 54-49 win. team dual wrestling action...the warriors looking for their second trip in 3 years taking on spirit lake park. at 106...dominique hollowell racks up 6 points for his squad with tst period fall...warriors up 15-0 at this point. at 113, slp gets some back...nate cornwall, down 2-0 late, finishes the match off with a flurry...he rallies for the 3-2 win. up to 120...rhyker sims...showing why he's ranked 6th in the state...he has no trouble with the 15-0 tech fall. an incredibly entertaining match at 126...brayden our smartphone photography game... and this guy has definitely done it! check out ni