pamela escobar joining us live from lincoln county. pam, is the driver of that red truck facing any charges at this point? >> yeah, brigida, i spoke with highway patrol and david boyd that driver was served with a misdemeanor death by vehicle charge and that this investigation continues as he is in the hospital. now, they tell me that boyd was driving down 150 when his car truck crossed the center line. he sideswiped one vehicle and struck the minivan head on. she was taking her kids to school. the two boys were in the van at the time. their father went to the hospital with the three and seven-year-old sons and spoke with the pastor of their church. the pastor met with the parents and sister who live in lincoln >> i have told them that we cannot figure this out we have to faith it out. the christian life is about faith. we walk by faith and not by sight. we trust him in all things. and i am incapable of explaining this as a pastor. i have been pastoring for 33 >> i spoke to a member of this church and he told me that the last time he s

. >>> troopers are trying to figure out how a driver crossed the center line in lincoln county and caused a crash on highway 27 near vale. witnesses say they saw the pickup truck driver slumped over the wheel before the truck veered into the path of a larger truck. one witness had to drive off the road to dodge car parts. >> talking nascar everywhere, dust, all you seen, tires, axls going up in the air, everything. thought i was going to die. >>> we are asking about possible charges after a fire was intentionally set in a cms school bathroom that caused hundreds of students to evacuate. it happened yesterday morning more than 500 students were evacuated. cms is only saying it was a caught fire. >>> a woman says she had to jump on her daughter's school bus after a man approached her car with a gun. she backed out of the driveway and got on her daughter's bus down the street and told the driver someone was trying to kill her. a s.w.a.t. team training nearby jumped in to search for the suspect. >> i was so scared, i couldn't remember if he said get out, i got a gun, or get out. >> deputies a

more. >> another lincoln county worker alerted authorities to the fuel purchases. he's charged with fraud. >>> in york county, crews will close a road in rock hill on a new traffic circle. columbia avenue between constitution boulevard and forman's repair shop will shut down until the circle is complete. a date has not been set on when it will be done. the traffic circle will connect constitution boulevard and white street. in rowan county, the salisbury city manager will start holding an open office hour every month for community members. it's so residence can talk about any ideas or concerns they may have. it'll be held the first wednesday every month on the first floor conference room of city hall at south main street. the first one is april 6th from 10:30 to 11:30. >>> south park's newest apartment building is open. the encore south park on morrison boulevard adds nearly 300 units to the area. there has been a building boom in the south park area despite neighbor's efforts to try to stop more apartments from being built. one family filed a lawsuit trying to stop

. >>> a dangerous weekend for lincoln county detectives. the sheriff's office says he was nearly dragged while making a traffic stop. authorities say 52-year-old harvey eugene boyd had cocaine in his car and refused to get out. when a detective reached in to unlock the door, boyd tried to roll up the window with the detective's arm inside. detective freed himself and boyd led them on the chase in gaston county where he was arrested near exit 17 on i-85. facing several charges and due in court today. >>> a jacksonville jaguars defensive back briefly kidnapped while visiting fayetteville. police responded to a call two weeks ago. earl wolff, a north carolina

. >>> 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 d

. >> john: breaking news involving a large fire in lincoln county. ashton pellom has the latest on the this, exactly where ises this and what called what caused the fire? >> reporter: bearbear with me as i get the camera straight, it is very dark. officials tell meal this tell me this fire broke out at 2:00 this morning. this is behind a home on bill lynch road. this was used for a workshop and just a storage home. destruction as i look around you can see as i zoom in right there, the machinery that was in here, that appears to be what was a tractor-trailer and another one right beside it, so a lot of damage out here. fire officials tell me there was nobody injured in this fire, no one was injured, it broke out around 2:00. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. they say the homeowner, the owner of the building was asleep at the time of the fire and he didn't hear any of the ordeal, he came out after all was said and done, and it is an elderly man that lives hear, hard of hearing, he didn't hear anything going on. fire officials tell me

. >>> also following breaking news involving a structure fire in lincoln county. on bill lynch road, these are live pictures, the fire crews are on the scene there. the fire destroyed a wood-working and storage home in lincolnton. we're working to learn more details we'll update you on air and online at wbtv.com. >>> 4:31, chilly start to the morning but will warm up. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: warm up big time this afternoon. yesterday 69, better than that today. the trees, this is as one hour loop, they are swaying swiftly out there. we have a gusty breeze this morning helping to keep temperatures up, not all that cold. granted, 35 in boone, but 52 hickory, 50 shelby, chester, 50 monroe, 54 charlotte, 54 gastonia, a mild start to the will wind up in the upper 70s, but those winds will be something we have to deal with all day long. in fact there is an increased fire danger this afternoon with gusty warm winds and humidity. gusts are likely to be in the 20-25 mile range much of the day. whether the winds will won side and when rain chances pick up p

we have been telling you about this out of lincoln county. we have no information. dispatchers say there was a shooting on gilbert road involving a boyfriend and we're told the boyfriend shot the girlfriend. the suspect drove away and crashed on highway 27 west. we're told right now the suspect is in custody. >>> one of the men arrested as part of a round up of the ms13 gang wants to have a separate trial from some of the other defendants. a motion filed by his attorney said that lumping him with other defendants, three of them, would imply that he was involved in the same crimes. only eight have pleaded guilty. >>> over to the severe weather center. we're hearing the sun will go down and the temperature will drop. >> the sunshine helped us a lot. now we're getting more of spring. the sun warmed us up quickly after lows this morning in the 30s. a beautiful picture out there. crystal clear sky. as that clear sky -- allows out, it will get cooler. most folks generally between 54 up to 56. the breeze is still there. when you have that wind, it evens out the temperature

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. >>> a lincoln county man is behind bars, accused of shooting his girlfriend, then trying to run from police. ahead at 4:45, the action deputies say his friend took to try and cover up this crime. >>> people living in an east charlotte neighborhood are furious they haven't gotten their mail delivered in more than a month. ahead at 4:45, the specific reason the postal service is refusing to deliver to the neighborhood. >>> lots of sunshine expected today and it will be about 10 degrees warmer than average, but i'm tracking rain on the way. i'll take you throug >>> breaking news center right now following an overnight crime spree in charlotte at a shopping center on wilkinson boulevard right now, as we look at live pictures. at is the owner larry hyatt right there of the hyatt gun shop, a place that was targeted this morning, but apparently they didn't get inside. they did break a gas line, though, trying to get in. you just noticed the light that went off behind him there, that's the family dollar. that was also a target this morning as well and it didn't sound like they got in there e

. >> al: we have our own little local tornado alley, cleveland and lincoln county, bigger picture, i put a map together, tornadoes, kansas, oklahoma, texas, sure, those are expected. but the deadliest over the last 50 years have occurred in places farther to the east. more like an l-shape, alabama, mississippi, tennessee, georgia. more violent tornadoes, the joplin tornado, not with standing. the tornado outbreak in alabama, 2011 where literally hundreds perished. so we're on t edge of it. they tend to be weak weakening. last week four fatality in virginia. boy, the dixie area can certainly have our fair share of tornadoes. thankfully nothing like that right now. this is the time to think about it. march, april, may, get in severe no rain rit varriale now right now, showers and thunderstorms from arkansas up to about champagne, champaign, illinois. this is noon, breezy, warm, in the 60s, late this afternoon, you see the rain trying to approach the mountains, may be a spotty shower, greater thing i think will be looking at gradual increase in clouds and here comes the rain going in

this is across cleveland county and lincoln county and york county. if you are heading out early, maybe going to sunday services, take it slow on the roads. this batch of rain will be pushing through lincoln ton at 7:14 and belmont at 7:17. and also tracking light rain moving through the mountains. this is moving off to the northeast. right along 321. and there is more rain on the way. this is all part of this large system we've been telling you about for days. this will bring us off and on showers going through the afternoon. we're in the upper 50s to low

let's start things off in lincoln county. fire destroyed a house there very early this morning. this is the 2100 block of bill lynch drive in lincolnton. we know right now know one was -- no one was injured but four departments responding to this. right now village drive is closed. investigators are investigating this right now. also a fire in huntersville. medics treated two people after a fire at this home here overnight. investigators say it started in the bedroom of the home. this is grapper hall drive. it started around 1:00 this morning. can't really see any damage on the outside of the house, but medics tell us they did evaluate two people for smoke inhalation. no word what caused that fire. >>> and in north charlotte a fire also forced a family out of their home overnight. crews say it took less than 15 minus to put this one out. this is on king george drive. it started around midnight. done to the outside, just a little bit there by the chimney. fire officials say it started in the attic. no injuries here. red cross is helping the family out. we'll bring you updates as

we're learning there has been a deadly accident in lincoln county along old plank road off highway 16, we understand a pedestrian has been struck by a car there. the north carolina highway patrol right now is investigating this incident but again a pedestrian hit and killed along old plank road off highway 16 in lincoln county as we get more information we'll brick it tobring it to you. >>> first alert traffic brought to you by toyota of north charlotte. >> john: current traffic conditions you can see we have red in the area particularly south of charlotte there along i-485, the typical slow downs, no significant accidents to let a live look at i-77 at the state line, you can see traffic is moving smoothly, but a little slow. we'll keep you posted thought the morning. here is chris larson with weather. >> chris: sunshine, a few clouds, temperatures a little cooler but already to 58 degrees, relative humidity 27%, with winds out of the east at 6-miles-per-hour. boone, 42, 40 in morganton, 48 in shelby, mid 40s around albermarle and wadesboro, 54 in monroe right now. power doppler netwo

. >> fox 46 learned that a mother died in a car crash in lib concounty this -- lincoln county this morning, dave boyd collided head on to a dodge minivan, vand as helms died at the scene her children of in the miniva, boyd is charged with death by motor vehicle. >> at 6:00, a charlotte man is charged in murder of a woman in and her unborn child, don brown killed hala and her unborn child in 2012, later the medical examiner discovered the woman was pregnant when she died. bill: to an update, an electrical issue in an overhead light is what north business warehouse, firefighters called to the scene monday night, where smoke was showing in the building cruise controlled that blaze in over an hour, no one was hurt, the damage is estimated to bees there are$30 -- 3030,000. >> a former high school teacher pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with a student, 46-year-old, hilton was sentenced to 100 hours of community service, ask two years of bropation, she agreed to give up her north carolina teaching been, the former south point high school teacher engaged in a sex act with a high sc

it did it again," again,"the lincoln county sheriff says even with the hail and winds -- no major but maybe some snow this weekend right steve? a canadian air mass and some moisture from the southwest will combine for a likely chance for rain on saturday. but as temperatures drop as we head into saturday morning, we'll see conditions that are cold enough to get some snowflakes. we are not expecting anything to stick on saturday morning and this will likely turn to rain quickly during the day. scattered showers will be around for the majority of saturday with less than 1/2" of rain possible. temperatures only hit the mid 40s tomorrow. on to sunday, we could see a few flurries early in the morning but this is the back edge of this system. by that afternoon, skies will be partly cloudy and temperatures president obama is just historic visit to cuba. on sunday he'll become the first current president to go to the country in 90 years.9 on your with a look. look. right now, we're looking at what he has planned during the two day trip. on sunday he'll meet the church leader who helped with t

the shooters died in a shootout with police. >>> investigators in lincoln county revealed how they caught a man accused of stealing 9,000 gallons of gas. deputies say video of joseph gibson taking gas on security cameras helped track him down. his job with public works gave him access to a county gas card. month, he pumped $18,000 worth of gas, and most of that put into very huge drums. >> somebody starts and gets by with it, then they try more and more. >> another worker alerted authorities to the purchases. gibson is now charged with fraud. >>> the department of revenue wants lawmakers to return the interest collected on taxpayer refund to taxpayers. if you owe money to south carolina, you're required to pay interest. the state newspaper reports the money currently goes to pay for children's programs. when lawmakers decide on the budget that begins july 1st, they will decide whether to send that interest back to taxpayers. in the last three years the interest would have amounted to about $14 million. >>> an investigation uncovered a charlotte road project way behind schedule. it's the u

the family of the driver charged with hitting and killing a lincoln county mom says they're devastated by the crash. >>> i am so sorry that it happened. and i know he is too. >> and at 6:30 the mechanical problems she says her husband was on his way to have fixed right before the crash. >> if you're thinking about selling your home you could get money during the two weeks you list it. >> if you're dealing with allergies you are not i loan. last good to here, next this the steps yose and >>> monitoring breaking news in hoskins in northwest smart. live pictures here. take a look at that pole. it is leaning and after an suv crashed into it. so now duke crews ron the scene and they're going to get this thing fixed but that will likely take some time. we've watched as the tow truck a minivan that was -- damaged in this as well. and they got those out of the way. you can see traffic is still moving as we watch that school bus go through on hovis road. but this will probably be intermittent because once they get more crews on the scene, they're likely going to have to shut it down to fix that

anna: let's start in lincoln county. in mother was driving her children to school this morning and died in a wreck on highway 50. the woman was driving a minivan carrying her children, ages two and seven. another car crossed the center line and swerved into her. the drivers said that he was swerving to avoid a deer. the two-year-old was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. at joel: -- joel: in mecklenburg county, police are looking for a bandit used a van to crash into a jewelry store. then the thieves grab the jewels. the crooks were gone by the time police arrived and there were no witnesses. anna: a union county school psychologist faces charges of assaulting a student. police were called to the school after a 14-year-old said she was assaulted. 53-year-old dale campbell is suspended with pay pending the outcome of the investigation. the student's father said that he got a call that his son was misbehaving in class. >> i thought my son was misbehaving may be. i was going to have to talk to him or something. h

. >>> a dangerous day on the job for a lincoln county sheriff's detective. he was nearly dragged a traffic stop friday. investigators say 52-year-old boyd had cocaine in plain view and refused to leave his car. when a detective reached in to unlock the car door, boyd tried to roll up the window trapping the detective by the arm. he managed to free himself as boyd started driving away. authorities say he led detectives on a chase and to gaston county and were finally able to arrest him before exit 17 on highway 321. >>> talking about our weather. hope you enjoyed it today. it felt like spring and it's going to get warm this week eteorologist leah brock tracking this. >> reporter: we had a high temperature of 60 degrees. any excited or average high now that is progress. let's talk about your cool camera is:24 is your official sunset. we had a couple of clouds early on and those moved out as the sun was going down. here are the numbers, 57 charlotte, 53 salisbury, 50 in chester and 53 in morganton and 48 boone. clouds. these will be moving out giving us clear s

a dangerous weekend for a lincoln county detective. the sheriff was dragged making a traffic stop. he had cocaine in his car and refused to get out. when the detective reached in, boyd tried to roll up the window with his arm inside. he was finally arrested near exit 17 on i- 75. boyd faces charges and dew in court tomorrow. >>> a jaggar defensive back was this was two weeks ago. ea rl wolf was forced in his range rover by a group of men with guns. one man was charged thursday in the case. >>> look at this video. a transformer caught fire in the iconia nuclear plant today. when firefighters arrived on the scene, they said the transformer was engulfed in flames. it was declared an unusual event and that is the emergency nuclear classification. and we hope it will last a while. lee brock. it is nice out there even nono and yes, we have more of the weather to go around. we hit 60 degrees and that is your average high temperature. and 45 is your current temperature in charlotte. and 42 in the arbrittium. and furtherer out. we have cooler temperatures. >> meteorologist: 43 in chester an

lincoln county sheriffs deputies have arrested eric daniel noland detectives caught him in the act when confronted police found a sizable amount of what is called black tar heroin. no one was placed in prison on a 57,000-dollar bond. lincoln county sheriff's deputies say they expect to make more arrests related to this trafficking ring. you about. 17-year-old responsible for making threats against the union county high school has not been charged. justin cassidy was arrested last that after making threats against porter ridge high school. after speaking with investigators cassidy admitted to making the threat but insisted they were just a hoax. north carolina is a felony to make a violent threat on schools. two other teens are being investigated in this incident. seven years in jail, that's how long this man will spend behind bars after admitting he tried to get photos from a 15-year-old girl. 34-year-old ralph -- was sentenced in a hickory county courtroom. sheriff's detectives pose as young girl on line and arranged a meeting with hillis. hillis admitted he degette photos from one gir

. >>> a lincoln county man is facing charges after finding evidence of a meth lab in his home. he now faces a drug charming after they found bottles used to make meth and other drugs. >>> a powerful earthquake hit indonesia. the 7.9 quake hit off the western coast of sumatra. these pictures were taken right after it hit. there are worries it could trigger a tsunami. in 2004, a tsunami killed thousands. >>> new at noon, three reported tornadoes in alama yesterday, the same stheas -- system that pushed through our area. the storm damaged more than a dozen homes. you don't have much time to think. >> we are just so shocked at what happened. >> the same storm created blinding conditions in nebraska yesterday and in the midwest, heavy snow caused crash after crash. >>> a much different story here. meteorologist keith monday is looking at blue skies in the metro area. >>> just a couple clouds spilling over the mountains. don't the clouds have a nice ripple in the high country? those are wave clouds. they go up over the mountains and come down the other side. kind of a neat effect. bu

. >>> the lincoln county sheriff's office released information about a chase and arrest. arrest nearly dragged a detective with his car and then led officers on a high-speed chase. narcotics detectives pulled him over along the 1900 block of gastonia highway on friday and saw what appeared to be crack center console. with mentions at this gas station say they saw it all happen. boyd refused to get out of the car and instead rolled his window and trapped the deputy's arm. thankfully he was able to get his arm loose. he did not make it too far before his car broke down and police were able to arrest boyd. he has since bonded out of jail. >>> a charlotte man is recovering after being shot by a tow-truck driver in south charlotte. allison latos has been following up and you have been in touch with the victim. alexa. >> reporter: yes. this victim is a 31-year-old man and this morning he told me he came here to park south station to visit a friend and he parked his truck in a visitor's parking spot but that a tow truck company booted his truck. we showed this video that showed

. >>> a lincoln county employee accused of stealing thousands of gallons of gas is due in court today. deputies say joseph gibson used his government-issued fuel card to buy more than 9,000 gallons of gas. caught on video with a truck with a large fuel tank. the gas was worth $18,000. >>> more than 100 gambling machines were confiscated from 48 different businesses in gaston county. wbtv was there as some of the machines were hauled back to the gaston county police department. we're told the business owners who operated the machines will face misdemeanor charges. police say the money collected will go to the local school system. >> john: lgbt activists are fighting hard to keep the new non-discrimination ordinance. members of equality nc spoke outside the general assembly in raleigh yesterday, urging lawmakers to allow the ordinance to stay on the books. it gives people in the lgbt community additional protections from discrimination, including which bathroom they use. there are plenty of people who strongly against the idea. >> i'm tired of being denied rest room use. i'm tired of be

. >> let's get over to alex giles live in the alert center with a deadly crash in lincoln county. >> yes, we got details from state troopers about the deadly wreck on nc27 today. and video of sky3 over that accident. you see the vehicle. and again this is nc-27 near howard's creek mill road one driver is lloyd strikeout he was headed towards lincolnton and vehicle struck another car head on they think that strout had a medical condition and passed way at the scene. nobody else was injured. terrible story. back to you. >> let's update the commute, tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. a check of independence boulevard and the expressway. we have problems on monroe road by village lake drive. congestion. sardis road or independence are great alternate routes. a report of an accident by albemarle road on independence. i was unable to see that on the dot camera. but notice eastbound is slow-moving traffic approaching matthews for your friday evening commute. and check and look at arrowood, a lot of volume around 485 as

. >>> new at 11:00, deputies arrested a former lincoln county employee. he's accused of using the county credit card to buy thousands of gallons of gas after he was fired. investigators say that joseph gibson was terminated in january. well since then, they say he used the county issued fuel card to buy more than $18,000 worth of gas. he is now facing fraud and embezzlement charges tonight. >>> channel 9 investigates juvenile crime after a 13 and 14-year-old are accused of shooting at charlotte mecklenburg police officers. >> we first reported those shots as breaking news last night at 11:00. and new tonight, eyewitness news reporter, alexa ashwell fopped new numbers that could shed light on why crcres like this are happening. alexa. >> yes, allison, erica, tonight we spoke with city and community leaders as well as all said a mentor is key in helping reduce youth crime here in charlotte. they are becoming an all too common sight. vigils like this one tonight held in the aftermath of a violent crime. possibly more disturbing, those involved in these types

. >>> back in the news center, following breaking news out of lincoln county. just got some new video of the damage that was left behind at a building, look at this. it's hard to see in the dark, but you can see not much left of that structure, it burned down this. is behind a home in lincolnton. we first told you about this about 30 minutes ago on drive. that building was destroy. no one was injured, but it took fire departments, four of them to put this out. we're asking fire officials if they've determined a cause just yet. billedge drive just opened. we'll bring you any new >>> huntersville, firefighters working to learn what caused an early morning fire on grapper hill drive. it start in a bedroom about 1:00 this morning. medics did treat two people for smoke inhalation. in the last five minutes we learned this fire here on king george drive in northeast charlotte was accidental. firefighters say it started in the chimney. a man, his wife, two kids were home. no one was hurt. the red cross is assisting the family now. >>> 6:04 now. right now there is a man

. >>> a lincoln county man arrested after he shot a woman during a night. >> and since then we learned from deputies that this was a domestic dispute. ems took the woman to the hospital where she was treated and released. she was shot in the shoulder. the man tried to make a run for it but he crashed. deputies chased him down and a friend of the shooter took the gun from the scene but deputies were able to recover it. >>> campaign 2016 the final five leading candidates taking part in a town hall on cnn. and there are several important states up for grabs. voters in arizona, idaho and utah go to the polls tomorrow. and the arizona primary is winner take all and the caucus is a majority take all. trump and clinton in the lead. >>> the president and his family on a tribe to cuba. the president arrived in havana. he met with raoul castro. this is the first time he visited the country in 90 yeaea. the president stressed the importance of cuba to u.s. business. >> america wants to be a partner and moving ahead with deals. leaders are joining the president on the trip and the ceo of pay pal.

. >>> a man accused of shooting a woman during a domestic dispute in lincoln county is due in court today. ronny whitworth charged with assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill and possession of a firearm by convicted felon. sky 3 was the first news helicopter on scene over gilbert authorities say 34-year-old was shot in the shoulder, treated at the scene. whitworth trialed to free, his friend took the gun from the scene but authorities recovered it. >>> president obama meets with the president of cuba during historic trip, his push to promote american businesses in stay with us. to thrive in an ever-changing environment, companies must adapt. but one thing should remain constant - a financiaiarelationship with someone that understands and cares about your business. pnc corporate and institutional banking offers strategies tailored to your company's needs. know that our dedicated teams of local experts offer insight to help you achieve your business objectives. see how working with pnc >> christine: we want to show you live pictures we're seeing out of brussels, we told you wh

. >> john: a lincoln county employee accused of stealing thousands of gallons of gas is scheduled to be in court today, deputies say joseph gibson used his government-issued fuel card to buy $9,000 gallons of gas. caught on video with a truck in all the gas was worth $18,000. charged with felony embezzlement and fraud. >>> the trial delayed for man accused of ordering the killings of this couple from lake wylie. jamell cureton is a high-ranging member of the bloods bloods gang. the trial is being delayed because the u.s. attorney general has not decided whether or not to seek the death penalty. >>> authorities say a man shot and killed by deputy in anson county may have been the suspects in kidnapping and police chase a few years ago. we brought you this as breaking news on wbtv news this morning. dennis penny, jr., shot during a shoot-out thursday night. he died yesterday afternoon. chesterfield county deputies believe he may have abducted his children in 2012, the sbi is now assisting in the investigation. >>> lgbt activists fighting hard to keep charlotte's new members of the equa

on "primetime" a prayer vigil for the family involved in this deadly crash on highway 150 in lincoln county. the community is heart broken. candice helms, a mother of two, was killed in the crash. she was taking her kids to school at the time. they were also in the car and hurt, but the children are okay tonight. pamela escobar has more on what happened. struck head on on highway 152. >> she was doing the normal mommy thing, taking the kids to school. something many of us do every day and don't think twice about it. >> reporter: firefighters arrived to help, but she was already dead. >> you never know. you never know what will happen when you drive down the road. in a split second your lives can change. >> reporter: they were struck by the red truck after he crossed the center line and sideswiped another vehicle. we may never know why he did what he did. they continue to investigate and serve body with a misdemeanor by vehicle. >> we have a stress de briefing and we have one this afternoon for all of the members on the scene in case they want to talk about anything and get it off their ches

and top 20 in the nation and lincoln county's leading scorer. he keeps it in perspective. >> and we are going to have more from him and hear more coming up later tonight at 11:00. sports app. ed. >> welcome back. three groupings of temperatures on this, 50s, 60s and 70s. i don't know your preference but there is something to be everybody and it looks dry over the weekend. >> see you back at 7:00. >> stef curry on cb september of s evening news. >> speak out is an expression of opinion from the editorial board of wbtv. >> construction moves forward on the future toll lanes on i-77 despite an ongoing battle to try and kill the project altogether. other states where sentra, the operated toll roads. a recent wbtv investigation into those roads revealed troubling concerns. in indiana, skyrocketing tolls and fees led to a decline in cars on the road leading to a drop in revenue. to makeup for that subject subsidiary declared bankruptcy. and in chicago declining ridership meant rising tolls and financial troubles before sentra sold its rights to a 99-y

. >>> people until lincoln county morning the loss of a mother who was killed taking her children to school. investigators say the driver of a pick up truck cross the center line and kit kandace helms minivan. her three and seven-year-old connectedthe checkchecked out. david boyd is charged. >>> authorities have not said if charges will be filed after a motorcyclist was seriously county. happened after 5:00 last night on stokes-ferry road. the car pulled out in front of the motorcycle. the person was airlift to carolinas medical center. >>> a former teach near gaston coin will not serve jail time after pleading guilty to having sex with a student. teika helton was arrested after being charged with an in arope yacht relationship withaappropriate relationship with a student. >>> republicans in the senate are preparing to take action on the non-discrimination ordinance. phil berger appointed a group of senators to work with the house on a bill to overturn the part of the ordinance which allows transgender people to use the lawmakers could return to raleigh in a special session to addres

he is the all time leading scorer in lincoln county. something for little brother to be proud of but it is all in perspective. >> we're working to the same goal. we're competing with each other we're striving and working with each other. i mean i feel good. >> i did, and something. >> i beat him in something, that's the way it goes. to finish the season on a strong note and the head coach and he is upset. and upset it happens. and trying to keep that from happening again. 16 points for south carolina. and for the bulldogs --bulldogs. orgia the winner. uth carolina giving the ncaa mmittee a lot to think about en giving a bid to the urnament. careful as they go into the c. re college hoops on the score board. charlotte on the road with a big win at rice. 88-75. niners have won three in a row. they wrap up the season saturday at north texas before they play in the conference u.s. tournament next week. gardener webb was a winner at campbell. they play coastal carolina at 8 p.m. in the quarter finals. and a winner over arkansas latest on hoo

look at this image that we got from a viewer on lake norman near governor's island on the lincoln county side of the lake. tow boat u.s. is the company working to get the yacht unstuck. this is a 50-foot, 52000 pound yacht that ran aground. that is a shallow area of the lake. and they have been trying to get this boat free since saturday but it could take several days because of how big the boat is and how this is a difficult process. sky3 is headed to the scene. as soon as we get new images we will bring them to you. >> thank you. >> the time is 4:33 check in with tonya rivens the roads have been keeping you busy this afternoon. >> and i-77 northbound at tyvola this is a bad accident now we before it was two lanes and that is exit 5 backed up towards westinghouse. and from exit 5 to 1 stop-and-go traffic. if you know anyone in the traffic the alternate routes are better than sitting. south tryon looks better. and south tryon. south boulevard possibly an option but northbound we have a problem at try vow la road and otay vow la and south boulevard. and an accident creating a lot of conge

now let's take you down into this region and you folks in catawba county, lincoln county, gaston you will be in the path of this. and the other line of storms that is well off to the west of us and that is coming across tennessee. the radar is beginning to fill in a little bit as we get you into the southern foothills. but across the state line and we are looking for this to get in around 9, maybe 10:00 p.m. and this is coming through chat into georgia right now. lightning strikes as well and we will track it and the rest of your seven-day first-alert forecast stay tuned. >> thank you. right now a gaston county woman in jail charged with killing her husband. crystal gambino is charged with connection with a triple homicide. christian flores spoke with the neighbors who know the gym bin know family. what are the neighbors saying about this? >> well, paul, neighbors here are still stunned. they are a community is a scene of a triple homicide as gambino is in jail. they have one question. what set her off last night? >> a lot of racket it was loud. >> neighbors on the road are still in

this woman candace helms was killed yesterday in a crash on highway 50 in lincoln county. her two children were hurt in the crash. today we talked to the family's pastor and he told us the two boys are out of the hospital and expected to be ok. the family's van david boyd was served with misdemeanor death by vehicle. >> right now a woman charged with sex crimes against a child is facing charges for intimidating a witness. detectives say 43-year-old amanda collins offered to pay a witness a large sum of money to retract her statement. collins was charged with statutory rape and indecent liberties with a child. >> and donald trump appears well on his way to the republican nomination for president. and hillary clinton is moving ahead on the democratic side despite a loss to bernie sanders in michigan. jamie boll live with the latest in the battle for the white house. >> quite a night. and despite that victory in michigan bernie sanders continues to lose ground in his democratic duel with hillary clinton. in the republican race donald trump won three of the four states yesterd

live here in lincoln county, pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> we know so many people will be doing that. troopers said at one point the driver told them that driver of the truck, david boyd, that he saw a deer. and they say no other witnesses of the crash claimed to have seen a deer. >> a man is charged in the 2012 murder of a pregnant charlotte woman. darne nicholas brown is charged in the murder of 17-year-old hawa gabbidon and her unborn child. brown shot and killed hawa gabbidon in a north charlotte park. brown was in police custody from an arrest in august of 2015. >> right now police are searching for a driver who they say took off during a traffic stop and hit a pedestrian. this was the scene in uptown charlotte after the incident. police tell us they tried to stop the car near trade and poplar streets when the driver took off. police say the vehicle hit a pedestrian on east trade street. and the pedestrian was taken to cmc with serious injuries. >> and right now police chief troops after video surfaced of an officer hitting a man during an arrest. the suspect on the ground

. >>> a man accused of nearly dragging a lincoln county detective during a traffic stop this weekend is scheduled to be in court today. authorities say 52-year-old harvey eugene boyd had cocaine in his car and refused to get out. when a detective tried to unlock the door, boyd rolled up the window with the detective's arm inside. boyd led them on a chase through gaston county. >> christine: may be hard to think about but governor mccrory declared this severe weather week state-wide. a reminder about tornadoes, flash flooding and thunderstorms. cases of flash flooding and nearly 550 severe storms left more than $12 million in damage. it is the reason we always say have a weather plan and an emergency kit ready. >>> we are just getting started this this morning here on wbtv. coming up, former first lady nancy reagan dead at the age of 94. coming up, how she is being remembered here in the carolinas. >> john: brody o'connell live in the alert center. >> brody: we'll talk about how nancy reagan is being remembered. a hostage situation in australia, getting new details, a developing situa

. >> maureen: two childrenful voluntaried in a crash in lincoln county yesterday are out of the hospital tonight. their mother candice holmes was killed. you see her there with her boy, one of her boys. the crash happened on highway 150 as holmes was taken the kids to school. today we talked to the family's pastor. the two boys are out of the hospital he told us and they are expected to be okay. the driver of the truck that hit the family van was served with a misdemeanor by vehicle charge. >>> new on prime time, a south carolina lawmaker is pushing a bill that would allow guns on public and private college campuses. the bill would allow those with bring guns on public and private campuses, as long as the colleges give the okay. >>> and we want to take a live picture right now as people look on there in simi valley, california. nancy reagan, of course, passed away and here are people at the visitation as she lies in repose there. this has been going on for quite some time today. obviously they're three hours earlier than us out there. day today. right now it slowed down a little bit. tra

stacy caidenhead was last seen in lincoln county and is known to have drug addiction issues. she might be driving a van mvm9304. >> next, shots fired into i ahome with a baby and a one-year-old inside asleep what we know about that. >> and we are hearing from neighbors after shots were fired into a crowd standing in a has to change. introducing longhorn's big, bold, steaks. our new 10 ounce filet. our 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. only at longhorn steakhouse. >> announcer: wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> now, at 5:00 a husband on trial accused of killing his wife in the bed they shared. what the couple's son claimses happened the night before he found his mom dead. >> after gunfire rings out in a concorde parking lot we are hearing from concerned neighbors about an apparent violent past there and what needs to change. >> and it is primary day as voters lineup to cast their ballots. we have a look at where north carolina stands in survival tuesday. good evening and welcome i'm brigida mack. if you are planning to vote in today'

. >>> a dangerous weekend for lincoln county detectives. the sheriff's office says he was nearly dragged while making a traffic stop. authorities say 52-year-old harvey eugene boyd had cocaine in his car and refused to get out. when a detective reached in to unlock the door, boyd tried to roll up the window with the detective's arm inside. detective freed himself and boyd led them on the chase in gaston county where he was arrested near exit 17 on i-85. facing several charges and due in court today. >>> a jacksonville jaguars defensive back briefly kidnapped while visiting fayetteville. police responded to a call two weeks ago. earl wolff, a north carolina rover by a grouprange rover, one man was charge. >>> a transformer caught fire sunday, the transformer was engulfed in flames in seneca. declared an unusual event, which is the lowest of the four nuclear emergency classifications. >>> democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders clashing at a cnn debate in flint, michigan. they faced off in the seventh debate. san

. >>> right now lincoln county sheriff detectives are looking for a catawba county man accused of shooting at a vehicle while there was a woman inside. right now they're looking for this man, bobby lee fish jr. the victim told deputies that she went to buy gas wednesday night in vail and noticed a man staring at her. she left the gas station but says fish followed her on to highway 274. eventually she says the truck passed her and the man fired a shot at her. no one was injured. >>> right now a trial is under way in charlotte for a man accused of killing a six-month- old daughter. tom requested a judge decide his fate instead of having a jury trial. himself and decided against giving an opening statement this morning. police found broderick's daughter not breathing at a motel on tuckaseegee road in 2012. >>> three men accused in a shooting that sent more than 50 bullets flying in uptown charlotte during the ciaa weekend will be in court in april. today's hearings were rescheduled for howard wright, kevin thomas, and derrick balton. they found him after a dozen shots were fired into this va

. >>> also following breaking news involving a structure fire in lincoln county. on bill lynch road, these are live pictures, the fire crews are on the scene there. the fire destroyed a wood-working and storage home in lincolnton. we're working to learn more details we'll update you on air and online at wbtv.com. >>> 4:31, chilly start to the morning but will warm up. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: warm up big time this afternoon. yesterday 69, better than that today. the trees, this is as one hour loop, they are swaying swiftly out there. we have a gusty breeze this morning helping to keep temperatures up, not all that cold. granted, 35 in boone, but 52 hickory, 50 shelby, chester, 50 monroe, 54 charlotte, 54 gastonia, a mild start to the

and it happened on highway 150 at old mill road in lincoln county. pamela escobar spoke with one of helm's close friends is live outside the family's church. and such a difficult time for the entire community? and shocking. this church is going to have a special prayer service tonight at 6:30. it's hard for everyone to understand how a 32-year-old mom of two boys is gone. candace helm's minivan was struck head on tuesday morning. >> she was doing the normal mommy thing taking the kids to school. something that we many of us do everyday. and do not think twice about it. >> firefighters arrived to help but candace was dead. >> you never know. you never know what is going to happen when you ride down the road. split second your life can change. >> highway patrol says the minivan was truck by david boyd's red truck after he crossed the center line and sideswiped another vehicle. they continue to investigate. and served boyd with misdemeanor death by vehicle. >> it's emotional. we have a stress debriefing and one setup this afternoon for our members on th

. >>> we're covering the carolinas county by county, in lincoln county, a man died in a violent crash this morning. the accident stretched almost the length of a football field in vail. witnesses tell channel 9 they saw the pickup truck driver slumped over the wheel before the truck veered into the path of a larger truck. the road to dodge flying car parts. >> it looked like a nascar race, man. just everywhere. dust is all you seen. tires, axles going up in the air. that's it. i was thinking i was going to die. >> police identified the victim as roy. they're trying to figure out why he crossed the center line. >>> the diocese of charlotte is building a new college seminary. the diocese released this video announcing the saint joseph college seminary. it will start at a charlotte church but the diocese then plans to move it on or near the campus at belmont abby. the seminary is in response to more young men who say they're considering the priesthood. so far, nine men are all ready enrolled for next year. >>> in iredell county, statesville officials broke ground on a new park this week.

. >> we reached out several sheriff offices, lincoln county sheriff and gaston county sheriff take the same stance. where will funding come from? >> how much is it going to cost to maintain records. 4 different kinds of body cameras but he has something more valuable. >> integrity of the officers. >> the sheriff association believes this is far from being over, this should be a local decision. neima abdulahi could fox 46, wj >> will decide if any legislation is leaded. >> a developing story one person died ar a shooting in east charlotte before noon in 8700 block of parkland circle, police found two men shot, one pronounced dead on the scene, a third man involved, was located at a hospital, detectives say it was not a random act of investigating, we'll keep you updated. kayla: search is on for person responsible for holding up a popular restaurant in plaza midwood, someone roped midwood smokehouse on central avenue, detectives say someone came into restaurant around midnight, flashed a gun, and stole an unknown aim of money, as of now police have no suspects, if you know anything about

and lincoln county. put a tracker on this one with live early doppler 9. these will be the communities get involved in the next hour or so. and they include china grove, landis, mount pleasant, between now and let's say 12:30. still some showers along the carolina border and boiling springs, getting ready to move into the hickory grove area of york county. that will push east into rock hill. so we're looking at places like lesli later on and possibly south charlotte, lake wiley, maybe pineville and chestily chapel by 1:00 in the morning. we'll see more downpours possible between now and 4:00 in the morning. after that, we're finished. even in the high country, not a lot happening. meteorologist, vicki graf is over. the skies will be clearing out

this is across cleveland county and lincoln county and york county. if you are heading out early, maybe going to sunday services, take it slow on the roads. this batch of rain will be pushing through lincoln ton at 7:14 and belmont at 7:17. and also tracking light rain moving through the mountains. this is moving off to the northeast. right along 321. and there is more rain on the way. this is all part of this large system we've been telling you about for days. this will bring us off and on showers going through the afternoon. we're in the upper 50s to low if you are heading out for a morning walk, you might want to get it done earlier. by 10:00 low 60s. >> you can track the changes in today today's weather by using our weather app. it's free to download and it shows you the hour by hour forecast in your neighborhood and it will also give you alerts. >>> authorities charged four people in violent protest that broke out at a donald trump rally on friday. in it right there you can see protesters and sporters clashing in the streets and inside the venue.