this happened near winthrop university in rock hill. and michael clark has been following the story. here is the image we want to show you right now. this is the person that police would like to talk to in connection with this case. the jogger was followed on one of the trails near campus and ran off and was able to get away. you saw the image of the person they are looking for. michael clark working the story and he will have much more on later editions on wbtv. in the meantime neighbors in cleveland county coming together to remember a couple killed in a horrible explosion. thomas pruitt failed to make a turn and his pickup truck slammed into a propane tank outside a home. the couple was inside the home a community prayer event will be held in their memory at 7:00 p.m. at the baptist church on circle drive. >> first at 4:00, a school in matthews is closed for the second day in a row because of the noro virus. the mecklenberg county health department telling wbtv nearly 50 faculty members got sick friday after eating a catered meal fro

attorney general allen wilson is a guest speaker at winthrop university. >> people in all types of different jobs where the labor they simply can't leave. you have heard cases in florida with respect to migrant farm workers and some of the conditions we work in and we think of sweatshops and sex trafficking and things as well. there is a lot of faces and it shows up in places that really many people are not aware of. >> maureen: human trafficking is something we have covered he says it isn't just an issue that affects people in foreign countries. as you heard him say it can happen in our towns as well. >> maureen: josh norman will be back with the team next season. they put a franchise tag on the back today. norman will make $13.95 million next year. the panthers have time to work out a long-term deal before mid-july. the nonexclusive tag allows other teams to give norman an offer sheet. if he signs it the panthers can match and if they don't the other team can get him, but they will lose two first round draft picks. norman is the 6th panthers player to get franchised. >>> the charlotte horn

. >>> students at winthrop university may be paying more this fall semester. the reason the school is considering raising student fees, but not tuition. >>> a judge has thrown out a man's 30-year prison sentence. ahead at 4:45, the defense attorney's serious misstep that prompted the judge's decision. >> >>> 4:44. a live look from our speedway camera. 66 degrees. fog developing in places. vicki graf will show us where. she is also tracking storms that will be coming through later today. she is going to time that out for us in just a few minutes. >>> today charlotte city council is expected to vote on whether a school will be built where the old eastland mall will be. >> the city bought this 80-acre property back in 2012. now cms wants to build a k- some neighbors fear a school would deter new businesses from the area but others say students there need another option. tonight's meeting begins at 6:00 at the government center uptown. >>> a trooper accused of shooting an unarmed man in columbia could go to court this week. trooper sean group soldier charged with

students were shaken up about crime on winthrop university campus. wbtv's michael clark joining us live from campus. they did not just talk about the concerns they convinced university leaders to add safety features? >> yeah absolutely. if you can see this is one of the emergency call boxes that will be put up outside where that 18-year-old was robbed. student asked for in a on line petition drive that collected 900 signatures. leaders say the armed robbery and student response were major factors in making the decision: the president met with the organizer of the petition drive to let them know their voices have been heard. hall and all female dorm here and that is where a young woman was robbed and another person was sexually assaulted here a couple years ago. students comranned that the nearest 9-1-1 box was too far away and that area is secluded and poorly lit at night. and leaders are reassuring students that they are making changes with the addition of the call boxes. officials hope to start installing these and at 5:30 we will hear from students

did what she was supposed to do and ran to the bank one of the populated buildings between winthrop university and downtown rock hill. the closest place that is safe somewhere where there's other people. >> after hiding in the restroom the woman was so scared she ran home to call police and did not have a cellphone. >> the worst part is not that it happened it's knowing that something like that can happen especially to like a woman my age. >> the close encounter has the victim encouraging others to jog in groups and carry a cellphone and pepper spray. >> i was lucky and did get away but somebody else could have got hurt. >> police hope someone recognizes the man and the victim says an arrest will help her peace of mind. >> turn him in so he can get the help he needs so that he does not hurt somebody else. >> michael clark wbtv on your side. >> police are still looking for that suspect and we want to show you that photo one more time. take a good look. if you recognize this man call >> we are following campaign 2016 and super tuesday. a dozen states voting or holding caucuses in the primaries.

the 20-year-old woman said the man chased her near the campus of winthrop university and police say it's not true. investigators are saying they have determined that no crime was committed. cabarrus county deputies need your help to find this woman. she suffers from dementia or another cognitive impairment. last seen on bar link road in mount pleasant. if you have seen her call 9-1-1. >> republican presidential candidate ben carson will skip tomorrow night's g.o.p. debate saying he does not see a path forward. he has not won a state in the presidential primaries. donald trump continues his march winning seven states tuesday. leaving his remaining rivals with a lot of catching up to do. jamie boll has the latest. >> marco rubio voted for himself of florida. nearly two weeks before that state's primary. >> it's my home and we are going to win florida. >> rubio needs florida after tuesday. donald trump claimed seven states. stage now we are getting to the acceptance too stage. >> there's talk some leaders will try to block his path but the stramist said that would be bad for the party. >> i

the woman was jogging near the winthrop university campus last week when she was being followed. she ran into this nearby bank and hid in a restroom. if you recognize this man call rock hill police. >> trial underway for a woman accused of squatting in an $800,000 home and claim to go for herself. in court she requested to dismiss her attorney and the judge said he would not allow it. she is part of the group called moorish nation. sharon smith was in court and will have more at 5:00 p.m. >> right now police in charlotte are searching for the person responsible for a shooting that sent a woman to the hospital with serious injuries. northcross town homes just off of beatties ford road. it appears the bullet grazed the woman's head. cmpd says she was able to talk to detectives at the scene. if you have information that may help call police. >> it's march first and the biggest day of the 2016 primary season and time for millions of voters to make their voices heard. dozens are heading to the ballots to cast their ballot. we are hearing from the candidates as they make their case for

. >>> students at winthrop university may be paying more this fall semester. a new proposal asks for a 1% increase in student education and general fees. the school is raising current student fees rather than tuition because enrollment is down. officials say this method will help them raise the needed funds for next year's budget. it means fees for in state students will jump to $71 and $65 for out of state students. right now winthrop undergraduates pay the third highest in state costs for a public university in south carolina and more than $27,000. a cadet at the citadel pays >>> new this morning, maryland's governor ordered flags be flown at half staff in honor of a police officer shot and killed near a police station yesterday. the fbi is helping now in this investigation. police say someone shot officer colson inland over, which is a washington d.c. suburb. several officers shot back and hit the began man, who is expected to survive. police later arrested a second person, they call it an unprovoked attack. >>> union county law enforcement is trying to dea

. >>> new this morning winthrop university students may see an increase in student fees this fall semester. our partners report a presentation friday showed a proposal for a 1% increase in students education and general fees for the upcoming school year. state students would go to $71 and $65 for out of state students. that is an increase of more than $130 for those coming from outside the palmetto state. >>> looking ahead to stories this week. state environment officials will be holding a public meeting on duke's coal ash cleanup. they will focus on the cliff side steam station and rogers energy complex. these coal ash ponds have been declared low risk. by 2029. the meeting will start at 6:00 hall. >>> the state is holding public meetings in each county where duke has a coal ash pond. last month the meeting was held the allen steam plant. that plant has been classified as a high priority site which means the coal ash will have to be removed by 2019. >>> four people have now been charged following this chaos in chicago friday night. it all stemmed from presidential candidate donald trump c

. >>> new this morning, student leaders at winthrop university want more security on campus. the rock hill herald reports they have signed a petition to add an emergency phone box behind a residence hall. last year police investigated a sexual assault in the area and last week an armed robber targeted a student there. the university administration said it will hold a meeting to discuss the safety concerns. >>> weather and traffic every 10 minutes. here's meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9. if you haven't seen the 5- day yet, we have a decent week on tap. morning. most of us a lot warmer than early yesterday. boone is the exception here. you are 33. everybody else closer to 50 degrees as you head from statesville, salisbury. 54 in concord. colder in lincolnton. chilly in albermarle. the wind is most calm and you are finding a little more of a clear picture and colder picture to start the day today. a lot of sunshine to start out. it is going to be the clouds filtering below the sunshine as we head through the day. 69 by noon. that is warmer than we saw throu

. >> there are new calls for more safety measures after a winthrop university student was robbed on campus. it happened behind margaretnance residence hall. several students started online petition asking campus police to make sure an emergency phone residence hall. meeting will be held with university leaders to talk about safety issues as well as that petition. kayla: south carolina state university continues search tonight for a permanent president. board of trustees met for hours tuesday to discuss their search but no action or votes were taken. leaders hope to find a presidential candidate by may. the past president was removed by the previous board of trustees. the financially troubled school was on the verge of being temporarily shut down last year. bill: south carolina governor nicky haily wants to end taxes on military benefits. the plan would cost the state $33 million each year. opposers argue the idea isn't a good tax policy because it narrows the tax base. supporters say it will attract military retirees looking for a second job after they've earned a pension for serving 20 ye

. >>> winthrop university says it will install an emergency call box in the parking lot where someone tried to rob a student last week after someone circulating an online petition another student was sexually assaulted in the same area back in october 2014. >>> more than one million tax payers are at risk of losing their 2012 federal tax refund. those tax payers have not filed the returns due about three years ago. a three year window meaning tax payers have next month to collect more than $950 million. channel 9 looked at carolina and 29,000 people didn't file. they are going to see an average refund of $619 a piece. in south carolina more than 12,000 people didn't file. they would see $633 a person. >>> there is an alarming number of stolen tax returns in the carolinas. the federal trade commission report found for 2014 and 2015 there was nearly 100% increase of identity theft complaints by people of north carolina and south carolina related to tax and wage fraud. even the most cautious person can be impacted. >> you can do all of those things, be safe online and take care of your p

will sit down with attorney general allen wilson about efforts to combat human the students at winthrop university. that's expected to begin at single 11 this morning. we'll have that storemenning at 5. >>> the federal aid to help pay for flood recovery. $98million of that will be split among state agencies. richland county will get $23 million. lexington will get $16 million and columbia will get $20 million. money will go to repairing roads homes and businesses that were damaged or destroyed in october's historic floods. >>> a supreme court justice shocked everyone in the room when he spoke during oral arguments for the first time in ten years. he was closely aligned with justice scalia who died last month. this shows the impact of scalia's death. a reporter in the courtroom said people leaned in in disbelief when thomas questioned an attorney during a case about domestic violence. questions so he didn't need to. tomorrow the supreme court will hear arguments on the biggest case yet since scalia's death. a texas law to force most abortion clinics to close. president obama is meeting with republi

after winthrop university was robbed on campus there and now new calls for safety measures be the latest crime happened behind margaret manson residence hall in the same same spot for sexual assault have been a stupid several students are an on line petition asking campus police to install an emergency phone box near the president's home. the lycee they have controls in the area and now a meeting will be held to talk about safety issues as well as the petition. kayla: newspapers piling up in people's yards a growing problem for some in charlotte gratis includes a daily editions of the observer the observer values observer ankara in the south charlotte news. nearly three new people have joined a facebook group sharing their frustrations and ideas about how to get deliveries to stop and many have turned to the better business bureau for help change.org to. bill: donald trump is in prime position to knock out two of his remaining three competitors and next week's winner-take-all match up in the state of ohio and florida. "fox news" chief political correspondent carl cameron has more from mi

after winthrop university was robbed on campus there and now new calls for safety measures be the latest crime happened behind margaret manson residence hall in the same same spot for sexual assault have been a stupid several students are an on line petition asking campus police to install an emergency phone box near the president's home. the lycee they have controls in the area and now a meeting will beets ll as the petition. kayla: newspapers piling up in people's yards a growing problem for some in charlotte gratis includes a daily editions of the observer the observer values observer ankara in the south charlotte news. nearly three new people have joined a facebook group sharing their frustrations and ideas about how to get deliveries to stop and many have turned to the better business bureau for help even starting a petition on bill: donald trump is in prime position to knock out two of his remaining three competitors and next week's winner-take-all match up in the state of ohio and florida. "fox news" chief political correspondent carl cameron has more from miami. donald trump plan

winthrop. semifinals up. just two wins away from making the dance for the first time since 2010. to campbell university we go. winthrop's big man made his presence felt down low early. sky hook for two. later. josh davenport, threatened the needle. winthrop will play for the big south championship tomorrow afternoon. 82-69. in southern conference, quarterfinals action. it's western carolina, versus wofford. justin browning gives the catamounts the lead. then 20 seconds left to play. waford with the ball. then going to knock down the 3. leads by 2, 73-71. but western carolina tied the game up by a pair of second overtime. brumich, strong in the second basket. wofford loses to carolina. 88-83. first half action. catch trailing by 1. not for long. brian vul van, giving -- brian sullivan giving davis the lead. second half, jack gibbs heating up. blown by the deal with the easy land. it's tied at 34-34. 13 minutes to go. it's gibbs, showing off the touch. wildcats finished 10-8, with an 87-80 win. we have final four actions in hoops. combine for 40 points. sage had 32. as east lincoln defeated horrist -- fo

winthrop under school graduates pay the third highest for a public university in south carolina at more than $27,000. cadet pays more than $31,000. >>> time is 7:36. looking ahead to a story we will be following this week. state environmental officials will hold a public meeting on tomorrow's meet willing focus on the cliff side steam station and rogers energy complex. the meet willing start at 6:00 at the boiling springs town hall. they are holding public meeting in each county where they have a coal ash plan. >>> cms school rewarding hard working students with an after school challenge. at 7:45 the life skills they are learning on the court. >> more rain and possibly storms are expected as we go throughout the day today. in the next 15 minutes we will threats in your neighborhood. there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of goingto college, but attend one. where quality healthcare w

winthrop students may be seeing an increase in student bees in the fall semester according to rock hill "herald." a presentation of the university's budget was given to the board of trustees friday. includes a proposal for a 1% increase in students education the increase would be different for in-state and out-of-state students. the board is expected to consider the fees that their board meeting in june. food lion is making a big investment in our area. this store has announced $250 million, $215 million for remodeling stores nationwide including several stores in mecklenburg and gaston counties pay to store his art he remodeled several in wilmington greenville and raleigh in 2015. the remodeled his aim to make files easier to navigate and more local and heavier products and update equipment. the chain announced $1.5 million for community service second harvest food bank of naturally know which serve 16 local counties. charlotte didn't make the cut for the smart city challenge grant earlier this year. council applied for the 40 million-dollar federal grant. the grant challenges cities to figure out how to blend new existing infras

winthrop students may be seeing an increase in student bees in the fall semester according to rock hill "herald." a presentation of the university's budget was given to the board of trustees friday. increase in students education in general these were the next school year. the increase would be different for in-state and out-of-state students. the board is expected to consider the fees that their board meeting in june. food lion is making a big investment in our area. this store has announced $250 million, $215 million for remodeling stores nationwide including several stores in mecklenburg and gaston counties pay to store his art he remodeled several in wilmington greenville and raleigh in 2015. the remodeled his aim to make files easier to navigate and more local and heavier products and update equipment. the chain announced $1.5 million for community service second harvest food bank of naturally know which serve 16 local counties. charlotte didn't make the cut for the smart city challenge grant earlier this year. council applied for the 40 million-dollar federal grant. the grant challenges cities to figure out how to blend new