Chick-fil-A offering free food to customers in Charlotte area
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Hungry customers can pick up free food from Chick-fil-A locations in the Charlotte area next week. Customers will be able to claim either a chicken biscuit or a chicken sandwich, only through the Chick-fil-A app. The offer is valid starting Monday, Jan. 26, and runs through...
For a second time, Charlotte homeless person found dead during overnight count
A homeless person in Charlotte was found dead early Thursday near Woodlawn Road and the Interstate 77 interchange during Mecklenburg County’s annual Point-in-Time Count, which tracks the county’s homeless population. This is the second consecutive year a person was found dead during the count. “A team of volunteers...
Charlotte man loses more than $1 million in cryptocurrency phone scam
(InvestigateTV) — A Charlotte man lost more than $1 million in cryptocurrency after falling victim to a phone scam that began with a caller claiming to be from a legitimate crypto company. Gene Duckett said he received a call one Friday night in March from someone claiming to be...
Tractor-trailer driver charged after state trooper injured in I-81 crash
A tractor-trailer driver is charged with reckless driving after a Virginia State Police trooper was injured in a crash along Interstate 81 in Rockingham County Wednesday morning.
‘It still doesn’t feel real’: Still no arrests after CMS student killed in Halloween...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A grieving mother is pleading for people to speak to detectives about her daughter’s death. 17-year-old Amari Cooper, a student at West Charlotte High School, was shot and killed at a Halloween party last year. According to police, the incident happened shortly after midnight on...
$3 Powerball ticket yields $100K win for Charlotte woman
Emerita Lopez Varela, of Wingate, won a $100,000 prize from a $3 Powerball ticket, and took home $72,011 after taxes.
South Carolina declares state of emergency as major winter storm approaches
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTV) - The South Carolina governor on Wednesday declared a state of emergency ahead of a major winter storm expected to impact the state this weekend weekend. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued a state of emergency on Wednesday, Jan. 21, in preparation for a winter storm expected to reach the...
This Historic North Carolina BBQ Joint Turns Meat Lovers Into Regulars
I never thought a gas station from 1936 could completely change how I feel about barbecue, but here I am, parked outside Stallings Rockstore Bar-B-Q at 3116 Old Monroe Rd, Stallings, NC, licking sauce off my fingers like a kid who just discovered candy for the first time. From the moment the smoky aroma hits your...
Customers rush to stock up on essentials as winter storm threatens region
Employees at Blackhawk Hardware say demand has surged over the past few days, leaving many customers scrambling to find winter essentials before a powerful winter storm moves in to the region this weekend.
Southern Sons hate group members charged with vandalism and arson
Three men were arrested by police for their alleged involvement in a hate group, the Southern Sons.

















