A truck spilled its load of glass onto I-77 northbound this morning near Uptown, shattering the panes and causing heavy delays on the interstate. The incident happened near Remount Road at around 5:30 a.m. and wasn’t fully cleaned up until 8 a.m. (WBTV Web Staff)
There is glass COVERING I-77 NB near the Remount Rd exit 8 NB @wsoctv @TrafficTeam9 pic.twitter.com/oq88kt6cI7
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) June 1, 2016
An early morning house fire in west Charlotte has left a family without a home. The fire reportedly began in the attic of a Darby Avenue home at around 4 a.m. No one sleeping in the home — two adults, three children and two dogs — was injured. Red Cross has been called in to help the family. (Fox46 Staff)
#BreakingNews We're LIVE now from house fire on Darby Ave in west Charlotte. @Ashtonpellom is reporting. #WatchWBTV pic.twitter.com/NGP1CjBBCZ
— John Carter WBTV (@JohnCarterWBTV) June 1, 2016
A man allegedly carrying out a robbery at a Concord business was shot and killed by a security guard last night, according to police. The suspect, along with another man, allegedly entered a ConcordOverStock.com office at around 10:30 p.m. and one was shot by an armed security guard. The other suspect fled the scene. (WSOC Staff)
A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider the decision made by a three-judge panel in Virginia on a case regarding whether transgender students can be allowed to use the restroom of the gender they identify with. Last month, the panel stated that a transgender male student was discriminated against by not being allowed to use the boy’s restroom. The case — now expected to head to the U.S. Supreme Court — has implications for pending lawsuits between North Carolina and the U.S. Department of Justice regarding House Bill 2. (Alanna Richer, Associated Press via Charlotte Observer)
One of two survivors of a plane crash in Boone last month has passed away, according to a GoFundMe page run by his family. Steve Berry was aboard the plane that crash-landed on a golf course in Boone on April 25. Benjamin Chappell, a 69-year-old former state trooper, was killed on the scene of the wreck. Berry and John Worsley, II, were both hospitalized following the crash. (WCNC Staff)
This article appears in May 25-31, 2016.
