Residents hoping they might finally get some answers as to why ocular cancer is disproportionally affecting people in Huntersville were disappointed Monday night.
“It’s just hard to believe that there’s not a common thread here. I just keep thinking they need to do more,” Mecklenburg County Commissioner Pat Cotham said.
The illness sickens five in 1,000,000 each year. Yet, it has been diagnosed in at least 18 people in Huntersville in the last four years. Researchers released their findings Monday night, studying the air, water, and land-related issues. They reported some toxic releases in the water and air, but they didn’t find anything that can be directly attributed to the cause of this rare cancer. Click here to continue reading.
A local woman is sending out a warning on social media about someone posing as a young mother asking for sympathy but dishing out an unsettling crime.
"'Oh, I'm poor pitiful me,' and then somebody tries to help them and then they turn around and rob them at night," said Roxann Ramirez.
Ramirez took the woman in. She fed her, let her take a shower and gave her clean clothes. However, the next day when Ramirez got home from work, she learned a valuable lesson the hard way.
"I looked around and my jewelry was gone, my TV,” said Ramirez. “I had one of these make-up machines that my mother had ordered for me and it was gone. The only person who knew what I had was that girl. She was in my house." Click here to continue reading.
The wait is almost over. The highly anticipated Shake Shack that's opening in the Park Road Shopping Center will officially open its doors on Thursday, April 26 at 11 a.m.
Charlotte was chosen over Charleston for Shake Shack’s first Carolinas store, according to a report from Eater. The next closest Shake Shack locations are in Georgia, Kentucky, and Virginia.
If you're not familiar with Shake Shack, the restaurant serves up homemade “ShackBurgers” and is famous for its crinkle-cut fries and milkshakes. Click here to learn more about the new restaurant.
Have you paid your taxes yet? If not, the midnight deadline is looming and you might be stressed. But once you're done with the paperwork, relax and enjoy some delicious deals all day long Tuesday.
Deals include free cookies, chips and queso, and a stress-relieving HydroMassage at Planet Fitness. Click here for a complete list of Tax Day deals and freebies.
Three men have been arrested and 32 dogs have been rescued after authorities broke up a dog fighting operation in South Carolina.
According to the FBI said the operation was discovered last week when while warrants were being served on three Columbia men thought to be convicted felons in possession of guns and ammunition.
22-year-old Dequan Antonio Smith, 32-year-old Brooks Barchee Gillie and 46-year-old Tony Shuler have been charged with weapons violations.
The dogs have been taken to an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals temporary shelter. They will remain there until a court decides where the dogs should go.
