Submitted by Melissa Hankins Monday, May 20th, 2013, 7:32pm         CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- The North Carolina Senate released its state budget proposal late Sunday night. It’s a  $20.6 billion dollar plan that includes adjustments to Medicaid, education reform, and a big change for the State Bureau of Investigation. Senate leaders have been looking for ways [...]

Tornado levels Oklahoma town, killing at least 51 Updated: Monday, May 20 2013 10:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:08:33 GMTover 3 minutes agoMay 20, 2013 10:08 PM EDT (RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the [...]

May 20, 2013 4:27 PM EDT <em>Monday, May 20, 2013 4:27 PM EST</em> Updated: May 20, 2013 8:57 PM EDT <em>Monday, May 20, 2013 8:57 PM EST</em> By Chris Dyches – email   CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – NASCAR mogul Bruton Smith says there is a strong possibility that he will move the Bank of America [...]

        Submitted by David Whisenant Monday, May 20th, 2013, 2:55pm     SALISBURY – Road work has begun on Statesville Boulevard, leading to lane closures and heavy equipment on the street. Lanes are being closed so that the old surface can be stripped in preparation for paving the roadway. Look for delays [...]

         SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) -Posted: May 20, 2013 3:22 PM EDT Updated: May 20, 2013 3:22 PM EDT By David Whisenant – bio | email Two days after racing in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR driver Mike Harmon found himself being charged, again, by Rowan County [...]

    Posted: May 20, 2013 1:17 PM EDT Updated: May 20, 2013 1:17 PM EDT By David Whisenant – bio | email SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) - A man who was already in jail is now facing more charges for fashioning a knife out of a toothbrush in the Rowan County Detention Center. Willie James Johnson Jr., [...]

        Submitted by WBTV Web Staff Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 11:03am     A Kannapolis man is the most recent N.C. Education Lottery player to win $1 million instantly. Paul Curry scratched off the prize playing a $4,000,000 Gold Bullion scratch-off ticket he purchased at the Jiffy Quik on Sloop Avenue in [...]

    Submitted by Nick Needham Monday, May 20th, 2013, 11:53am       SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) — The superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System released a statement Monday morning following the announcement last week of 70 jobs being cut across the system. “A message to all staff from Superintendent Dr. Judy Grissom: This message [...]

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Submitted by David Whisenant SALISBURY – Karen Alexander, the newest member of the Salisbury City Council, is enjoying a week in Salisbury.  That may not sound unusual, but this week she’s in Salisbury, England. Several years ago the City of Salisbury, NC, established a sister city relationship with the historic UK Salisbury, and there have been [...]