From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 22 2011 11:36 AM

Millions of Americans have at least one tattoo. However, some employers are still a little leery about workers having visible ink.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 22 2011 11:35 AM

Pharmacies are using special methods to fight a new flu strain that has claimed three lives in North Carolina.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 22 2011 11:35 AM

With CMS facing a $100 million shortfall, the school system is considering cutting costs by allowing the private sector to bid on certain services within public education.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 22 2011 11:35 AM

Concussions are a major problem in CMS schools.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 22 2011 11:35 AM

According to a state report, inspectors looking into gas pump complaints find that one in 10 tests show a faulty pump. With gas prices in the Charlotte metro area approaching the highest levels in two years years, consumers are paying closer attention to how much they get from the pump.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 15 2011 4:18 PM

A teenager is accused of shooting his roommate and then hitting him with an ax, according to deputies in Catawba County.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Mon, Feb 14 2011 10:44 AM

Two men have been arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon after a pair of shootings in south Charlotte, police said.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Thu, Feb 10 2011 1:15 PM

A Cleveland County woman was killed in an early-morning house fire.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Thu, Feb 10 2011 1:15 PM

Areas south of Charlotte saw brief periods of snow accumulation, but the snow cover was short-lived.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Thu, Feb 10 2011 1:15 PM

Many areas across the Charlotte metro only saw light snow flurries with no accumulation.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Thu, Feb 10 2011 1:15 PM

One person was transported to the hospital and another person was treated at the scene of an early-morning house fire.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Wed, Feb 09 2011 4:22 PM

A middle school basketball team is honoring a teen that was killed in a murder suicide by wearing pink shoelaces.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Wed, Feb 09 2011 4:22 PM

A man and his daughter are dead and the woman’s 1-year-old son injured after they were hit by a car in southwest Charlotte late Wednesday morning.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Wed, Feb 09 2011 4:22 PM

Charlotte resident Kimberly Coon was eliminated off ABC’s The Bachelor during the third rose ceremony. She talks one-on-one with WSOCTV.COM about why she went on the show, her connection with Brad, life after the show and of course- Emily!

From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 08 2011 1:24 PM

Classmates mourned the loss of 14-year-old Samantha Wheeler, who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide on Sunday night.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 08 2011 1:24 PM

Detectives are looking for the two armed robbers who put guns just inches from a convenience store clerk’s face.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 08 2011 1:24 PM

Representatives Tim Moore, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett and Harry Warren file Laura’s Law at the legislative building in Raleigh.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 08 2011 1:24 PM

A neighbor taking out the garbage led to a police investigation and the arrest of a burglary suspect.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Tue, Feb 08 2011 1:24 PM

Two weeks after a vote to cut funding from a pre-kindergarten program was postponed, school officials expect to consider severe cuts to the program at a meeting Tuesday night.

From: WSOC Charlotte on Mon, Feb 07 2011 11:21 AM

A bushfire burning in the hills outside the Western Australian city of Perth over the weekend destroyed dozens of homes. Some residents went back on Monday to inspect what was left of their property. (Feb. 7)