News 14 - Charlotte North Carolina

Environmental advocates said maintaining streets and highways is now largely up to the community. Around 400 volunteers, belonging to the group Jesus Ministry picked up trash on Saturday for the organization's "I Love Charlotte" cleanup.

The Better Business Bureau estimates they could receive hundreds of more complaints against a roofing company that abruptly closed last month. The President of American Shingle said they had 2,500 unfulfilled contracts with customers and only 600 customers have filed complaints.

On Saturday, dozen's of runners and walkers took part in the first-ever freedom 5K run to honor our military men and women in Charlotte. Operation Home Front of North Carolina organized the event to honor the U.S. soldiers deployed within hours of the 9-11 attack.

Week 3 of the North Carolina high school football season had its share of upsets, nail-biters and dominant victories. Reidsville extended its winning streak to 51 and Green Hope lost its 30th straight game. Richmond downed Anson 14-2 in the TWC Game of the Week.

A Charlotte couple literally took the plunge this weekend, getting married in a unique ceremony at Concord's Great Wolf Lodge.

For the fifth time this summer, high bacteria levels have part of Lake Wheeler closed. Wake County officials say the lake is closed to primary contact recreation, which includes swimming and any other activities where your head could go underwater.

News 14 Carolina's Mike Solarte talks with NHRA points leaders John Force and Larry Dixon two weeks ahead of the circuit's second visit of the year to the zMax Dragway in Concord.

Linebackers Quan Sturdivant and Bruce Carter were cleared by the NCAA to play in Saturday's game against LSU in Atlanta.

Charlotte's Simonini Builders announced Friday that it would discontinue its home building and renovating operations. The company built luxury homes and has been entrenched in the market since the early 1990s.

The Salvation Army in Asheboro is appealing to the public for help as donations to the Army's food pantry on North Church Street have slowed to a trickle.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are starting a new campaign to pull the plug on electronic thefts. They hope reminding people to record serial numbers on their electronics will help them put stolen property back with its owner.

A change to the daycare bus drop off policy in Alamance-Burlington Schools mean some daycares are seeing a decrease in business.

For the second time this week, officers responded to a deadly domestic violence call. The latest happened early Friday morning at an apartment complex on Wendover Road in southeast Charlotte.

Cumberland County authorities charged a Terry Sanford High School senior with last week's school bus vandalism. Authorities arrested 19-year-old Allen Lloyd Terrell at school on Friday morning.

The prosecution and defense made three motions relating to opening statements Friday morning in the Demetrius Montgomery murder trial. One was denied, a second was allowed and third was not ruled upon.

Boaters should be warned, those planning on heading on the water over the Labor Day weekend won't be alone. Local and state law enforcement officers are already out patrolling looking for violators breaking the law.

Carolina's football team left for the opening game against LSU, but at least 12 of their own players did not make the trip.

Firefighters attacked the fire at the Webb Road flea market from the outside and from up high. There were about 250 outdoor booths and 150 indoor booths at the decades old flea market.

State departments have been told to come up with proposals to cut their bottom line by up to 15 percent. Governor Perdue says this is in an attempt to prepare for a multi-billion dollar budget deficit next year.

Even though Hurricane Earl has passed, it is still creating dangerous water conditions along the North Carolina coast. Rip current warnings are in effect all along the coast.