News 14 - Charlotte North Carolina

A Butler High School football player is due in court on Wednesday to face rape charges. Jail records show Osvaldo Sombo, 17, was arrested on August 11.

The organization, Youth Technology Corps, held a camp for some high school students to help them learn the in's and outs of computers. In the process, they donated their services to the state.

News 14 Carolina's Tim Boyum discusses whether or not the $30,000 fine slapped down by the State Board of Elections on Gov. Bev Perdue's Campaign for unreported flights was justified. Should there be a larger investigation?

Star running backs Chris Johnson and DeAngelo Williams couldn't find any holes. Vince Young and Matt Moore weren't much better through the air.

An event that introduces football players to fans took place Saturday evening in Chapel Hill. The annual "Meet the Heels" event took place just days after an announcement of possible infractions against the team.

The dangerous rip currents along our coast have officials on alert. The Coast Guard said it is ready to spring into action if any problems arise from Hurricane Danielle.

Hurricane Danielle is hundreds of miles away from land but it could still bring dangerous rip currents along the coast this weekend.

Three firefighters were hurt when a roof collapsed during a training fire in Matthews on Saturday morning. They all have non-life threatening injuries.

Parents are being called upon in an unprecedented manner to fill economic gaps created by shrinking school budgets.

Hundreds of athletes and their parents are pouring into the Piedmont this weekend for the Furniture City Classic Soccer Tournament in High Point

Conservative talk show host, Glenn Beck, led a separate rally at the Lincoln Memorial. Beck and other organizers said their Freedom Works rally is about paying tribute to U.S. Military personnel.

Union County is much cleaner today thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers who donated their time. Volunteers landscaped, mowed, and painted as part of United Way's Day of Caring.

State officials and military commanders are working together to find a solution for dangerous intersection near a major military housing complex in Harnett County.

Any movie with the word exorcism in the title is inviting you to compare it to a movie that a great many people consider the scariest horror film ever made. So you can say this much for "The Last Exorcism," a fake documentary horror film that tries to raise a little hell in the shaky-cam, this-is-really-happening spirit of paranormal activity.

Demetrius Montgomery's murder trial began the week with the defendant refusing to come to court. Similar delays continued for the first five days.

Starting next month, the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries will reopen Core Sound and Pamlico Sound to large-mesh gill net fishing.

A plane en route from Washington DC to Tennessee was diverted to Charlotte because of a cracked windshield. US Airways Express Flight 2455 landed at 10:35 a.m.

Crews are working on the future Interstate 840 loop around Greensboro and Interstate 73. The traffic on Interstate 40 in Greensboro is expected to become difficult over the weekend.

Week two of high school football is in the books.

The State Department of Environment and Natural Resources announces a new ruling on Friday which gave restaurant owners the option to allow cats and dogs in outdoor eating areas.