News 14 - Charlotte North Carolina

A streaker at the Wrightsville Beach bar scene got more than he bargained for when sheriff's deputies caught up with him. A YouTube video showed a man running through the streets naked at 2:30 a.m. Sunday -- before authorities subdued him with a stun gun.

Troy Smith and Abe Lawson held their post for nearly eighteen hours as the rain fell and the line continued to grow outside the Krispy Kreme in downtown Raleigh.

New details are emerging about an immigration and customs enforcement gang operation last week which put a dozen people in custody. The weeklong ICE investigation led to the arrests of both legal and illegal citizens on gang related and other criminal charges.

Hurricane season is under way, and a big concern for many on the coast is beach erosion from a big storm. Every year, Carteret County partners with the Morehead City-based company Geodynamics to do a study of the coastline to measure erosion.

The sentencing phase of Andrew Ramseur's murder trial began Tuesday. The same jurors who found Ramseur guilty of two counts of first-degree murder Friday will decide whether he should face the death penalty for his crimes.

Senate finance committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would allow the state to go an additional $450 million in debt. The money would be used to enhance engineering programs at several state colleges and universities.

The recession is over, and now the question economists are asking is how long will the recovery take? UNC-Charlotte economist Dr. John Connaughton released his quarterly forecast for the state Tuesday.

The Charlotte region was washed out by storms Monday night. The hardest hit areas got dumped with more than two inches of rain and most of that came in a very short amount of time, pushing creeks and streams to the brink.

Money left over from April's Energy Star Appliance Replacement and Rebate Program is now available. More appliances are eligible this time around for the rebates.

North Carolina legislators are one step closer to passing a law that would allow DNA testing at the time of an arrest. During a hearing Tuesday, members of a judicial House committee heard from both sides of the debate.

News 14 Carolina's Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson has important information for anyone going to the beach during hurricane season. The surf can get rough because of a storm system off the North Carolina coast.

Duke won its first NCAA men's lacrosse championship in dramatic fashion, defeating Notre Dame 6-5 Monday on a goal by C.J. Costabile with five seconds gone in sudden-death overtime.

North Carolina has made the NCAA baseball tournament field despite not qualifying for the ACC tournament.

North Carolina State's baseball team is the No. 3 seed in the Myrtle Beach regional and will open up tournament play Friday night against the College of Charleston.

Join Chef Dan Eaton for ham salad with avocados, radishes and buttermilk dressing!

The rain couldn't keep dozens of people from turning out to honor veterans at a service in Charlotte this Memorial Day. The American Legion Post 380 held its ceremony at the Forest Lawn Cemetery Chapel.

The cleanup effort got under way Monday after the end of race weekend. Thousands of people attended the Nationwide and Coca-Cola 600 Races, and speedway officials say it will take days to get the area back to normal.

A hit-and-run crash prompted the evacuation of six townhomes in Pineville, N.C. Monday. At first, neighbors thought the flooding was weather-related. But they soon found out it was caused by a careless driver, who turned their driveway into a river.

Thousands spent the last day of the holiday weekend soaking up the sun at beaches all along the North Carolina coast.

Downtown Fayetteville capped off its 31 Days of Glory Monday with a Memorial Service and other events. The memorial service was attended by hundreds who came out to pay respects to men and women in uniform.