Keith Lamont Scott’s family say they are glad that Charlotte Mecklenburg Police released the footage of Scott’s final moments. They dispute CMPD’s assertion that Scott had a gun. “I don’t see anything that would lead to him losing his life,” said family attorney Justin Bamberg. “Mr Scott steps out of the vehicle. He doesn’t appear […]
On Thursday, Mayor Jennifer Roberts implemented a curfew for the entire city of Charlotte. Nearly everyone with the exception of police, paramedics, emergency personnel, other public employees and the media must be off the roads from midnight until 6 a.m. Business such as bars and restaurants are expected to close at midnight. The list of people exempt […]
Keith Lamont Scott’s family released video footage recorded by his wife in the moments that led up to the fatal shooting of Scott. His wife, Rakeyia, can be heard saying that he doesn’t have a gun. “He has no weapon,” Rakeyia Scott can be heard saying. The video doesn’t show exactly what happened during the […]
Hundreds of protestors took over the streets of Uptown on Wednesday in a mostly peaceful protest in response to the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Marchers chanted to see the tapes and slogans of unity as they walked more than eight miles circling the Center City primarily near the EpiCentre. The only thing […]
For two days, we’ve seen young people express outrage over the fatal police shooting of Keith Scott. Their form of expression smashing windows, looting drug stores, shutting downs streets and setting fires. They’re rioters, looters and agitators. To Cherrell Brown, 27, they’re protestors. Brown and the organizations she works with, QTCOP Collective (Queer and Trans Color […]
Updated 12:23: Bank of America employees who work Uptown were told not to report to work on Thursday. CATS has suspended service Uptown. Updated: 11:18 p.m. Gov. McCorey has declared a state of emergency. McCrorey has initiated efforts to deploy the National Guard in Charlotte upon request of CMPD Police Chief Kerr Putney. At least […]
Hundreds of protesters have surrounded Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police in the University area after a Black police officer killed a Black man who had been sitting in his car. According to reports, Keith Lamont Scott was sitting in his truck in an apartment complex parking lot when the fatal shooting occurred about 4 p.m. on Old Concord […]
Eddie Owens and Stacey Blackman surprise Courtney Hemphill of Rock Hill, SC on the telephone. She won the national TJMS Family Reunion Weekend Getaway contest. Hemphill and family members are headed to Orlando for Labor Day Weekend.
Nick Karres hasn’t spoken to me since I featured a review of a show at the Double Door Inn more than a decade ago. The reviewer mentioned the overpowering cloud of smoke that hung thick in the air at the Double Door Inn. Karres took offense, but the funny thing is that the stench of […]
Chewy shares how much his mother loves “Baby Mama.”
The NBA announced late Thursday that it is moving the NBA All-Star game from Charlotte in 2017. The league decided to move the game after the N.C. General Assembly refused to repeal HB2. The league may return the game to Charlotte in 2019 if HB 2 is resolved. Read more on the Charlotte Observer.