RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - Paula Holdaway worked as a substitute teacher and at Lowe’s until the pandemic struck last year.With classes moving on-line, teachers didn’t need Holdaway to fill in anymore. And her doctor told her to stop working at Lowe’s due to a medical condition that would make her more susceptible to the impacts of COVID-19.She filed for unemployment and, eventually, started receiving benefits. Roughly $17,000 in all.Then she got two letters from the N.C. Division of Employment Security saying she shouldn’t have been approved for unemployment. They wanted her to pay all of the...…RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - Paula Holdaway worked as a substitute teacher and at Lowe’s until the pandemic struck last year.With classes moving on-line, teachers didn’t need Holdaway to fill in anymore. And her doctor told her to stop working at Lowe’s due to a medical condition that would make her more susceptible to the impacts of COVID-19.She filed for unemployment and, eventually, started receiving benefits. Roughly $17,000 in all.Then she got two letters from the N.C. Division of Employment Security saying she shouldn’t have been approved for unemployment. They wanted her to pay all of the...WW…

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WBTV) – A man was arrested in Kannapolis with a van full of guns and explosives with plans to carry out an act of terrorism, including trying to assassinate Joe Biden.An order filed in federal court earlier this month outlines the plans by a man identified as Alexander Hillel Treisman, who also used the alias Alexander S. Theiss. Treisman is originally from the state of Washington, Kannapolis Police have said.DOCUMENT: In the order, a federal magistrate judge outlined the reasons why Treisman should continue to be held in jail on child pornography charges.Although,...…KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WBTV) – A man was arrested in Kannapolis with a van full of guns and explosives with plans to carry out an act of terrorism, including trying to assassinate Joe Biden.An order filed in federal court earlier this month outlines the plans by a man identified as Alexander Hillel Treisman, who also used the alias Alexander S. Theiss. Treisman is originally from the state of Washington, Kannapolis Police have said.DOCUMENT: In the order, a federal magistrate judge outlined the reasons why Treisman should continue to be held in jail on child pornography charges.Although,...WW…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Three officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were disciplined after a man was stopped for traffic violations, had his front windows busted out and his elbow fractured while being arrested.The incident happened in December when three CMPD officers driving in an unmarked car stopped Anthony Caldwell driving a white Mercedes sedan.Caldwell, his girlfriend and brother were driving in the area of Billy Graham Parkway and Tryon Street when he was stopped.Video of the incident shows the car full of officers got behind Caldwell, activated their blue...…CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Three officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were disciplined after a man was stopped for traffic violations, had his front windows busted out and his elbow fractured while being arrested.The incident happened in December when three CMPD officers driving in an unmarked car stopped Anthony Caldwell driving a white Mercedes sedan.Caldwell, his girlfriend and brother were driving in the area of Billy Graham Parkway and Tryon Street when he was stopped.Video of the incident shows the car full of officers got behind Caldwell, activated their blue...WW…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Senator Thom Tillis accepted more than $20,000 in campaign contributions from political action committees tied to pharmaceutical companies within two weeks of sponsoring a bill related to drug prices in late 2019.Tillis was an original co-sponsor on the Lower Costs, More Cures act, which was introduced on December 19, 2019.It was similar to a competing bill that had been introduced earlier in the year by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, except that it omitted a key provision opposed by the pharmaceutical industry that would cap drug prices at...…CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Senator Thom Tillis accepted more than $20,000 in campaign contributions from political action committees tied to pharmaceutical companies within two weeks of sponsoring a bill related to drug prices in late 2019.Tillis was an original co-sponsor on the Lower Costs, More Cures act, which was introduced on December 19, 2019.It was similar to a competing bill that had been introduced earlier in the year by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, except that it omitted a key provision opposed by the pharmaceutical industry that would cap drug prices at...WW…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Officials with the White House Coronavirus Task Force are concerned with North Carolina’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the state’s inability to quickly marshal testing resources, two people familiar with the matter say.Those concerns were the subject of a call between Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen late last week.The call was first disclosed by Governor Roy Cooper at a briefing with reporters on Monday.“In fact, Dr. (Deborah) Birx of the...…CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Officials with the White House Coronavirus Task Force are concerned with North Carolina’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the state’s inability to quickly marshal testing resources, two people familiar with the matter say.Those concerns were the subject of a call between Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen late last week.The call was first disclosed by Governor Roy Cooper at a briefing with reporters on Monday.“In fact, Dr. (Deborah) Birx of the...WW…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The US Department of Defense sold hundreds of items that could be used as personal protective equipment and thousands of pieces of medical equipment used to help patients breath in February and March, as the novel coronavirus spread across the country.The DOD manages its supplies and equipment through the Defense Logistics Agency, which disposes of surplus equipment through its Disposition Services office.Surplus equipment is sold through online auctions on the website .A WBTV viewer called the station in late March after noticing hundreds of items of PPE listed for...…CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The US Department of Defense sold hundreds of items that could be used as personal protective equipment and thousands of pieces of medical equipment used to help patients breath in February and March, as the novel coronavirus spread across the country.The DOD manages its supplies and equipment through the Defense Logistics Agency, which disposes of surplus equipment through its Disposition Services office.Surplus equipment is sold through online auctions on the website .A WBTV viewer called the station in late March after noticing hundreds of items of PPE listed for...WW…