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A First Alert Weather Day has been issued for Friday, with the biggest impacts from heavy rain and damaging winds happening during the day.

President Joe Biden is ordering federal assistance to South Carolina as Hurricane Ian barrels closer to the state.

With Hurricane Ian expected to make a second landfall Friday along the South Carolina coast, the storm is also expected to bring heavy rain and wind to Union County.

As the federal government responds to those devastating scenes out of Florida, emergency officials in the Carolinas are preparing for any potential impacts Ian will bring to our area.

The pandemic forced the annual tour to be held at drive-ins, but the new version is back to in-person gatherings

As Tropical Storm Ian inches closer and closer to the coast of South Carolina, state leaders are holding a new briefing on the state’s efforts to prepare.

The crash happened on Ballantyne Commons Parkway near Johnston Road.

The solar company based off out of Mooresville previously laid off its employees after thousands of complaints and significant loss revenue. Less than a week later, the Ohio Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Pink Energy, alleging they used deceptive and unconscionable tactics on Ohio consumers and poorly installed solar panel systems.

In North Carolina, sheriff’s department employees work at the pleasure of the sheriff, and sheriffs have wide latitude to fire employees for nearly any reason they want. An employee’s race is a notable exception.

With the threat of high winds and rain coming from the remnants of Hurricane Ian, people in the area are getting ready for whatever the storm throws at them. In the foothills, they’ve been preparing for several days for this unwanted guest.

The 2,800 square foot home on Arden Drive is a 3-bedroom, 2.5 bath home valued at $475,000.

Lowe’s first opened its Command Center back in 1989 in response to Hurricane Hugo.

A Pineville man scored big in the July 29 Mega Millions drawing and winning $1 million.

Only one person was in the car at the time of the wreck.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education is seeking community input on the selection of a new superintendent.

The incoming weather will create an even greater demand for shelter and supplies from the homeless community in Charlotte. Local organizations are doing their best to mee those needs this weekend.

In August, a 104,066.86 dollar bid was approved to replace HVAC units in mobile classrooms at 18 schools.

A person was critically injured in a vehicle collision on Kale road near Hudson Chapel road.

The incident happened on Highway 9 near Potter Road on Wednesday afternoon.

Duke Energy said by lowering the lakes, it will allow them to have more storage when rainfall and runoff occurs from Ian.

"There's not too much as a human I can do about nature," Bates said.

Emergency crews are preparing as the storm could bring several inches of rain to S.C.

The state of emergency declaration comes hours after Ian made landfall on the Florida coast.

Detectives say the two found dead were related.

This list will be updated as more information becomes available.

Governor Henry McMaster and emergency management officials are scheduled to brief the public on Hurricane Ian.

In the recording, Greene can be heard saying he’s going to start firing black people who are “guilty by f**king association” with the former African-American sheriff. Several black members in his department were fired or demoted, and he no longer has any minorities on his command staff.

Hurricane Ian made landfall as a dangerous Category 4 storm with windspeeds nearing that of a Category 5.

Detectives from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are still hoping to identify people involved in multiple crimes that took place over the summer months.

Police say the death by distribution charge came from an overdose death in February.