Thursday, July 31 2014 12:45 PM EDT2014-07-31 16:45:32 GMT
The search for a missing Illinois man has ended. Authorities say the man was found dead.
The search for a missing Illinois man has ended. Authorities say the man was found dead.
MORGANTON, NC (WBTV) -
A Department of Corrections officer from Morganton braved the snow and ice on Thursday morning to get to work... in a lawnmower.
Officer Thomas McCall notified Foothills Correctional Institution, a prison in Morganton, that he was coming in to work Thursday morning, but would be late.
When he got there, nearly two hours later, the gatehouse staff notified prison managers that Officer McCall had arrived for work on a lawn mower.
"Knowing the weather conditions and the importance of adequate staff to provide appropriate custody and security of the prison, Officer McCall realized that the only way to get to work was to ride his mower from Valdese to Morganton," said NC Department of Public Safety Communications Director Pamela Walker.
The journey took McCall about two hours through inclement weather, snow packed roads and a stop to re-fill the mower with fuel.
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:51 AM EDT2014-07-31 08:51:47 GMT
Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash.
Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash.
The longtime music director at a suburban Chicago Roman Catholic church says he was fired after posting on social media plans to marry his same-sex partner.
The longtime music director at a suburban Chicago Roman Catholic church says he was fired after posting on social media plans to marry his same-sex partner.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 3:33 PM EDT2014-07-30 19:33:10 GMT
WBTV was alerted to the issue after a viewer sent in a video of a man who says he lives in Charlotte. In the video, the man laughs, jokes, and douses himself in rubbing alcohol.
WBTV was alerted to the issue after a viewer sent in a video of a man who says he lives in Charlotte. In the video, the man laughs, jokes, and douses himself in rubbing alcohol.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:37 PM EDT2014-07-31 03:37:00 GMT
Missouri voters will have the chance to vote on whether the "right to farm" or constitutional amendment No. 1 is right for the state on Tuesday, August 5.
Missouri voters will have the chance to vote on whether the "right to farm" or constitutional amendment No. 1 is right for the state on Tuesday, August 5.
