Erika Jackson

Charlotte

Reporter at WSOC-TV (Charlotte, NC)

@WSOCtv Reporter. NJ native. UMiami grad. Looks taller on TV. News tip? [email protected]

Articles

Bowling sparks friendship for Special Olympics athlete and Mint Hill sergeant

3 weeks ago | wsoctv.com | Erika Jackson

MATTHEWS, N.C. — A Special Olympics team sparked a special friendship between a Mint Hill Police officer and an athlete, and the dynamic duo is motivating each other to be the best version of themselves. Every Thursday you’ll find Mint Hill Police sergeant Cassie Scott in civilian clothes and bowling shoes; her teammate, Cammy Wilson, is wearing a huge smile. The women started bowling together last year with Special Olympics Union County.
Bowling sparks friendship for Special Olympics athlete and Mint Hill sergeant

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Erika Jackson

A Special Olympics team sparked a special friendship between a Mint Hill Police officer and an athlete, and the dynamic duo is motivating each other to be the best version of themselves. Every Thursday you’ll find Mint Hill Police sergeant Cassie Scott in civilian clothes and bowling shoes; her teammate, Cammy Wilson, is wearing a huge smile. AdvertisementThe women started bowling together last year with Special Olympics Union County.
‘Science will catch up’: 1981 cold case still haunts retired CMPD detective

1 month ago | wsoctv.com | Erika Jackson

CHARLOTTE — Darrell Price is retired and hasn’t worked as a cold case detective with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in nearly two years. But he returned to CMPD headquarters because of an unsolved case that still haunts him. “As I advanced through the detective ranks and made homicide detective, that was one of the cases I really wanted to look at to see if I could come up with different ideas,” Price told Channel 9’s Erika Jackson.
‘Never give up’: Woman battling cancer takes step back from teaching

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Erika Jackson

One teacher has hundreds of cheerleaders in the halls of the elementary school she teaches at as she battles breast cancer. Carissa Abdul-Malik teaches fourth graders at University Meadows Elementary School. But she is having to step away as she continues her battle with metastatic breast cancer, according to her husband Mahmoud Abdul-Malik. “She’s really passionate about teaching, and the kids love her.
‘Never give up’: Woman battling cancer takes step back from teaching

2 months ago | wsoctv.com | Erika Jackson

CHARLOTTE — One teacher has hundreds of cheerleaders in the halls of the elementary school she teaches at as she battles breast cancer. Carissa Abdul-Malik teaches fourth graders at University Meadows Elementary School. But she is having to step away as she continues her battle with metastatic breast cancer, according to her husband Mahmoud Abdul-Malik. “She’s really passionate about teaching, and the kids love her. She loves the kids.”Friday marked her last day at the school.
Rare disease paralyzes 3-year-old, parents urge vigilance

2 months ago | wsoctv.com | Erika Jackson

CHARLOTTE — Three-year-old Logan Reese was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a rare neurological condition caused by inflammation of the spinal cord, after experiencing sudden paralysis on St. Patrick’s Day. Logan was airlifted to Atrium Levine Children’s Hospital after his parents found him unable to move his body. His condition, transverse myelitis, is a rare inflammation of the spinal cord that affects approximately eight in every one million people, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Former officer charged with stalking same victim for third time

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Erika Jackson

A former police officer, Dell Garren, is facing charges for allegedly stalking a woman he had a previous relationship with, marking the third time he has been charged with stalking the same woman since October. Garren appeared virtually in Gaston County Court on Tuesday, where Judge Megan Shepard issued him a $250,000 secured bond.
Former officer charged with stalking same victim for third time

2 months ago | wsoctv.com | Erika Jackson

RANLO, N.C. — A former police officer, Dell Garren, is facing charges for allegedly stalking a woman he had a previous relationship with, marking the third time he has been charged with stalking the same woman since October. Garren appeared virtually in Gaston County Court on Tuesday, where Judge Megan Shepard issued him a $250,000 secured bond.
County to start $11M Latta Place transformation with new trails, visitors center

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Erika Jackson

A design is in place and Mecklenburg County is set to begin construction this year on the transformation of the former Latta Plantation in Huntersville, which was closed in 2021 amid controversy. Community weighs in on future plans for local former plantation“People tend to have romanticism about slavery and talk about, they live there, or they reside there,” said The Rev. Corine Mack, president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP. “No, they weren’t living there.
County to start $11M Latta Place transformation with new trails, visitors center

2 months ago | wsoctv.com | Erika Jackson

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — A design is in place and Mecklenburg County is set to begin construction this year on the transformation of the former Latta Plantation in Huntersville, which was closed in 2021 amid controversy. “People tend to have romanticism about slavery and talk about, they live there, or they reside there,” said The Rev. Corine Mack, president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP. “No, they weren’t living there.