Hunter Saenz

1 week ago | wsoctv.com | Hunter Saenz

CHARLOTTE — Many people in our community are touched by cancer, and while chemotherapy and radiation are often the treatment, one Charlotte woman is showing that music is her healer. Sarah Chambers is living in her new world, unburdened by the pain she once felt in her battle against breast cancer. After a routine mammogram in 2021, she got the call from her doctor. “She said, ‘Sarah, I have some bad news,’ I said OK what is it? She said it’s cancer,” Chambers told Channel 9’s Hunter Sáenz.

2 weeks ago | wsoctv.com | Hunter Saenz

A year after a deadly attack on police that took the lives of four officers, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Johnny Jennings is opening up about leading the investigation while also navigating the grief in the department. One of the task force officers killed a year ago in east Charlotte was CMPD officer Joshua Eyer. Not only was it a tragic loss for the department, but CMPD was also slated with the responsibility of investigating the entire incident.

3 weeks ago | wsoctv.com | Hunter Saenz

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lack of resources in the North Carolina justice system continues to push back trials -- many who’ve sought justice at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse know the wheels of justice move slowly around here. Channel 9 Crime Reporter Hunter Sáenz spoke with Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather about the time it takes to get cases to trial.

1 month ago | wsoctv.com | Hunter Saenz

CHARLOTTE — Five years ago, our community was in the throes of a COVID lockdown. Hundreds of people had already lost their lives to the virus, with hospitals treating patients in hallways. One of those patients was Shirley Hall. She told Channel 9′s Hunter Sáenz that experience struck her to her core, leading her to change careers after 35 years. “I was taught to be a giver,” Shirley said. Today, she’s a Certified Nurse Assistant, or CNA, at Novant Health Mint Hill.

1 month ago | wsoctv.com | Hunter Saenz

WADESBORO, N.C. — Channel 9 learned that a K-9 named Blitz was shot and killed by a police officer during a police chase with the Wadesboro Police Department earlier this week. Blitz was a retired drug dog donated to the Wadesboro Police Department by dog breeder Josh Harrington in January. The K-9 was trained in narcotics and tracking, not in apprehension, said Harrington. “He was sweet,” Harrington said. “My wife loved him to death.