Hunter Saenz

3 weeks ago | wsoctv.com | Hunter Saenz

ExpandMap and flag of Jamaica. +CaptionCHARLOTTE — One of the daughters of Charlotte City Councilwoman Tiawana Brown has asked a federal judge if she can take a trip to Jamaica after being indicted on fraud charges. Last month, Tijema Brown was charged in a COVID relief fraud case along with her sister and mother. Court documents say she planned and paid for a trip to Jamaica before she knew about the investigation.

1 month ago | wsoctv.com | Hunter Saenz

CHARLOTTE — A man with more than a dozen arrests, including deadly and serious crashes while fleeing police is back on the streets after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers recently took him into custody. Channel 9’s Hunter Sáenz has been following Xavier Mitchell’s criminal activities for years. Mitchell, who doesn’t have a driver’s license, should not be behind the wheel of a car after his run-ins with the law. He was arrested for driving with his license revoked.

1 month ago | wsoctv.com | Hunter Saenz

LAKE NORMAN, N.C. — The Lake Norman Marine Commission is slated to be dismantled by July 1. But some have safety concerns, so some lawmakers are stepping in. Lawmakers drafted a bill during a committee meeting last week to update and refurbish the old commission, creating a new one with more authority, according to Senator Vickie Sawyer. She told lawmakers that with the revisions, two counties would have to vote to dismantle the commission, not just one.

1 month 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 months 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.