Jason Puckett

1 week ago | wbtv.com | Jason Puckett

WADESBORO, N.C. (WBTV) - Wadesboro’s Interim Police Chief spoke publicly on Tuesday for the first time since returning from retirement, promising to rebuild both a struggling police department and trust within the community. Chief Thedis Spencer previously served as Wadesboro’s Police Chief for more than a decade before retiring in 2023. He returned to lead the department this month following the resignation of former Interim Chief Jason Eschert.

1 week ago | wbtv.com | Jason Puckett

MONROE, N.C. (WBTV) - Just days after an impromptu press conference on Friday, June 13, Monroe City Council members officially voted on Monday to oppose a state bill that would overhaul the city’s election system. However, state lawmakers are now offering a compromise that could delay the changes. At a special meeting on Monday, June 16, council members voted 5-1 to formally oppose House Bill 3, which would change Monroe’s elections from nonpartisan to partisan.

2 weeks ago | wbtv.com | Jason Puckett

MONROE, N.C. (WBTV) -Several Monroe City Council members were sounding the alarm over a state bill that could immediately change how the city conducts its elections. A change they say was made without their knowledge or consent. At a press conference Friday, Council member Julie Thompson, Council member Surluta Anthony, and Council member Franco McGee said they only learned this week that Monroe had been added to House Bill 3, a proposal making various changes to local elections statewide.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Thousands of protests were planned throughout the U.S. this weekend, including several across the Charlotte region, amid a military parade planned in Washington, D.C.Military parades were scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 14 to mark the Army’s 250th birthday, Flag Day, and President Donald Trump’s birthday. At the same time, organizers in all 50 states were planning rallies described as counter-demonstrations to events in the nation’s capital.

2 weeks ago | wbtv.com | Jason Puckett

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) -The man accused of killing a Charlotte mother and her two children in March 2024 will be heading to trial following a Thursday court hearing. Benjamin Taylor appeared briefly in a Mecklenburg County courtroom on Thursday, June 12 in connection with the deaths of his girlfriend and her two children.