Ken Lemon
Western Bureau Reporter at WSOC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
WSOC Western Bureau Reporter. Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, and multiple AP Award Winner. president of The National Association Of Black Journalists.
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1 day ago |
yahoo.com | Ken Lemon
Prosecutors say the teens accused of killing an innocent woman in Lancaster met each other through a soccer team and planned the crime on WhatsApp. PAST COVERAGE: 6 charged in Lancaster mother’s death, could be removed from U.S.A juvenile court hearing was held Tuesday for the 13, 14 and 15-year-old suspects in Larisha Thompson’s shooting death. Police said the group of teens and three young adults planned to go to Riverside Road on May 3 and shoot at a car.
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2 days ago |
yahoo.com | Ken Lemon
A Gaston County house fire killed two people and their dog on Mother’s Day. 78-year-old Wayne Cabiness and 25-year-old Autumn Payseur died in the Lincolton Road home on Sunday, according to relatives. Taylor Black, a relative, told Channel 9’s Ken Lemon that Payseur was the man’s granddaughter and caretaker. The house was at the end of dirt road and can’t be seen from the street. Black lived across the street and called 911 when she saw smoke rising over the trees.
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5 days ago |
yahoo.com | Ken Lemon
Some residents in Casar can still remember a deadly tornado that happened 36 years ago. ALSO READ: 2 tornadoes with 110 mph winds hit Gaston, Cleveland counties, NWS saysFour people were killed, 30 were hospitalized, and 19 homes were destroyed in the Cleveland County town. The severe weather system on May 5, 1989, also caused widespread damage. Power lines and trees fell, and trucks were tossed around like toys.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Ken Lemon
‘A certain calm’: Local bishop recalls one-on-one meeting with new popeCelebrations are underway after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected to succeed Pope Francis to become the 267th person to lead the Catholic church. He will serve as Pope Leo XIV and will be the first American to hold the position. Channel 9’s Ken Lemon spoke with the Diocese of Charlotte about the historic moment. ALSO READ: Pope Leo XIV: Who is the first American pope?
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Ken Lemon
Toddler thrown from car during crash into Gastonia homeA mother and a toddler were in their car as it rolled off the roadway and flipped into the roof of a home in Gastonia Friday night. Police say they’re still not sure what caused the crash off of Union Road, but they do know it happened right after the mother crossed the railroad tracks near Marietta Street. Witnesses told Channel 9’s Ken Lemon that the driver went off the road and apparently went airborne, hit a hill, and flipped.
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A 16 yo murder suspect almost collapses in court and starts crying when a judge tells him he will face charges as an adult. Gastonia Police Department Sean Simpson shot and killed 16 yo Zaquavious Dawkins Sunday and attempted to kill a person walking with Dawkins. https://t.co/EVashV4AcX
A 16 yo driver gets a $1 million bond, accused of attempted murder of a Mt. Holly officer during a pursuit that reached 100 mph. @NCSHP says he almost hit two troopers before they forced him off the road on Highway 27. They say he had a gun but no driver’s license. https://t.co/pKznu8FZfT