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Highway 70 Repair Work Continues After Delay

HICKORY, NC (WBTV) - The N.C. Department of Transportation has closed two of three westbound lanes of U.S. 70 in Hickory to help repair a huge sinkhole that opened up nearly two weeks ago.

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"The existing storm drain under U.S. 70, SE is damaged and NCDOT will contract to bore a new storm drain cross-over pipe," City of Hickory Spokesperson Mandy Pitts said in a statement last week.

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Liver Mush Festival

Liver Mush Festival

MARION - We're celebrating liver mush!  Highlights at tonight's special event include bluegrass music, food, children's activities and crafts.  It's a squeal!

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Date:  Friday, June 3rd
Hours:  6:30pm to 9pm
Free Admission
Location:  Main Street in Marion

Need more information?  Please click HERE or call 828.652.2215.

Mrs. Lake Norman to compete in Mrs. N.C. Pageant

LINCOLNTON (By CW Editor, The Denver Weekly) – Autumn Stokes Watson, who won the title of 2011 Mrs. Lake Norman, will compete in the 2011 Mrs. North Carolina Pageant on June 4.

Stokes’ motto is “Fight like a girl,” symbolic of her efforts to combat domestic violence. Stokes volunteers with the Mecklenburg County Women’s Commission, including awareness marches in Uptown Charlotte.

Online safety: Are you putting too much on social media?

Online safety: Are you putting too much on social media?

We have talked to you before about monitoring what your kids post on Facebook or check in location software like Foursquare to protect them from cyberstalking and child predators.  Now we have news of a recent attempted kidnapping where police believe that the kid's social networking activities made him a target.

WBTV's cyber expert, Theresa Payton, talks to us about what happened and what we can learn from a narrowly avoided tragedy.

Eugene Kaspersky is a legend in the security field.  His son Vanya, also known as "Ivan" is 20-years-old and was kidnapped on his way to work.  The overall story is terrible but it has a happy ending.

Ivan is alive and home safe and sound.  When police started investigating, they and his Dad, Eugene, believe that the kidnappers were tracking his son using social networking.

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Man killed in Hickory shooting, woman injured

HICKORY, NC (WBTV) - Police say a man killed in a deadly shooting and woman injured in Hickory early Friday morning.

The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. along the 900 block of 2nd Street SW.

According to the Hickory Police Department, the homicide victim has been identified as 25-year-old Eric Lynn Icenhour of Alexander County. 

A woman was also injured and taken to a nearby hospital where she was treated and released.

If you have any information about this homicide, call the Hickory Police Department at 828-328-5551.

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Get a free doughnut for National Doughnut Day!

Get a free doughnut for National Doughnut Day!

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Krispy Kreme can add the word "free" to its familiar "Hot Doughnuts Now" sign for at least one day.
     
The Winston-Salem based treat maker is observing National Doughnut Day at its outlets in North Carolina and across the nation by giving each customer one free doughnut of their choice.
     
National Doughnut Day was established in Chicago in 1938 by The Salvation Army as a way to pay homage to the young women who helped soldiers during World War I and World War II with hand-made doughnuts.

A little cooler today, no rain in sight

A little cooler today, no rain in sight

CHARLOTTE - WBTV First Alert meteorologist Al Conklin has the forecast for the weekend:

Code Orange: Ozone Action Day

Today:  A couple of showers around the Metro area early this morning, otherwise mostly sunny, not quite so hot and there will be a little drop in the humidity as well, high 89°. 

Most of the area will remain dry, but there could be a thundershower later today over the western mountains and in South Carolina.

Tonight:  Clear skies and a little more comfortable, low 63°.