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Top Charlotte news: UNC Charlotte shooting victim honored; CMS bus with 2 students crashes; more

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Published on May 17, 2019
Top Charlotte news: UNC Charlotte shooting victim honored; CMS bus with 2 students crashes; morePhoto: Chuck Allen/Flickr

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte shooting victim Riley Howell posthumously honored for heroism

Riley Howell, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte student who died tackling a man accused of opening fire on campus, was honored Wednesday for his heroic actions.

Read the full story on Fox News.

Ryan Repko driving special UNC Charlotte car, raising money for shooting victims' families

Repko is also raising money for the victims' families by letting people buy "laps" of the race this weekend.

Read the full story on WCNC.

CMS bus with 2 students on board crashes in south Charlotte

CMS bus 1820 collided with a car on Starcrest Drive around 7:30 a.m. CMS said two students were on the bus at the time of the crash.

Read the full story on WCNC.

'We’re still at a loss' | Parents of south Charlotte teen open up about search for son, coping with his death

The parents of Nathan Kocmond tried everything they could think of to find their son after he disappeared in the fall of 2017.

Read the full story on WCNC.

Apex native Drew Pescaro eats first real meal since being injured in UNC Charlotte shooting

Drew Pescaro, the 19-year-old injured during the shooting at UNC Charlotte, shared another major recovery milestone on social media.

Read the full story on ABC Raleigh, WTVD.


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