A medical care center for the homeless will soon open its doors. It’s a place for the homeless to go when they leave the hospital and still need medical care.

Creating a catastrophe in a box, a massive lab in Chester County will soon be testing homes against everything mother nature has to throw at them.

A discussion is underway at the University of South Carolina, and it’s all about protests and activism.

Congress is expected to vote on health care reform this weekend. It’s an issue that has America’s opinions divided.

Could see 30-degree drop in temperature by midnight.

Prosecutors in Chicago dropped drunk-driving charges against Playboy centerfold model Crystal McCahill today, her lawyer said.But McCahill — a 5-foot-7 brunette who was Playboy’s Miss May 2009 — pleaded guilty to running a red light, attorney Michael J. Monaco said. For that traffic offense, the Chicago woman was ordered to pay a $100 fine and given court supervision. In a ruling in December …

Mayor Daley and Gov. Quinn appointed members today to an interim board that will run McCormick Place and recommend ways to make the convention venues more competitive with other cities.Daley and Quinn each named three appointees, and the mayor selected the chairman, a holdover from the current board. He is John Gates, chairman of the investment firm PortaeCo LLC.The board replaces the current 13 …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Charlotte City Councilman Michael Barnes wants an investigation into a claim that a female city staff member was sexually harassed by a male council member. Barnes says all male council members are under a cloud of suspicion.  “That’s not a good feeling,” Barnes said. “That’s one of the reasons I asked for the investigation.  I think most of us want to make it clear that we …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Charlotteans are pretty fired up on both sides of the healthcare issue. Many are headed to Washington, DC this weekend for the fight.   NewsChannel 36 caught up with two healthcare workers – one a nurse, the other a clinical psychologist. They have very different opinions. “I had hoped healthcare reform would come, but not like this,” said Kristie Chapman, an Oncology Nurse …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– The Charlotte area’s unemployment rate hit a 20 year high in January at 12.8 %, according to the state. That’s up from 12.1 % in December, 2009. However, a local economist says the numbers are not as bad as they sound. The news still isn’t sitting well with people at the unemployment office. “I’ve been in the human resources field for over 8 years,” says Ronita Amaker. Amaker …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A bus from Cannon Memorial YMCA collided with an SUV in Concord Friday afternoon. It happened on George W. Liles Parkway near Interstate 85. AirStar 36 over the scene showed front-end damage to the bus and the SUV. Concord police did not immediately have information on injuries.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The unemployment rate in the Charlotte area has hit its highest level in 20 years. New statistics released Friday show that 12.8 percent of people in the Charlotte area are out of work. That’s up from 12.1 percent in December. Almost 110,000 people are unemployed here. In the Hickory area, unemployment is even higher at 15.8 percent — up a full percentage point from December …

ROCK HILL, S.C. — A Rock Hill teacher is a finalist for South Carolina teacher of the year. If she wins, she gets $25,000 and a one-year residency at Winthrop Uiniversity to help improve education. Julia Marshall’s students sing her praises. “She’s a great teacher and she helps you with the work,” said one student. “She kind of treats us like a family instead of her team,” said another …

ELON, N.C. (AP) — North Carolinians’ support of health care reform hasn’t wavered in the past five months as three-quarters continue to back changes to the system, according to a poll released Friday. The results of the Elon Poll conducted by Elon University were released in advance of the U.S. House vote on health care reform expected Sunday. The poll taken this week shows that 78 percent of …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will soon begin sending vehicle dealers new 30-day tags to use on vehicles awaiting permanent registration and licensing. The new temporary tags have a larger expiration date written in red and are designed to be more secure. The new tags will be sent to dealers within the next week.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s lieutenant governor will be making his bid for governor official. Republican Andre Bauer has been in the race to replace the term-limited Gov. Mark Sanford. But Bauer has not formally announced his candidacy. Campaign manager Hank Page said Bauer will do so as he launches a 24-hour tour across the state Monday. The fly around will start about 7 a.m. at a …

MONROE, N.C. — Two men face murder charges in connection with the shooting death of a man who was trying to protect a 2-year-old child. Damien Thompson, 36, and Damien Allen, 31, were already behind bars on other charges when police charged them with first-degree murder in the death of Michael Richardson of Monroe. Richardson was shot and killed in March 2009 in the doorway of a house on …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services is holding a job fair Saturday for jobs that are funded by stimulus money. The Opportunity Project will provide 500 temporary jobs to eligible, job-ready residents in Mecklenburg County. The job fair runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Saturday at Founders Hall in uptown Charlotte. In order to qualify for the program, participants …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Even as they voted unanimously Thursday to shutter half of their branches, trustees for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library system held out hope that a wave of public support would keep $2 million in cuts from taking place April 3. With the 12 closings will come 148 layoffs and the possibility of shorter hours at the remaining libraries. Most parts of the county will be affected …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The U.S. House is expected to vote Sunday on the long-awaited, yet highly controversial health care reform bill.  Here is how the Congressional representatives from North Carolina are expected to vote. 1st District — GK Butterfield — Yes 2nd District — Bob Etheridge — Undecided 3rd District — Walter Jones — No 4th District — David Price — Yes 5th District — Virginia …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte City Council member Michael Barnes on Thursday called on the council to investigate an allegation that one of its memberssexually harassed a female city staffer. “We need to initiate an investigation,” said Barnes, a Democrat who is running for Mecklenburg District Attorney. “It appears we aren’t telling people everything that we know.” Barnes’ call comes after …

LINVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Grandfather Mountain remains open despite a small rock slide at the park. A security officer discovered the slide on a road in the park near Linville just before midnight Wednesday. Heavy equipment was used Thursday morning to move two of the boulders and open the road to one-way traffic. Employees directed traffic around the debris. A crew will use …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man is facing DWI charges after his truck went off the side of an interstate ramp early Friday morning, the North Carolina Highway Patrol says. It happened just before 2 a.m. on a ramp from Interstate 77 to Interstate 85. Troopers tell NewsChannel 36 that the man drove off the left side of the roadway and overcorrected. His truck then went down an embankment off the right …

BOISE — The Boise Airport is a coveted place for cabs to pick up passengers, but recently nearly 30 drivers have been banned for a month from using the taxi lane there. The problem at the airport isn’t because of air traffic, but rather ground traffic. Upset cab drivers say the month-long ban from the airport is excessive. There are 25 spots for cab drivers, but at times, there are more taxis …

BOISE — Boise Police say three teenage boys have been will be charged in connection with the recent vandalism of Boise Fire Department equipment. Officials say on March 14, the vandals set fires and destroyed about $5,000 worth of emergency vehicles and equipment that was stored inside the old Armory building. Detectives were able to identify three suspects after receiving a citizen’s tip to …

Monday’s high is expected to be near 49.

The head of the committee denied the claims.

The Warrior City Council passed the 1.5 percent sales tax in December.

GAO report upheld protests, finding conflicts of interest

As of 6:30 p.m., all lanes have re-opened.