http://wlos.com RSS feed for stories from the "Top Stories" section of WLOS. en-us Copyright 2012, Sinclair Broadcast Group Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:46:17 CDT Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:46:17 CDT SBG WCM - Story Module http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7802.shtml?wap=0 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:45:22 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7802.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7801.shtml?wap=0 Here's just a few tips for staying cool:
* Stay hydrated
* Take breaks
* Stay inside or in the shade if possible
* Apply ice to your pulse points ]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:51:37 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7801.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7800.shtml?wap=0 APD received a call late last night of a cyclist struck by a vehicle on Airport Road.  Marlon Dewayne Cleghorn was traveling east on Airport Road, in the far right lane, on his bicycle when an unknown vehicle struck him from behind and left the scene. ...]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:52:49 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7800.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7799.shtml?wap=0
Roger Hartley, a political science professor at Western Carolina University, joined News 13's Victoria Dunkle to discuss the decision. ...]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:01:59 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7799.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7798.shtml?wap=0 Perdue announced her decision Friday on the budget adjustments for the coming year that's been on her desk since last week. The Democrat had until Sunday evening to veto the bill, sign it or let it become law without her signature. ...]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:44:45 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7798.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7797.shtml?wap=0 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:33:19 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7797.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7796.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:47:34 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7796.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7795.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:26:42 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7795.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7794.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:20:37 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7794.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7793.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:54:00 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7793.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7792.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:39:29 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7792.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7791.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:53:32 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7791.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7789.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:34:11 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7789.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7788.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:26:31 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7788.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7787.shtml?wap=0 The Haywood County Sheriff's Office has arrested one person for a cross burning incident last month. They’ve charged 17-year-old Ben Greene of Waynesville with two felonies and a misdemeanor.  But, they say, more arrests are coming. ...]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:25:23 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7787.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7786.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:23:03 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7786.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7785.shtml?wap=0
The announcement affects 53 associates at the Swannanoa facility located at 875 Warren Wilson College Road, Swannanoa, NC. ...]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:45:45 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7785.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7783.shtml?wap=0 South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following statement regarding today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Health Care Act:
  "While the Supreme Court agreed with the states that the Act violates the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, it carved out new authority to accomplish the same goal under Congress' taxing power - despite the Obama Adminstration and Congress' own efforts to avoid calling the Individual Mandate a tax on Americans. ...]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:20:52 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7783.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7784.shtml?wap=0
Joshua Brandon Hewell, 23, was arrested in Hendersonville for felonious breaking and entering.  Hewell was arrested after caretakers for Seven Falls Properties, in Etowah, noticed a suspicious vehicle near a golf shop. ...]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:07:32 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7784.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7780.shtml?wap=0 Authorities tell WLOS that the fire on Lake Keowee Island continues to burn itself out . With the help of 3 fire wardens from the SC Forestry Commission, officials have lit small back fires to help speed up the process.  The backfires will assist in burning approximately 6 acres on the island. ...]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:28:03 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7780.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7782.shtml?wap=0 Fireworks and other pyrotechnic devices are prohibited on all national grassland and national forest lands year-round, regardless of weather conditions or holidays. ...]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:56:42 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7782.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7781.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:52:02 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7781.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7779.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:23:15 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7779.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7765.shtml?wap=0 Update:
The mother of Rebekah Maze contacted WLOS this morning to report that her daughter has returned home.
Authorities tell us Rebekah was reunited with her mother around midnight last night.
No other information is known at this time.

Wednesday, 06/27/12:
The Transylvania Co. ...]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:14:56 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7765.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7778.shtml?wap=0
Thanks to reduced gasoline prices, an improving economy and a midweek July 4th, Independence Day holiday travel in North Carolina is expected to increase by 5% over last year, according to AAA Carolinas. More than 1,060,500 North Carolinians are expected to fly or drive 50 miles or more away from home for the July 4th holiday, with some combining their holiday with Monday and Tuesday (July 2nd and 3rd), others with Thursday and Friday (July 5th and 6th). ...]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:05:26 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7778.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7777.shtml?wap=0 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:36:30 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7777.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7776.shtml?wap=0 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:49:04 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7776.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7775.shtml?wap=0 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:29:47 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7775.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7774.shtml?wap=0 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:16:44 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7774.shtml?wap=0 http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7773.shtml?wap=0 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:54:46 CDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wlos_vid_7773.shtml?wap=0