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Crowd outside Charlotte tax agencies want reportedly promised money

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Police in Charlotte were called to several locations of a tax service agency after large crowds showed up looking for money they were reportedly promised.

The crowds began to gather at the Instant Tax Service at 1520 West Boulevard in Charlotte on Friday afternoon, as well as the Instant Tax Service location a few miles away on Freedom Drive.

The Better Business Bureau in Charlotte says they have had several complaints about the company at locations in Gastonia, Rock Hill and Charlotte.

The Gastonia location sent out refund checks to customers who filed their 2011 taxes only to have the checks bounce at the bank.

Other locations promised customers their refund checks Friday but no checks were to be found.

Instant Tax Service was accredited by the BBB in January of 2010.

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SC residents can get up to $100 rebate on some appliance purchases

CHARLESTON, WC (WCSC) - South Carolina residents planning to purchase new ENERGY STAR qualified appliances will be eligible to receive rebates ranging from $50 to $100 starting this Friday.

The program applies to purchases through Sunday, Feb. 5, and is funded by the state's remaining portion of the appliance rebate stimulus program.

Qualifying appliances include ENERGY STAR labeled clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators and room air conditioning units. 

Eligible clothes washers will receive a $100 rebate while dishwashers, refrigerators and room air conditioning units will receive $50 rebates.  All qualifying purchases occurring throughout this program will be eligible to receive a rebate.

On The Road: Historic Brattonsville in York Co.

YORK, CO (WBTV) - The latest On The Road adventure takes us just 45 minutes from Charlotte to a historic site that spans 200+ years.

Historic Brattonsville Plantation is one of York County's most popular tourists attractions.

"This represents pretty good middle class living."

It might be hard to believe when you see them, but the buildings in Brattonsville Plantation were built well over 200 years ago. Back then, a good house was a roof and four walls.

Now, this whole place is meant to honor the family that built it.

"It's a historic site that spans three  generations, tells the story of the Bratton family that moved here during those generations -- then the bigger picture of the people besides the Brattons that moved into the backcountry," said Karen Cox, a costumed interpreter at Historic Brattonsville Plantation.

National Wear Red Day is February 3rd

National Wear Red Day is February 3rd

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Go Red For Women is asking women to take action by participating in this year’s National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 3rd. Women can wear red in support of the cause, learn more about their personal risk of heart disease, and register for a free red dress pin at GoRedForWomen.org or get involved with local events and the upcoming Go Red For Women luncheon on May 10, 2012. 

For more information, please click HERE or call 704.208.5514.

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Man found dead in home, was assaulted days ago, police believe

ROCK HILL, SC (WBTV) - A Rock Hill man has been found dead inside his home, days after police believe he was assaulted.

According to police, officers were called by family members around 3:05 p.m. on Thursday afternoon to do a welfare check on a man in his 60s.

When officers arrived at a home along the 300 block of Orr Drive, family members had already gone inside the home and found the body of 64-year-old Alexander "Boots" Hardin, a Rock Hill police report states.

Neighbor Corey Minton told officers that he had not heard from Hardin for a few days and was worried about him. Hardin's girlfriend and her daughter went into the home with Minton before officers arrived, the report states.

Officers told them to leave the home and began their investigation.

According to the report, Hardin's body was found on the floor near the front door "with blood coming from his head."

Group brawl leads to drug arrest, police say

YORK, SC (WBTV) - On Wednesday, 1/25, officers were dispatched to Cleveland Avenue in York for a disturbance involving a large group of individuals who were fighting.  Upon arrival officers spoke with a group of 5 individuals walking toward Congress Street away from the area of the disturbance.  These individuals advised that they were arguing with an acquaintance of theirs who pulled a knife out and threatened them.  Officers were advised that the man who pulled out the knife was a black male named Samuel Watson and left the area on foot toward Jefferson Street wearing a blue and yellow jacket and blue jeans. 

 

High winds knock out power to thousands in SC overnight

TEGA CAY, SC (WBTV) - High winds and heavy rain knocked out power to thousands of people in South Carolina overnight.

Duke Energy reported Friday that more than a thousand outages were reported in York County and nearly 600 in Chester County.

Power was quickly being restored Friday morning.

High winds overnight snapped a tree in half, taking down some major power lines with it early Friday morning in Tega Cay.

The sounds of chainsaws and work trucks were probably not what residents along Tega Cay Drive were expecting, but they were a welcome sight.

Overnight, high winds and rain weakened trees all over the viewing area, bringing down limbs on top of power lines shutting down electricity to homeowners.

Police shut down the streets giving work crews leeway to cut the debris up and clear it from the roadway.

From there the task was trying to restore power to people who live in the area.