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Customer beaten during armed robbery in Granite Falls

Granite Falls Police are looking for two suspects accused of brutally beating a customer during a robbery Saturday morning. 

It happened at the Citgo on South Main Street, just off Highway 321.  Police said the suspects beat the customer so badly he had to be hospitalized.  

Investigators tell Eyewitness News they believe the same suspects are connected to another robbery Saturday morning at a Tastee Freez restaurant a few miles away in Hudson.

We are talking with police and working to get more information about the suspects and the condition of the customer.   

Stay with Eyewitness News for more on this developing story.

_{Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:33:05 -0500}

Race for governor could be a Charlotte showdown

Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx is exploring a possible candidacy for governor, but political experts told Eyewitness News it would be tough for him to succeed in a statewide race.

Thursday, Foxx said he's discussing the decision with his family and friends.

If he decides to run, voter Shannon Kee said he'd be doing a disservice to the city, given the region's 10 percent unemployment rate.

"I think Mayor Foxx is doing a great job in Charlotte and should stay right here in Charlotte. I don't think he's done doing what he has to do here yet," Kee said.

But other voters said even if Foxx decides he wants to serve the entire state, it reflects positively on the Queen City.

"The bigger, the better. If he's going to do big things, he's still representing Charlotte," said voter Kelly Norris. "He came from Charlotte, he's a Charlotte resident, he's representing us still, no matter what he does."

Political science professor Joseph Ellis says name recognition would be a big problem for Foxx.

"You're going from a mayoral race, where you're the voice, the candidate of a city, to the governor of North Carolina," Ellis said.

But the Wingate University professor said the spotlight of the DNC in September would help Foxx's electability.

"Anthony Foxx certainly has that sort of wow factor that you can promote. You can promote that almost nationally," Ellis said.

The last three Charlotte mayors, including Republican hopeful Pat McCrory, lost their bids for statewide office.

Mayor Foxx has $356,000 left over from his mayoral race that he could use in a run for governor.

_{Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:50:40 -0500}

Changes coming to intersection where two pedestrians struck

The Charlotte Department of Transportation will make changes to a busy uptown Charlotte intersection where two Wells Fargo employees were struck by vehicles in as many days.

Both victims were crossing the intersection of East Stonewall and South College Streets when they were hit.

The first victim, Brett Morgan, was killed. The second victim, David Smuda, is still recovering from his injuries weeks after the accident.

“I still have a few side effects with the concussion,” Smuda said. “I still have a few headaches.”

Within the next week, CDOT will install signs at every approach to the intersection warning drivers, especially those turning, to yield to any pedestrians.

Smuda is happy to hear there are changes being made, but wonders if it will be enough.

“Anything helps, but unless the drivers really start paying attention to what they’re doing it really doesn’t matter what safety precautions the city puts,” he said.

CDOT is also considering making structural changes to the intersection that would force vehicles to reduce their speed through the intersection.

_{Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:36:45 -0500}

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