City of Charlotte hears public feedback on proposed budget: Tuesday, May 10

Passionate community members of Charlotte took the mic and weighed in on how the city should spend the proposed $3.24 billion budget. Around 100 community members showed up to the Charlotte City Council meeting on Monday, May 9. Many from the crowd were members of the Charlotte city workforce. People cheered during public comment and advocated for the adoption of the budget. In the proposal, there is an increase of pay for city employees including water, sewer and transit hourly workers. The budget would raise the minimum hourly pay for a 40-hour work week to $20 an hour. Employees on a salary would see a 4% hike in pay.  READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/city-of-charlotte-budget-public-feedback/275-a32a6817-d6f5-45f1-9819-95db8c9b2cb6A former Alabama jail official on the run with a murder suspect she was accused of helping escape shot and killed herself Monday as authorities caught up with the pair after more than a week of searching, officials said. The man she fled with surrendered.The death of Vicky White, 56, only deepened the mystery of why a respected jail official would leave everything to help free Casey White, 38, a hulking inmate with a violent and frightening history.The two fugitives were caught — following a manhunt through three states — in Evansville, Indiana, when U.S. Marshals chasing them crashed into their vehicle, authorities said. Casey White gave himself up and Vicky White shot herself and was taken to a hospital, authorities said. Vanderburgh County Coroner Steve Lockyear said she died from her injuries.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/ex-jail-official-alabama-inmate-caught-in-indiana/507-058346a2-d557-4a15-9a23-a3cfc33e1d33