ABC11 Eyewitness News - Eyewitness News at 11pm - September 10, 2026

Episode Date: September 11, 2026

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Right now, live coverage from your local news leader, preparing you for tomorrow starting tonight and your first alert forecast. Here's what's happening where you live. This is ABC 11 eyewitness news. Tonight on eyewitness news is crowds filled the streets of downtown Raleigh for this weekend's hopscotch festival. A million dollar project is kicking off on Fayetteville Street. We've got the latest on the street skate project officials are hoping will revitalize Raleigh's downtown district. But first here tonight, 25 years after the September 11th terror attacks, people across the country are pausing to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost. Thanks for joining us here for the news at 11. I'm Steve Daniels.

And I'm Lauren Johnson on the eve of 9-11. Durham chose to remember through song, a 200 voice chorus and full symphony orchestra joined together hitting all the right notes, remembering the day that changed the nation forever. Akila Davis reports from the Durham Armory where tonight's soundtrack was one of remembrance, reflection and healing. A powerful and emotional tribute here at the Durham Armory tonight. The room was filled with people who still remember where they were September 11th, 2001. And for one of the performers, that day was personal. That day in 9-11 has forever kind of been seared in my memory because of the fear that we lost my dad. Sarah Oliver was a high school senior in San Antonio, Texas. Her father was in New York for business with a 9 a.m. meeting inside the South Tower.

I went in and called his office and I said where was his 9 a.m. meeting. And they said, I don't know what to say. His meeting was in the second tower. So I was just in shock. With cell service down, Sarah and her family spent hours thinking the worst. Then her father called. He was five minutes late to his 9 a.m. meeting. He saw the second plane hit the tower. It's five minutes that likely saved his life.

25 years later, Sarah sings with the Choral Society of Durham, using her voice to remember the lives lost and hoping to unite a divided country. The sounds of Mozart's Requiem filling the Durham Armory, the Durham Symphony and Choral Society of Durham honoring the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the September 11th terrorist attacks.

I just remember the horror of watching the first building and then realizing that the plane was coming in to hit the second building. I mean, it just completely takes your breath away. Stephen Harper knows that he motion well. The former member of the choral society attended tonight as a supporter and came prepared. I brought plenty of tissues. He's performed Mozart's Requiem many times, and it's one part in particular that he says moves him.

The part where we anticipate the angels meeting is at the gates of heaven. It's the passion. It's the angst. It's the anger. It's the joy. And you don't get that necessarily from a speaker in a speech. Organizers say, that's what? why they chose music to help our community remember and continue healing together. Seeing what music can do to put people together from different ages, different walks of life. In Durham, Akila Davis, ABC 11, eyewitness news. And all week long, ABC 11 has been sharing personal stories of how 9-11 changed so many people's lives.

You can see all those reflections in a half-hour special 9-11, 25 years later. Friday night at 630 on Disney Plus and wherever you stream, eyewitness news. New here at 11, a police chase reaching speeds of 120 miles an hour ends in a crash in Moore County. The More County Sheriff's Office and Robbins Police were chasing a guy wanted on charges in Montgomery County when the guy wrecked his car. Here's a look at the aftermath. The guy on the run was driving that Prius that crashed into the trees on Highway 2427 near McDuffie Road outside Robbins. A Moore County Sheriff's Cruiser is also really banged up. The deputy is not badly injured. 21-year-old Avin Williams is now facing a long list of charges. Earlier in the day, law enforcement in Montgomery County also chased him, but they lost him.

In Orange County, charges have officially been filed after a disturbance at UNC Chapel Hill last week. Officials say a man disrupted a watch party put on by black student groups. 45-year-old Keegan Wilson is accused of entering Green Law Hall last week, or students say he threw things at them, damaged their property, and yelled out racial slurs. UNC says it took five minutes for officers to respond in another 10 minutes until the suspect was in custody. Wilson is now charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct. Tonight, Fayetteville police are working to identify more victims of an alleged human trafficking network that involve prostitution. Take a look at this man. He's 33-year-old Mark Presley. Fayetteville police arrested him this week following a human trafficking investigation.

Investigators believe Presley operated a widespread trafficking network of sex workers between the Fayetteville area and parts of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, dating back to 2022. Police say Presley uses several different aliases, including John. He also operated out of local motels and short-term rentals. If you interacted with him, Fayetteville police are urging you to come forward. Survivors have immediate access to safe housing and trauma support services. Tonight, after years of litigation, North Carolina has secured a nearly $600 million settlement with three chemical companies over PFOS pollution, also known as forever chemicals. The state has accused Kimmer's DuPont and Cortiva of illegally dumping chemicals into the Cape Fear River and is now requiring them to clean things up. In 2017, the EPA found Kimmers dumped Pfeas in the Cape Fear River, which supplies drinking water to half a million residents there.

And the settlement was reached with the state and 11 local governments. They need to make sure that it translates into the infrastructure, into safe water, so that our communities and our people know that they have access to safe drinking water. Today's agreement is the largest environmental damage payment in state history. will be spread over 15 years. In a statement on their website, Kimmer said the settlement recognizes the significant investments in progress made under the 2019 consent order with the state of North Carolina, including substantial reductions in PFA's emissions from Fayetteville Works. New here at 11 in downtown Raleigh, it's the first night of the three-day hopscotch music

festival. Live music is being performed at many venues, including the City Plaza stage right there on Fayetteville Street. You can see from our rooftop cam from our downtown Raleigh studio and newsroom. and downtown safety is top of mind for a lot of people who are attending the festival. Hopscotch is happening as law enforcement and city leaders are having some conversation about ways to enhance safety following some pretty high profile incidents in downtown Raleigh recently. And city officials as well as business owners are hoping the festival can draw more business to the area. At the same time Fayetteville Street is getting a little bit of a refresh.

The city started work this week on a million dollar streetscape project. Elaine Athens live now along Fayetteville Street with the renderings of those improvements. Where are you learning about the project? Yeah, a city leader Steve and Lauren tell me that this street skate project is a key piece to bringing more people to the downtown area, making this spot vibrant for those who do patronize this section of this city. A small business located just here behind me is welcoming this investment. Have the street look better, have the sidewalk look better, a little bit more clean. Kyle Haken owns Foundation. It's been a staple along Fayfield Street for 17 years and one of the first bars to open here. Haken says there have been highs and lows throughout the years.

Business leaders have said Fayetteville Street was hit the hardest by the pandemic. Haken tells me things are slowly getting back to normal. Marginal increase, but steady increase over the last three years in sales overall. Chris started working this week on the $1 million street skate project. Planting beds are being ripped up and will be replaced. New seating will be installed in the fall. These renderings were shared with eyewitness news showing the variety of options. And then in the new year, colorful custom art will start popping up along several blocks.

The city says it's also working to improve safety and just a few weeks ago closed off a breezeway on Wilmington Street. Officials said criminal activity was taking place in the tunnel and since the closure, there have been improvements. Absolutely, the block's been quieter. Some of that loitering activity that was concerning to our police officers, to the community, to the business owners that were directly adjacent has died down. The Hopscotch Music Festival is returning this weekend. The event brings thousands of people to downtown Raleigh and in turn business through Haken's doors. He's thankful for events like this and hopeful for the next few years.

The hotel opening down there with a new red hat, like there's going to be so much more stuff on Fable Street. So I think there will be with the city's help, obviously, a renovation and a revitalization of the street. So the city says it is also partnering up and working with Wake County. to help those facing homelessness here in downtown Raleigh. Live in Fayetteville Street tonight, Elena, A.V.C. 11. I witness news. Reimagining a new look downtown. Elena, thank you. And we have an update on a story that has touched so many of you.

A dog rescued from a dumpster at the shops at Lakewood in Durham. Yeah, tonight he's being cared for at the Animal Protection Society of Durham. I witness who stopped by today to see the dog that's been named Kingston. As you can see, he's rebounding pretty well, looking pretty happy as he's playing around outside. Durham County deputies searching for a man now who was near that dumpster where Kingston was found trapped inside. Still to come at 11, the I team following the story of a Moore County woman who went into debt while looking for love. We'll show you how she lost nearly $35,000 while using an online dating platform. Plus, at least four people were shot inside a North Carolina home, the latest on the investigation as police search for a motive.

And Don's checking on the temps outside after a pretty warm day around here. It's a warm evening too with those numbers running in the 80s tonight. Plus we've got dry conditions on radar, but that'll change tomorrow. We'll time out the showers for you and talk about some cooler temps in your seven-day forecast coming up next. We are in local news. ABC 11 eyewitness news continues now. A Moore County woman sharing her financial heartache after she tells the troubleshooter, she spent close to 35 grand hoping to land a love connection online. Instead, she drained her account, never found love, and now has a mountain of debt.

My name's Karen Hasick and she can't believe she got caught up in this online romance for over a year. The 74 year old joined the online dating platform called Date My Age and one man named Noah caught her attention. In order to communicate with Noah on Date My Age, she paid the monthly membership and she had to buy credits to direct message and live chat on the dating platform. Over a year's time, Karen says she spent close to $35,000. Karen says she gave Noah her number and email to try and communicate off the Date My Age platform. but she says he was a free user, meaning he did not have to pay to communicate. You don't have to pay for any of this. I do. And it's costing me a fortune. I'm going through all my money. After giving Noah an ultimatum to meet in person, Karen says Noah's profile came down and he disappeared.

She's now sharing her financial heartache to warn other people. Karen's daughter filed a complaint with Date My Age, who responded with an email that set in part every profile on its platform must represent a real individual who personally uses the account. The company says bots and third party operators are prohibited, and it uses identification and manual moderation and automated monitoring. The company also says purchases are generally non-refundable, but date my age, did refund Karen $1,800 worth of charges and offered another $1,000 as a refund as a goodwill payment

in exchange for full and final settlement of those concerns. Karen's daughter tells troubleshooter Diane Wilson, they are not accepting the offer because they want to make sure people are aware of how the site transacts business. Date my age tells eyewitness news due to privacy obligations. They cannot comment on the case, but they say they're still working to reach a satisfactory resolution. The company added,

we remain committed to providing a safe and respectful and reliable service for our customers to address illegitimate concerns through our established customer support and complaints processes. A usually quiet Gaston County neighborhood is reeling tonight after deadly shooting inside a home there. Tonight, two people are dead. Two others are critically hurt. Gaston County Police were called to a home on Forbes Road around 8.40 a.m. officers found four people suffering from gunshot wounds. Two victims died at the scene. Two others were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. A friend and co-worker of one of the people who lives at that home says she knew something was wrong when her friend failed to show up for work. I'm best friends with Heather, the mother. She actually works with me and didn't show up for work today. And I started to get worried because she never doesn't show up.

Investigators have identified a person of interest but have not said what led up to the shooting. Police believe everyone involved knew each other and there is no threat to the larger community. In tonight's for voice, you're voted in the state's U.S. Senate race. Both candidates being vocal about the race and what's on the line. Former Governor Roy Cooper was campaigning in Goldsboro today. And we're counting down to the November 3rd election. He responded to the attacks from his Republican opponent, Michael Watley, made at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas. It was a packed house in Wayne County this morning as the race.

for North Carolina's U.S. Senate seat gets national attention. Last night in Dallas, Watley used his time on the convention stage to go after Cooper's record. Watley is hoping to keep the seat being vacated by retiring Senator Tom Tillis. He's hoping to keep that in Republican hands. He praised Republican tax cuts while accusing Cooper and Democrats of raising the cost of health care and being soft on crime. Today, Cooper pushed back. Michael Watley needs to look in the mirror. He appointed a child molester who served.

six years in prison for it, was on the sex offender registry, and above the objections of many members of the Republican Party appointed him to an important position in the party that gave him access to teenagers and children. And it shows you that he puts politics over public safety. In a statement, Watley's campaign said Roy Cooper is the only candidate who has served in an office with the authority to early release violent offenders. Election Day is coming up on November. 3rd. We are getting an updated look at the state of North Carolina's U.S. Senate race. A newly released Elon University poll shows Roy Cooper holding an 11% lead over Michael Watley. Cooper was favored by 49% of likely voters who were surveyed.

38% said they were supporting Watley. 8% said they are currently undecided and 54% of registered voters think Cooper will win regardless of who they plan to vote for. All right, let's talk about some college football. The Aggie Eagle Classic is happening in Durham on Saturday. and the game time is changing. Storms are in the forecast, so NC Central University's moving kickoff

against rival NCAA and T to noon. The game was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. trying to dodge potential rain and storms on Saturday. Trey Oliver wants a win out of his feelings, right? That's right, absolutely. Don's joining us now to talk about those storm prospects, and we have some to come on our way tomorrow as well. We do.

Tomorrow's just going to be pop-up. I do think it's a good idea that they moved at because it's looking like better chances for showers late in the day on Saturday. We'll talk about that coming up. Good evening to you. One big thing to take away from tonight's forecast. Take your umbrella with you tomorrow. Not everybody's going to see a shower in the afternoon, but there will be a few around as you head home from work tomorrow, and you'll be prepared because you get the umbrella with you. Live look at First Alert Doppler net tonight. This is all radar trash. It shows up on a clear night. We're not seeing any rainfall out there.

We'll stay dry through the overnight. Looking live into downtown Fayetteville, 78 degrees right now clear skies on a south-southwest wind at 8 will come up to the triangle and take a live look at R-D-U. 81, partly cloudy on a south-southwest wind at 9. Maneo to Murphy tonight. Still almost 80s down at the coast. 81 in Raleigh and Greenville. We're the warm spots on the map. 77 to triad, 80 in Charlotte and 67 out in Boone. Tonight we'll drop into the 70s for lows. Normal is 65, so we're going to be well above average, almost 10 degrees above. where we should be for this time of year on a very warm overnight mainly clear skies now you wake up

tomorrow morning the temperatures in the 70s by 10 o'clock we're in the 80s by lunchtime we're in the 90s in the fitness forecast but look what happens when we look at the feels like temperatures by lunchtime it's feeling like upper 90s we're going to flirt with 100 throughout the afternoon even by 5 o'clock tomorrow night we still feel like 97 degrees did have a few high clouds work through those have cleared out. We're not seeing any rainfall out there yet. We do see a frontal boundary that's out to the west of us tonight. This is what's pushing east. Eventually we'll get stuck over us as it does. It brings that chance at shower. So let's walk you through your weekend. Now you'll start off tomorrow dry, clear by tomorrow afternoon. Just a few pop up showers and

storms. Many of you won't see rain, but some folks will get under a shower and because there's so much humidity there, you could see some heavier rainfall. Saturday starts off dry as well. lunchtime you're dry, but look at it by 5, 6 o'clock. That's where those showers and thunderstorms are firing. And again, lots of energy in the atmosphere, lots of heat in the atmosphere, and that means potential for severe storms. Tomorrow is just a pop-up storm, 30% chance, otherwise hot and humid, 96 in Raleigh, 94 Durham, 94 Fayetteville feels like temperatures up around 100. Your first alert, seven-day forecast powered by ACUAW, their 88 on Saturday, scattered storms. Sunday, if you're headed to Charlotte for the Panthers game, could be their hottest.

home opener ever. Be ready for attempts of the 90s in the stadium. Monday 90, Tuesday, 89. We'll hover near 90 on into next week. But how the state of the week is tomorrow. And if you get a storm, you'll cool off a little bit. We can hope. Don, thank you. So head, gather your favorite memories and stuff them inside a time capsule. That's what the new red hat amphitheater in Rale is hoping to do, but they want you to participate and you can help curate the capsule's contents. And remember, you'll always be able to watch. I would Live on ABC 11, Disney Plus, and wherever you stream. I witness news.

We are local news weeknights 4 to 630 and 11. The Raleigh Historic Development Commission is voted to recommend the Biltmore Hills neighborhood be added to the National Register of Historic Places. And now a neighborhood that helped open the door to black homeownership in Raleigh could receive national recognition. The Southeast Raleigh neighborhood is known for more than its homes. The street names helped tell the story of black excellence developed in the late 50s and 60s. It was a second neighborhood in Raleigh to be marketed to working-class African-Americans. Many streets in the neighborhood are named for famous African-Americans, such as Fitzgerald for Ella Fitzgerald and Campanella Lane for baseball pioneer Roy Campanella. The final decision on its potential inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places will be made by the National Park Service.

And you can be part of history at Raleigh's new Red Hat Amphitheater. The music venue is planning a time capsule containing mementos from the original amphitheater. It'll have things like a piece of the banners from the side of the state. and news clippings along with other mementos from the amphitheaters 16 years at its present location. The Red Hat Amphitheater is inviting the community to contribute and help shape what gets remembered. You can submit your ideas on the Red Hat amphitheater website. Red Hat, as you may know, is moving to block south to make room for the Ralee Convention Center expansion. Another sign of RDU's growing global footprint, a new nonstop flight to Mexico, getting ready to take off.

Valeris, launching nonstop service between RDU and Guadalajara next month, known as the Silicon Valley of Mexico, Guadalajara is a major technology and business hub. The new flight will operate three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. It's the first time Valeris has served RDU, adding another international connection for the growing airport. Tickets are now on sale. I was just doing some shopping there. Uh-oh. Yeah, the fares, 64 bucks each way.

I was going to say, where Steve Daniels? Francisco. In Australia. Crazy things. Good night.