Mark Becker

Veteran reporter at WSOC-TV. Covering Charlotte news for 30 years. Enjoy time with my family. Love my Cardinals and running.

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Those who know me know I don’t tweet often, certainly not about myself. But I am honored and humbled by the comments since WSOC announced that I’m retiring. Thank you seems like hardly enough. I just hope I’ve done my job with fairness and integrity and somehow made a difference.

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The fire on Kings Ridge Drive is out but not before causing “significant damage“

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CFD says two people with minor injuries at a park fire in South Charlotte

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Brooks’ twin brother and other family members were not in court for the hearing, and neither were the defendants.

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BREAKING: Prosecutors will not ask for the death penalty for two men charged with the murder of charlotte sandwich shop owner Scott Brooks

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Prosecutors announce they will not ask for the death penalty for Malikah Bennett—the charlotte mother charged with killing her 4 year old daughter and burying her body in the backyard

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#BREAKING “Myers Park rapist“ from 1990s Identified 13 years after he passed away. CMPD’s Cold Case Unit has identified 15 victims from his attacks between 1990 and 1999.

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#BREAKING: CMPD to announce that they have identified the man known as the “Myers Park rapist“ who sexually assaulted 15 teenage girls between 1990 and 1999. The suspect died in 2008 and was never charged.

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My message to students and staff is that I hear you and that we are committed to the safety of our students and staff—Supt Winston

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Superintendent Winston: we’re not sure yet how many people will be on team working on Title 9 sexual assault reports

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CMS Superintendent announces that they’ll be increasing support in their Title 9 office to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct

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police on the scene of a shooting in South Charlotte. Victims brother tells us she was shot in the stomach.Source says she was probably not the intended target

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CMPD:
Man involved in stand off took his own life.

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After almost 24 hours standoff with police in south west Charlotte and peacefully

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Huge tree fell overnight in hunting towne farms in the south charlotte taking down power lines

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CMPD: we hope to resolve standoff in Steele Creek soon. Major Alex Watson says no one hurt after shots fired at Ofcr’s

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CMPD: officers responding to a domestic violence call in Steele Creek when a suspect fired shots at them. No one hurt. Police negotiating with suspect to get him to surrender.

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More than a dozen bullet shells in a South Charlotte parking lot after a shooting. Police say three people hit got themselves to the hospital before officers got here. No Word on suspects at this point

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“She was just four!!” Rally for a little girl allegedly killed by her mother

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“Justice for Majelic” The signs outside the courthouse where four year old Majelic young’s mother made her first court appearance after she was charged with her murder…