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ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament 2024: Tournament updates as the road to the NCAA Tournament continues

ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament 2024: Tournament updates as the road to the NCAA Tournament continues
THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. PROSECUTORS SAY THEY ARE OPEN TO DELAYING THE START OF DONALD TRUMP’S HUSH MONEY TRIAL IN NEW YORK. IT’S TO GIVE THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S LAWYERS TIME TO REVIEW EVIDENCE THAT WAS RECENTLY TURNED OVER, THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAID IN A COURT FILING THAT IT IS NOT OPPOSED TO ADJOURNING THE START OF THE TRIAL FOR NO MORE THAN 30 DAYS. RIGHT NOW, JURY SELECTION IS SET TO BEGIN ON MARCH 25TH. THE JUDGE HAS YET TO RULE ON THIS REQUEST HERE AT HOME AND FIRST AT 4:00. A TEENAGER HAS BEEN ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF FIRING A GUN INSIDE A GROCERY STORE IN HIGH PLAINS. WXII 12 MARIA DEBONE JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE THE FOOD LION ON WESTCHESTER DRIVE. MARIA, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE INCIDENT. WELL, THE INITIAL CALL THAT HIGH POINT POLICE GOT WAS THAT SHOTS WERE FIRED INSIDE THIS STORE, AND THEN THEY ARRIVED IN LESS THAN A MINUTE HERE. OFFICERS THEN DETERMINED THAT ONE SHOT WAS FIRED AND NO ONE WAS HIT. WE’VE LEARNED THAT A 17 YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY NOT FAR FROM THE FOOD LION HIGH POINT POLICE SAY THE GUN THE TEEN FIRED WAS STOLEN. THAT’S 17. YEAR-OLD IS NOW CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A STOLEN FIREARM, DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM WITHIN A STRUCTURE AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A MINOR AT THE HIGH POINT POLICE DEPARTMENT, SAYS 25 OFFICERS QUICKLY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THEY WERE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND MAKE AN ARREST ALL WITHIN AN HOUR. WHENEVER IT’S SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, OUR CONCERN ALWAYS GOES THAT IT WOULD BE MORE SERIOUS. AND THAT’S WHY, AGAIN, WE RESPONDED LIKE WE DID, LIKE THE TRAIN FOR THE WORST. AND YOU KNOW, THAT WAY WE’RE PREPARED WHEN IT’S NOT. AND HIGH POINT POLICE SAYS THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN TO THE GUILFORD COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDER A SECURE ORDER IN HIGH POINT MARIA DEBONE, WXII 12 NEWS. MARIA, THANK YOU. DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS OFFICIALS FOUND FIREARMS THIS WEEK ON TWO DIFFERENT CAMPUSES. THE DISTRICT TELLS US A WEAPON WAS FOUND AT OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL ON MONDAY AND A SEPARATE INCIDENT THAT SAME WEEK. A STUDENT OF OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL BROUGHT A 3D PRINTED MODEL THAT LOOKED LIKE A GUN TO CAMPUS. THAT ONE, WE’RE TOLD, WAS NOT A FUNCTIONING ITEM. DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THEY’VE NOTIFIED PARENTS ABOUT BOTH SITUATIONS. JONES TODAY MARKS TWO MONTHS SINCE A HIGH POINT MOTHER OF FIVE MARISSA CARMICHAEL WENT MISSING. 25 YEAR-OLD CARMICHAEL WAS LAST SEEN ON JANUARY 14TH AT THE EXXON ON EAST MARKET STREET. AFTER A NIGHT OUT, POLICE SAY SHE CALLED 911 FROM THE GAS STATION AT 3:40 A.M., SAYING A MAN STOLE HER PHONE, BUT OFFICERS DIDN’T ARRIVE UNTIL ABOUT 40 MINUTES LATER. BY THEN, SHE WAS GONE. GUILFORD METRO 911 TELLS US THERE WERE NO OFFICERS AVAILABLE TO DISPATCH WHEN CARMICHAEL CALLED THEM. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE MARISSA CARMICHAEL COULD BE IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL GREENSBORO. GUILFORD COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS AT 336373 1000. YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR NAME TODAY. STATE TROOPERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER OF A CAR INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN CRASH THAT LEFT SOMEONE SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 5.45 ON HIGHWAY 64 NEAR WESTBURY DRIVE. THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE DRIVER OF A BLACK LEXUS RX350 CRASHED WITH A CAR WHILE TRYING TO PASS THEM IN A TURNING LANE. THAT DRIVER WENT OFF THE ROAD DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. TROOPERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER OF THE SUV. THE VEHICLE HAS A NORTH CAROLINA LICENSE PLATE, RDP 1851. WE’RE TOLD THERE WILL BE DAMAGE TO THE BACK RIGHT CORNER. IT’S A BIG DAY FOR BASKETBALL IN NORTH CAROLINA. ALL FOUR TOBACCO ROAD TEAMS ARE IN ACTION AT THE ACC MEN’S TOURNAMENT IN WASHINGTON, DC. A BUSY WEEK, SPORTS DIRECTOR JON JOHNSON JOINS US LIVE TONIGHT FROM DC FOLLOWING ALL THE ACTION TODAY. JON. YEAH GUYS WE ARE HERE FOR QUARTERFINAL ACTION HERE. THE ACC MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. WAKE FOREST CURRENTLY IN ACTION RIGHT NOW. THEIR GAME AGAINST PITT TIPPED OFF AROUND 230. DEACS CURRENTLY TRAILING BY DOUBLE DIGITS RIGHT NOW, BUT EARLIER IN THE DAY, NORTH CAROLINA STARTED THEIR QUARTERFINALS DEBUT. AS THIS TEAM LOOKS TO WIN THEIR 19TH ACC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BY THE END OF THIS WEEKEND. WE’LL GO AHEAD AND PULL UP THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE AS THE TAR HEELS TAKE TO THE COURT. THESE HEELS ARE PLAYING SOME OF THEIR BEST BASKETBALL COMING INTO THE TOURNAMENT. NOW AFTER A SLUGGISH START TO THE FIRST HALF, ELLIOT CADEAU SPARKING THE TAR HEELS, THE STEAL AND THE FINISH ON THE OTHER END. NOW CANDIDO WAS ALL OVER THE FLOOR IN THE FIRST HALF FOR NORTH CAROLINA DIVING FOR THIS LOOSE BALL. CAROLINA IS FIRED UP AND FROM THERE THEY WOULD OWN THE REST OF THIS FIRST HALF. ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR RJ DAVIS COMES AWAY WITH THE STEAL AND HE’S GOING END TO END FOR THE FINISH PART OF A 20 TO 4 RUN BY NORTH CAROLINA IN THE FIRST HALF. AS THE HEELS LEAD BY 16 AT THE BREAK. SECOND HALF. NOW LOOK WHO’S IN THE BUILDING ROY WILLIAMS TAKING IN QUARTERFINAL PLAY OF HIS TAR HEELS. AND ROY ENJOYING THE ACTION FROM NORTH CAROLINA. CARDO THE BEHIND THE BACK DROP PASS TO DAVIS AS NORTH CAROLINA IS MOVING ON WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 9267 VICTORY. WE LOVE PLAYING TOGETHER, ALWAYS IN THE CLOSE ONES IN THE IN THE NOT SO CLOSE ONES. UM, TONIGHT WAS FUN AND WE WANT TO HAVE MORE FUN TOMORROW EVERY BODY ON OUR TEAM GOT A CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER, AND A LOT OF PLAYERS ON THIS TEAM THAT NEVER EVEN BEEN TO THE TOURNAMENT, SO WE JUST ALL WANT TO WIN. REALLY BADLY. WE FEEL LIKE PEOPLE DOUBTED US EVERY DAY, EVEN WHEN WE WON THE REGULAR SEASON TITLE, EVEN IF WE WERE IN THE TOURNAMENT, WE FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE DOUBTING US. YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY WE DON’T KNOW WHO. WE KIND OF TALK ABOUT THIS. WE DON’T KNOW WHO WHAT FANS ARE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY’RE COMING TO SEE US, THE ONLY TIME THEY’RE ABLE TO COME AND SEE US. YOU KNOW, WE’RE TRYING TO SHOW THEM WHAT WE CAN DO AND GIVE THEM THE BEST PLAY. AND GUYS, THAT’S PROBABLY THE MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA’S WIN TODAY IS THAT THIS TEAM STILL HAS A CHIP ON THEIR SHOULDER, DESPITE WINNING THE ACC REGULAR SEASON TITLE TO A MAN. THEY GUYS SAID THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM. EACH GAME IS IMPORTANT, BUT THEY REALLY WANT TO FINISH THE DEAL HERE AND BRING HOME THAT 19TH TOURNAMENT TITLE. NOW, AS FOR WAKE FOREST, WE STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO WITH THEIR BASKETBALL GAME COMING UP AT 5:00. WE’LL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS AND REACTION FROM THE DEACS TO SEE IF THEY CAN ADVANCE TO THE SEMIFINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2006. FOR NOW, REPORTING HERE INSIDE CAPITAL ONE ARENA JOHN JOHNSON WXII 12 SPORTS. BACK TO YOU GUYS. JOHN THANK YOU. A WELL KNOWN MEMBER OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY’S COMMUNITY HAS DIED. THE SCHOOL SAYS. PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND PROVOST EMERITUS EDWIN G. WILSON DIED YESTERDAY IN WINSTON-SALEM. HE WAS 101 YEARS OLD. WILSON AFFECTIONATELY NAMED MR. WAKE FOREST, JOINED THE FACULTY IN 1951. HE SERVED AS THE UNIVERSITY’S FIRST PROVOST FROM 1967 UP UNTIL 1990. THE WILSON FAMILY IS PLANNING A MEMORIAL SERVI
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ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament 2024: Tournament updates as the road to the NCAA Tournament continues
The ACC Tournament is in full effect, and two of the four teams in North Carolina are still alive. UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State are still in the running to be the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Champions!Check the latest updates below. SATURDAY, MARCH 1610:52 p.m. - NC State beat out UNC 84-76 to become the ACC Champion FRIDAY, MARCH 1511:55 p.m. - NC State takes down Virginia 73-65 in overtime. A 'Big Four' matchup is set for the ACC Championship Game between the Tar Heels and the Wolfpack. 9:05 p.m. - UNC beat Pitt, 72 - 65. The Tar Heels are headed to the ACC Championship Game!THURSDAY, MARCH 149:00 p.m. - NC State has upset Duke, 74 - 69.5:00 p.m. - WXII 12 News Sports Director John Johnson provides a brief recap of Wake Forest's loss to Pittsburgh.4:45 p.m. - Pittsburgh prevailed against Wake Forest, 81 - 69. 2:12 p.m - UNC beat Florida State, 92 - 67. 12:00 p.m. - WXII 12 News Sports Director John Johnson gives an update before the games get underway in Washington, D.C.

The ACC Tournament is in full effect, and two of the four teams in North Carolina are still alive. UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State are still in the running to be the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Champions!

Check the latest updates below.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 16

10:52 p.m. - NC State beat out UNC 84-76 to become the ACC Champion

FRIDAY, MARCH 15

11:55 p.m. - NC State takes down Virginia 73-65 in overtime. A 'Big Four' matchup is set for the ACC Championship Game between the Tar Heels and the Wolfpack.

9:05 p.m. - UNC beat Pitt, 72 - 65. The Tar Heels are headed to the ACC Championship Game!

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

9:00 p.m. - NC State has upset Duke, 74 - 69.

5:00 p.m. - WXII 12 News Sports Director John Johnson provides a brief recap of Wake Forest's loss to Pittsburgh.

4:45 p.m. - Pittsburgh prevailed against Wake Forest, 81 - 69.

2:12 p.m - UNC beat Florida State, 92 - 67.

12:00 p.m. - WXII 12 News Sports Director John Johnson gives an update before the games get underway in Washington, D.C.