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Mother claims toddler's collarbone broken at day care center

The state is investigating a Charlotte mother’s claim that her son’s collarbone was broken at a day care facility.

She said her son was fine when she dropped him off, but in severe pain when she picked him up that evening.

The regional vice president for Childcare network said there is no evidence the incident happened at the day care center, but the young boy’s mother does not believe it.

Seth Martinez looked happy in his mother’s arms Tuesday night, but the 22-month-old toddler is still in a lot of pain.

His mother, Jeanette, said she picked her son up from the Childcare Network in Matthews earlier this month and was told he had been cranky most of the day.

It was hard to get him in a seat belt, so she took him to a doctor who recommended X-rays.

“I couldn’t believe the X-rays when I saw it. I was in shock. I thought maybe he had a virus or a cold,” she said.

However, the toddler had a broken collarbone.

“It’s not fractured -- it’s broken,” she said.

Martinez said the break could have only happened at the day care center, but officials at the Childcare Network are denying it happened there.

The regional vice president said the company did its own investigation, asking every teacher at the center if anything happened and found no reason to believe it happened there.

The day care center has a four-star rating and was last inspected in March.

Martinez said she called the state, who also questioned her about the injury.

She said she is positive the injury happened at the day care and thinks she is not being told the truth.

“I have to watch him carefully because he could break it again because he’s in the healing process,” Martinez said.

She said the injury will take six months to fully heal.

There is no timeline on the state’s investigation.

_{Tue, 22 May 2012 21:28:17 -0400}

Deliberations head into fourth day in Edwards trial

Deliberations will stretch into a fourth day in John Edwards’ trial and there is no telling if jurors are any closer to deciding whether he used campaign money to hide his mistress.

In all, jurors have deliberated on a verdict for nearly 20 hours.

Edwards and his daughter, Cate, have developed something of a routine, walking together down West Eugene Street to the front of the federal courthouse each morning.

Edwards, so far, has declined to comment on the deliberations and what he is thinking as the jury asks for more evidence and pushes deeper into the week.

So far, jurors have asked to see 22 pieces of evidence.

On Tuesday, the group asked to see two letters. One letter was from wealthy heiress “Bunny” Mellon to her lawyer, and the other was from her lawyer to an Edwards staffer.

What sets aside the two pieces of evidence from others requested before Tuesday is that the letters were written in 2006.

 Until now, jurors seemed to focus on evidence from 2007 and 2008.

While it’s not clear what looking further into Edwards’ past means, or which side that favors, legal analyst Kieran Shanahan believed the jurors will make a decision -- meaning the case will not end with a hung jury.

“Listen, three week trial, three days of deliberation. Let’s don’t push the panic button. Let’s let this jury do its job,” he said.

If convicted, Edwards faces up to 30 years behind bars. However, analysts think that sentence is unlikely.

The jury picks up Wednesday where it left off Tuesday afternoon.

_{Tue, 22 May 2012 21:24:17 -0400}

Huntersville teen’s political blog getting national attention

A 16-year-old girl in Huntersville is earning national attention for her political blog.

Madeleine McAulay started blogging about her conservative views more than a year ago. Since then, many high-profile names, including Sarah Palin, started following her.

Now, many people are talking about a video she posted last week about the Amendment One issue.

“For the most part, they were very supportive, but then all of a sudden, some vulgar comments started coming up,” she said.

On Wednesday morning, McAulay will be interviewed on a national news show about her blog.

To read her blog, click here. 

http://youtu.be/hEjLU6V3AuQ

_{Tue, 22 May 2012 20:32:21 -0400}

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