A pedestrian escaped injury and two drivers were not seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash at a crosswalk on Concord Road near Davidson College Wednesday afternoon. Read the full story

Davidson and Charlotte Mecklenburg Police searched for a missing Davidson man for hours Wednesday night with dogs and a helicopter but it now appears the 18-year-old wasn’t really missing. The man’s family and police say he already was safe at a Huntersville hospital as the search continued. Read the full story

Updated 6:50pm
An 18-year-old Davidson teen missing since Wednesday evening has been found safe, Davidson police said Thursday afternoon. Joshua Kogas was being treated at Huntersville Presbyterian Hospital, police said around 5 p.m. Read the full story

Davidson Police are asking for help finding an 18-year-old man who disappeared in east Davidson Wednesday night after telling a 911 dispatcher he had intentionally overdosed on his medication.

Joshua Wilton Kogas called 911 around 8:30 p.m., saying he had intentionally overdosed on his medication and was laying in the wooded area near Mayes Road and N.C. 73. Davidson Police and Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department began a search of the area with officers, dogs and a helicopter, but were unable to find Mr. Kogas Wednesday night.

In a statement Thursday morning, police said Mr. Kogas has been seeing a doctor  for unspecified medical conditions that require medication. “At this time, it is unclear if he has his medications with him,” the statement said.

Mr. Kogas is white, six feet tall, 180 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen Wednesday night near Page’s Pond Court and N.C. 73 wearing blue jeans, black tee shirt and an orange or red backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or Davidson Police at 704-892-5131.

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Updated Thursday 7:15 a.m.
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A man whose body was found on the shore of Lake Norman in southern Iredell County on Sunday apparently fell overboard while fishing. But it’s still not clear what caused his death, investigators said Monday.

Officer Ron Robertson of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, which has jurisdiction on the lake, identified the man as Mitchell Todd Meadows, 50, of Mooresville. Read the full story