CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Under his watch, murder in Charlotte plummeted to a 30 year low, but Chief Rodney Monroe says there is still a great risk to the city as it relates to guns and gun violence.

"We recover an awful amount of guns every year," Monroe said.

On average, more than 1,500 a year.

"2008,  24 hundred guns, "he said." 2012 over 18 hundred guns, and many of these guns we recover are your guns."

Chief Monroe points to stolen guns. "We've over the last five years, over 13 hundred guns stolen just stolen out of people's cars."

There is also the questions of firearms on local school campuses?

"We've recovered of 144 guns over the last five years from our schools."

Monroe says curbing violence means tougher back ground checks, and stronger rules at local gun shows.

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Gripping electronic images stored on Tim Trautman's desk top offer a compelling visual narrative into the hardship that high water brings to some of Charlotte's most flood-prone neighborhoods.

The pictures reveal standing water at many homes.

He works with Mecklenburg County Storm Water Services.

Many vulnerable houses may remain in harm's way, because federal dollars normally used to demolish them are dwindling.

"What we've been able to do is take 25 cents and what we've been able to do is take 75 cents from the federal government to make that a dollar," Trautman said.

Remember the Doral and Caviler apartments?

The mix of federal dollars combined with local storm water fees allowed parts of the complex to be bulldozed.

Eloise McClary lives on Seldon Avenue it is a place with a history of flooding. She said, "If it gets too high. I know that I have to leave."

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is moving to its summer schedule starting next week.

Beginning Monday, June 17, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will follow its four-day work week schedule through Friday, Aug. 9.

The auxiliary services department reported $439,000 in savings last year due to limited use of utilities on Fridays.

Most district offices and departments will be open 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday during the summer.

There will be some exceptions to ensure support for Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation (L.I.F.T.) schools which will operate on a continuous learning calendar beginning in July.

During the week of July 1-5, CMS offices will operate on an 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. schedule, with July 4 as a holiday. In addition, specific school sites will be operating throughout the summer for various programs.