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The North Carolina Department of Transportation held two public meetings this week about its plan to rebuild Interstate 77 from uptown to the South Carolina line. The $3.2 billion project will be the biggest public works project Charlotte has seen.
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Julian Berger/WFAEU.S. Customs and Border Protection may be turning their attention to Charlotte soon. With the transit sales tax approved, attention turns to appointing members of the new transit authority. And the trial in the 2019 murder of Scott Brooks in NoDa continues. -
MAX PIXELDrones are being used in new ways across the region. Police departments throughout the state have turned to drones as first responders. Winston-Salem began using them seven years ago, and now Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are considering their use for rapid deployment in emergencies. We look at the capabilities of drones, their increasing use and some of the concerns surrounding that use, like privacy and transparency.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Seventy-two years after service members were first exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune, and three years after the passage of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, litigation over the resulting health impacts remains ongoing, with a new motion filed this week in an attempt to speed things up. -
The county purchased a historic farm and plans to turn it into a park sometime next year. -
Toyota held a ceremonial grand opening for its $14 billion factory on an 1,800-acre site in the tiny Randolph County town of Liberty. -
ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula was recalled after 15 infants nationwide were diagnosed with suspected or confirmed infant botulism after drinking the formula. -
Tom Hughes has asked Watauga County Commissioners to consider using a county-owned building to create a facility to care for those children. -
A ceremony occurred in Charlotte today that celebrated the transfer of land where newly freed slaves built a church and cemetery. The consecrated land has now returned to their descendants and others with ties to the church.
NATION & WORLD
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Scout Motors announces new headquarters in Charlotte. The U.S. Senate's continuing resolution to end the government shutdown could have implications for N.C.'s hemp and THC industry. Mecklenburg County purchases a historic farm in Huntersville with plans to build a park.
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