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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Google Street ViewThe Charlotte Regional Transit Planning Organization votes down the I-77 project; overcrowding leads the Mecklenburg County Sheriff to announce the reopening of Jail North; amid controversy, Mooresville's mayor hints at possible resignation and the Carolina Hurricanes are in the Eastern Conference Finals. -
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LOCAL NEWS
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School bus drivers from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Union County and other area districts gathered in Charlotte on Thursday to compete in the annual Transportation Roadeo. -
A judge at Charlotte’s immigration court on Thursday ordered the removal of a Honduran asylum seeker, even though he was killed more than a year ago. -
Rivercane enthusiasts hope this native bamboo can help to heal old harms to land and people – and strengthen the riverbank against the next flood. -
NASCAR said Thursday that two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died at the age of 41. Busch was in his 22nd full-time season in NASCAR and won 63 races in the Cup Series. Busch's family said earlier in the day that he had been hospitalized for an unspecified severe illness. -
North Carolina is claiming that the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer won't be able to hit upcoming deadlines for having its factory operational and 1,750 employees. -
Regional transportation leaders voted Wednesday to withdraw support for a plan to build toll lanes on I-77 south of uptown Charlotte. Charlotte City Council member Renee Johnson says community opposition and concerns about displacement ultimately changed the outcome.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has died at 41. NCDOT says Charlotte stands to lose $700 million in state funding now that the I-77 project has been scrapped. Area bus drivers compete in the annual School Bus Rodeo.
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