Twenty-five years after North Carolina and Smithfield Foods agreed to address hog-waste pollution, open lagoons remain. Inside Climate News reporter Lisa Sorg explains why the Smithfield Agreement failed.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Southeast Charlotte has transformed into one of the region's bustling centers for business, housing and development. We explore how it got here, how the area is changing and what comes next. We’ll also look at the push to create communities where people can live, work, shop and spend time without getting in a car.
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CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill tells “Charlotte Talks” that the investigation into her found no wrongdoing. As the school board approaches a deadline for a decision, towns around Charlotte are deciding how to vote on the I-77 South toll lanes, Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney announces he’ll retire, and North Carolina’s mail-in ballots are out.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Houseplant workers and allies nationwide say they're subject to extreme heat and few breaks.
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Blumenthal Arts says the Charlotte International Arts Festival will not return to uptown Charlotte this month due to funding constraints.
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Early treatment for psychosis can improve recovery and challenge the misconception that mental illness means a lifetime of suffering.
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Retired Randolph Community College president Bob Shackleford spent 22 years as a military chaplain before starting his education career. Two days after the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, he was sent to Washington, D.C., to counsel people affected by the attack.
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The Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack was the first major world disaster most millennials can remember. Twenty-five years later, Charlotte-area millennials reflect on what they remember — and how 9/11 still shapes their lives.
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Students, veterans, office workers and volunteers planted 2,977 American flags in the shape of the twin towers Thursday as Charlotte prepared to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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It’s time for football. The Panthers open their regular season at 1 o’clock Sunday, when they host the Chicago Bears at Bank of America Stadium. Expectations are high after last season, when they won the NFC South for the first time in a decade; it was their first playoff appearance since 2017. For a preview, WCNC Sports Director Nick Carbone joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.
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Immigration judges at Charlotte’s immigration court ordered more than 18,000 removals from January through August, more than twice the number ordered during the same period in 2024.
NATION & WORLD
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