Climate Central
A summer day in Charlotte was more likely to be mild 47 years ago. It’s part of an overall warming trend in the region as global temperatures rise.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Tony Webster/flickrAutomatic License Plate Readers, ALPRs, have recently come under scrutiny. Police have considered them a force multiplier capable of solving serious crimes faster. Communities across the country, though, have raised privacy concerns regarding the technology. We'll look at how they're used here in the region. -
Looking Glass Productions/CourtesyFor more than a century, the Outer Banks has been acclaimed as the birthplace of flight — but what if it was also the birthplace of the wireless world we live in today? Monday, we revisit the origins of American radio with author and historian Kevin Duffus and explore how a stretch of the North Carolina coast helped give voice to the world.
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LOCAL NEWS
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NC House GOP can likely override veto of courts bill in November, but might not have enough votes to override elections bill veto from Stein. -
For nearly two years, residents of Tryon and Saluda have had to take a detour that some say has left them feeling isolated and taken a toll on local businesses. -
The General Assembly isn't likely to consider any veto overrides until after this November's elections. -
Unpredictable funding changes and questions over responsibility are shaping the future of hazardous waste remediation in North Carolina.
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Much of the Piedmont and High Country has shifted from extreme to moderate drought conditions. A few sustained periods of rain in July helped. -
As high school and college programs are launching across the state, the YMCA of WNC is adding a new recreation league for high school girls into the mix. -
The Stokes County planning board is again recommending against Project Delta, a proposed hyperscale data center near Walnut Cove. County commissioners will make the final decision next month. -
The three municipalities are each holding public hearings on the matter on Aug. 17. Several other Piedmont counties have recently enacted data center development moratoriums.
NATION & WORLD
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