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A Veterans Day ceremony in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday honored local military veterans and highlighted their sacrifices.
For Veterans Day, WFAE interviewed a dozen area veterans about why they served, and what life was like for them in the military and afterwards. From a Purple Heart veteran whose ship was nearly sunk by a U.S. ally to a woman who founded an organization for other female veterans, these conversations offer new insights into military service and the veterans in our community.
Listen to their stories here.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Former South Carolina Governor David Beasley has had a storied political career on both local and international stages. In August, he launched Breaking Bread Together, a national movement designed to bridge cultural, religious, and political divides in America. We sit down with Beasley to discuss civility in politics.
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Brett Sayles/PexelsIndigenous people fought alongside settlers and later served in the armed forces, but their contributions were often minimized and their cultural traditions disrespected. We discuss the importance of honoring their participation in America’s wars and efforts to bring them the respect they deserve.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Some Charlotte residents are turning to the courts to try and restrict the building of duplexes and triplexes in their neighborhoods. Under the city’s new development rules, those multifamily units are allowed to be built in areas previously zoned only for single-family homes. City leaders adopted the new rules three years ago to guide Charlotte’s growth and encourage more density. For more, we turn to Ashley Fahey of The Charlotte Ledger for our segment, BizWorthy. -
A recent poll from Elon University found a large number of North Carolinians could favor impeachments in the White House. Survey respondents also shared who they'd want to see run for president in 2028. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has hired an outside firm to manage its finances ahead of Chief Finance Officer Kelly Kluttz’s retirement. -
The Carolina Panthers made only internal moves at the NFL trade deadline, most notably releasing wide receiver David Moore.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board approved more than $180 million in construction contracts for new schools Wednesday, but debate over the vote underscored ongoing concerns about the district’s contracting practices. -
In North Carolina's Third Congressional District, Democrat Raymond Smith took a small lead over U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy. Republicans' stronghold on the district was weakened as part of redistricting. -
The city of Charlotte has agreed to settle a five-year-old lawsuit over police tactics used during the 2020 George Floyd protests in uptown, according to attorney Tim Emry.The lawsuit alleges that police directed about 400 protesters down Fourth Street and then used tear gas and pepper balls against the crowd.
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NATION & WORLD
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