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The goal is to address longstanding challenges to rural healthcare in North Carolina, which has over 3 million residents living in rural areas.
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Elvis Menayese/WFAECharlotte is experiencing a bookstore boom, despite rates of reading for pleasure being down nationally. We explore the impact of AI use, social media and more on traditional literacy. -
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Students in several South Carolina school districts returned to class Monday.Those districts include Clover, Fort Mill, Rock Hill and York District 1.In North Carolina, Cabarrus County students return to class Aug. 12. Union County schools resume Aug. 24, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools return to the classroom Aug. 25. -
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Thursday evening, state regulators hosted a public hearing for Amazon’s large data center project in Richmond County. -
The Indiana bat is threatened by fungal disease, habitat loss and climate change. -
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Several major projects remain underway in the western part of the state, including the reconstruction of I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge. -
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