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It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. We’re looking at a post on X by Shiloh Marx, president of the Integrity First Alliance. Referring to the 2024 election, Marx wrote, “Governor Josh Stein won North Carolina by 828,187 votes. North Carolina processed 1,031,350 duplicate registrations.” For more, Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Julian Berger/WFAEWe sit down with Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden to discuss jail overcrowding, deaths in custody, cooperation with immigration enforcement officials, the need for a juvenile detention facility, and lawsuits and investigations involving the operation of the county jail. -
NCDOT/HandoutIn September 2024, Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina. Landslides tore apart families and killed dozens. What more could have been done to save lives? And what could be done to save them in the future? Those are some of the questions asked in WCNC's new documentary "Lost Ground: America’s Landslide Crisis."
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LOCAL NEWS
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A Boeing 767 cargo plane from the Christian relief group left Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro Monday morning. It's expected to arrive in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu on Wednesday. -
Health officials say people may have been exposed at two locations in Asheville and Hendersonville after an out-of-state resident traveled through the area while infectious. -
The study was published in June by the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership. Seagrass is a critical component of a coastal ecosystem. -
The nearly 50-year-old Salvation Army Center of Hope is pausing residential services for the first time as temporary federal funding expires. -
Several goats at Farm Adventures in Iredell County have tested positive for rabies and may have been in direct contact with people at events while infected. -
Thanks to a sufficient number of objections, several proposed NC elections rules need further review and likely won’t affect 2026 voting. -
Charlotte FC defeated Atlanta United 2-0 over the weekend, marking the club's fourth consecutive victory in Atlanta.
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The Charlotte area is expected to see its coolest day of the workweek on Monday before hotter and more humid conditions settle in for the rest of the week.
NATION & WORLD
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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