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With the chance of snow and extreme cold weather conditions, shelter programs are mobilizing again to serve those who might be most impacted.
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Nick de la Canal/WFAEIt's been a rough week for parents, teachers and students as school goes virtual again, with another winter event possible this weekend. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis calls for Kristi Noem to be ousted from her job. Another measles case has been reported in Mecklenburg, with dozens more in upstate South Carolina. Those stories and more with our roundtable of reporters. -
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LOCAL NEWS
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As health care costs rise, free-market advocates contend that CON laws stifle competition that could lead to lower prices. Hospital organizations disagree. -
North Carolina Republican Sen. Ted Budd is urging the Trump administration to rethink how it enforces immigration laws, arguing that current tactics fail to distinguish between undocumented immigrants who are committing crimes and those who are otherwise working and following the law. -
State and federal money has been slow to arrive, but Madison County locals have been able to get things up and running with donations and volunteer labor. Now they're hoping tourists will return for what could be a make-or-break 2026. -
Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many farms weren’t profitable last year.
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Former Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud, according to a federal court filing Thursday.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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The region prepares for a second dose of snow and ice. Former Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown pleads guilty to wire fraud. The former owner of the Charlotte Checkers is indicted on tax fraud charges. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster calls on lawmakers to raise the state's base teacher pay.
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