Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill will remain in her role atop the district following a two-month investigation into unspecified allegations, Board Chair Stephanie Sneed announced Tuesday night.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Operation Charlotte’s Web, last fall’s Border Patrol operation, didn’t really end; it just quieted down. ICE officials are still making arrests here and throughout the state. In western North Carolina, there are questions about cooperation with ICE. In eastern North Carolina, a detention center could open. The latest on the impact this is having on immigrant communities and more.
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Pixaby/marionbrunAmerican medicine is changing, transformed by breakthroughs in gene therapies, innovative approaches to behavioral health, the advent of retail medicine and artificial intelligence. Dr. Marschall Runge calls this “the great health care disruption,” but says that understanding what is happening is a way to make these changes work for everyone while lowering costs and barriers to care.
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LOCAL NEWS
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A Charlotte program designed to help close the digital divide while providing job opportunities for formerly incarcerated people has shut down after one year of operation.
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Matthews Town Attorney Daniel Peterson on Monday urged local governments to stand with Matthews, Charlotte and other communities in opposition to the proposed Interstate 77 toll lane project.
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A dozen Charlotte-area Muslims gathered in uptown Charlotte Tuesday to show support for a planned Islamic center in Mooresville that has drawn opposition.
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This weekend is the third Cohobafest. The nonprofit’s co-founder, Laura Camilo Apgar, said she wants to shift the public perception of psychedelics away from college dorm rooms and music festivals and toward their therapeutic uses.
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A workshop on Monday aimed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners in west Charlotte strengthen their digital marketing skills and build connections with fellow business owners.
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Mooresville Commissioner Dana Tucker is urging the town board to address a no-confidence vote directed at Mayor Chris Carney earlier this year.
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Edwards dropped his reelection bid last week after a House Ethics Committee report detailed his alleged sexual harassment of two female staffers.
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The Charlotte City Council is considering a 9 p.m. curfew for people 17 and younger.
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