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Two years ago, Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation across Western North Carolina. Flooding and landslides left thousands without housing, water, power and communications. More than 100 people died. As we enter the third year of recovery, WFAE is partnering with NC Local and more than a dozen news organizations across the region to collect your questions about the recovery, funding and what work remains. Where answers are available, we’ll offer them here.
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WFAE / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Livestream/YouTube screen shotA week of ins and outs. The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization reverses their initial rejection of NCDOT’s I-77 toll lanes so, they’re in. CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill, though, is out. The school board fired her and Stephanie Sneed stepped down as chair with some board members saying the board is broken. Those stories and more with our roundtable of reporters. -
Marc HallNorth Carolina native Nina Simone was a classically trained pianist turned singer who blended jazz, blues, classical, gospel and protest music. She also blended music with her fight for civil rights. In Asheville, while in high school, she met poet and playwright Langston Hughes and formed a decades-long friendship and creative partnership. That's the topic of a new book about them both by NC State professor Jason Miller.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' chief communications officer was arrested and charged with driving while impaired Thursday night. The arrest comes at a perilous time for the school district, after the school board this week unexpectedly fired Superintendent Crystal Hill. -
Perinatal Quality Collaborative projects on newborn screenings and maternal mental health that would have started this year will instead launch in 2027, officials said. -
River Whyless songwriter Daniel Shearin spoke with BPR's Helen Chickering about the song, the storm, and the question that won't let him go. -
The Haywood County town of Canton is working to forge a path that honors its history while also navigating the new challenges brought on by Hurricane Helene. -
Veterans rated 100% disabled by the VA do not automatically qualify for Social Security disability benefits due to differing federal standards, though they can legally collect full payouts from both programs. -
Summers are getting hotter in the Charlotte region, and outdoor workers are among the most vulnerable to heat illnesses. The 32BJ SEIU airport workers union held a vigil Thursday morning for a woman advocates and coworkers say recently succumbed to the heat during her shift. -
The philanthropic group Southern Black Girls and Women Consortium will make its final stop on a nine-city Southern tour Sunday in Charlotte. The tour aims to spotlight and celebrate community members. -
Three years in, Charlotte’s heritage-tree protections are drawing criticism from both developers and preservation advocates.
NATION & WORLD
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