LatinxEd introduced its first-ever policy priorities list Friday at its annual Latine Education Summit in Greensboro.

Gov. Josh Stein appointed members to the advisory council on Latino Affairs, including two western North Carolinians. They hope to be the voice for the experiences of the community who live in the mountains.

The water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune near Jacksonville was contaminated with industrial solvents and benzene, and it’s considered one of the worst cases of water contamination in U.S. history. Nearly one million Marines, sailors, civilian employees, and military family members were potentially exposed, according to the CDC.

A Charlotte nonprofit is using Hispanic Heritage Month to teach families how to budget together.

UNC Charlotte has fired Athletic Director Mike Hill. In a statement, the university said Thursday that the move is in recognition that the rapidly evolving business, regulatory and competitive landscape of higher education athletics demands a new approach and renewed strategic foundation. Vice Chancellor Jesh Humphrey will oversee the department in the interim.

Last month, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said law enforcement had been involved after somebody painted messages in support of assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk on the Ardrey Kell High School spirit rock.

It’s been two years since migrant farmworker Jose Arturo Gonzalez Mendoza died from possible heat-related illness at Barnes Farming in Nash County — though the farm has said an autopsy shows a rare tumor was responsible. Last week, another farmworker died after a sweet potato truck struck him, an incident advocates say highlights the dangers migrant workers face.