Mecklenburg County will soon receive a grant designed to help veterans suffering from trauma-related disorders who run into trouble with the law.

WFAE's Lisa Miller has more:

The federal government is giving Mecklenburg County $300,000 to connect jailed veterans suffering from trauma-related disorders with the help they need.

Sarah Greene helps facilitate collaborations between local law enforcement and the county's mental health department. She says right now there's no process in place to identify veterans struggling with these disorders.

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When it comes to diversifying

Charlotte 's economy, many area boosters point to biotechnology as an industry with a lot of potential.

Yesterday, the Charlotte Biotechnology Conference at UNC Charlotte focused on this potential and some of the research taking place.

There was also a scientific competition among some top next-generation scientists. It's actually called a poster competion, and it's sot of like a mini-science fair for adults.

Public radio and public television talk show host Tavis Smiley will be in Charlotte tomorrow. He's bringing with him a message of financial literacy the he especially hopes attracts the interest of African Americans. Smiley has partnered with Nationwide Insurance to host seminars around the country on how blacks, and others, can better prepare themselves for a more stable financial future.

But again, Smiley is a talk show host. WFAE's Scott Graf began by asking Smiley why people should listen to him about financial literacy.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools yesterday scrapped a proposal that would shift students from the overcrowded Eastover Elementary to Myers Park Traditional. The district is trying to bring Eastover's attendance below 500. WFAE's Simone orendain reports the news brought calm to parents who attended a meeting last night on redrawing Eastover's boundaries.

With 589 students, Eastover Elementary is overcrowded. The school in Eastover, is within close proximity to First Ward uptown and the Myers Park, Elizabeth and Dilworth neighborhoods.