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Making civics class relate more to students’ lives is working in some US schools and could be fresh approach needed in N.C.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Steve Harrison/WFAEHurricane Erin is causing concern as rough seas hit the coast, a second sheriff’s deputy resigns, echoing concerns of a previous deputy about Garry McFadden’s leadership, the Black Political Caucus endorses Joi Mayo over Tiawana Brown for Charlotte City Council and Charlotte FC is the hottest team in Major League Soccer. -
Palmer Magri/WFAEWe're replaying highlights of the candidate forum hosted earlier this week by WFAE and the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg. Moderated by WFAE's Steve Harrison, hear from several candidates for offices across Charlotte ahead of the primary election in September.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Lawsuit claims police in Hickory, NC, shot suspect while he was unarmed, using deadly force while he was fleeing and posed no threat. -
Greensboro is planning its next decade of road, transit, and pedestrian projects — and asking residents to weigh in. -
Philanthropy is often a word people associate with the wealthiest in society — many of whom are white. At the Charlotte Museum of History, there’s a new exhibit that aims to reframe what philanthropy entails and spotlights the efforts of Black philanthropists. -
The Topsail Turtle project has announced that one nest beat the odds, hatching during Hurricane Erin despite the high ocean water at the beach. -
Although the storm has moved away from eastern North Carolina, the impacts are not nearly over for area beaches and waves and rip current risks could be elevated into the weekend. -
The money provided by the federal government is a small percentage of the billions in damage that Hurricane Helene left behind in WNC.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Longtime Charlotte Motor Speedway President Howard "Humpy" Wheeler has died at age 86. Early voting gets underway in Mecklenburg County's municipal primary election. Duke Energy will not move forward with wind farms off the N.C. coast. The Carolina Panthers finish the preseason without a win.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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