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Hospital Again Calls Off Elective Surgeries Amid SC Outbreak

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A hospital system in South Carolina is suspending elective surgeries due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients that officials say are straining staff and other resources.

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Gaston Panel Narrowly Votes To Remove Monument After Debate On White Supremacy

By Ann Doss Helms • 6 hours ago

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A panel of Gaston County residents voted 7-5 Monday to remove a Confederate monument that has stood in front of the county courthouse for 88 years. The vote came after heated debate over whether the statue represents white supremacy.

Charlotte MLS Team Will Unveil Name And Colors July 22

By David Boraks • 12 hours ago

Charlotte's Major League Soccer team tweeted this list of possible names Monday.

Charlotte's MLS team says it will announce its name and colors next week. On Monday, the club owned by Carolina Panthers' owner David Tepper tweeted out the list of possible names that came out in December. One name was crossed out: Charlotte Fortune.

Protesters In Charlotte Join Others Nationwide Demanding Justice For Vanessa Guillén

By Laura Brache • 14 hours ago

Protests ramped up again in Charlotte over the weekend. One group, called Unity-In-Diversity, gathered Sunday afternoon at Romare Bearden Park demanding justice for Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier who disappeared in April from Fort Hood in Texas and was found dead near the military base earlier this month.

On My Mind: The Real Confederate Legacy

By Tommy Tomlinson • 20 hours ago

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According to WUNC, 14 Confederate monuments in North Carolina have been taken down – or are in the process of being taken down – since the death of George Floyd on May 25.

Police: 4 Killed In Weekend Homicides In Charlotte

By WFAE • Jul 12, 2020

Police say four people were shot and killed in separate acts of violence this weekend in Charlotte. Two of the victims were teenagers.

Mecklenburg Can't Detail How Many People Contact Tracers Have Reached

By Steve Harrison • Jul 12, 2020

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Mecklenburg County has 25 full-time contact tracers and another 100 people working part-time to help prevent further spread of the coronavirus. But those workers have been hampered by people not providing phone numbers or addresses for their close contacts.

Florida Smashes U.S. State Record Of Daily New Cases: More Than 15,200

By Rachel Treisman • Jul 12, 2020

Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, marking the largest single-day increase of any state since the start of the pandemic.

Sunday's number exceeds New York's peak of more than 12,200 new cases in one day back in April, when it was the epicenter of the outbreak.

Thousands Of Young Undocumented Immigrants Still Can’t Apply For DACA Even After SCOTUS Decision

By Laura Brache • Jul 12, 2020

USCIS building in Charlotte — Laura Brache / WFAE

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It has been nearly a month since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The 5-to-4 vote was considered a win for DACA’s more than 800,000 recipients across the U.S. But there are still thousands of young undocumented immigrants left in limbo.

Death Reported At Mecklenburg County Jail

By WFAE • Jul 12, 2020

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office says a 51-year-old man died in custody at the uptown Charlotte jail early Sunday morning.

Murals Honor NC Music Giants In Their Hometowns

By Dashiell Coleman • Jul 12, 2020

There's no doubt about it: North Carolina's left a mark on how America sounds. From jazz to indie rock to hip-hop, the state's lent a lot of talent to the musical landscape over the years.

And the North Carolina Musician Murals Project is doing its part to show just how widely that legacy is spread across the state.

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FAQ City: Your Questions About Schools And Coronavirus Answered

Schools in Charlotte and across North Carolina have been closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus. Online classes became the new norm. Many in-person graduations, sporting events and proms were canceled. Now, state health officials say North Carolina’s coronavirus trends are moving in the wrong direction. As fall draws closer, what’s next for schools? Will buildings reopen? In this FAQ City episode, WFAE reporters Claire Donnelly and Ann Doss Helms tackle questions sent in from you, our listeners, about North Carolina's reopening. Listen to the audio segment above or read on for answers.