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Almost a month after heavy rain caused a roof to collapse at one of their buildings, other groups are stepping up to help Roof Above continue its efforts to provide meals, hot showers and laundry services to people who are homeless.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Palmer Magri/WFAEAs e-bikes become more common on Charlotte’s streets, concerns are growing over how some people are riding them and the safety risks they pose. Injury rates involving e-bikes among children and adolescents surged 7.5-fold between January 2023 and May 2026, with nearly 7% of those visits involving traumatic brain injuries. We look at how e-bikes are regulated and what the city of Charlotte may do about them. -
Claire Donnelly/WFAEHeading toward the midterm election, the North Carolina General Assembly moves to make changes affecting voting access. In a Senate vote along party lines, legislation passed to cut early voting, increase post-election audits, and reduce transparency in campaign financing. Plus, we discuss campaign press access and more.
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LOCAL NEWS
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As the halfway point for Charlotte City Council’s 150-day data center moratorium approaches, here’s what city staff have done since June and what they plan to do. -
After a months-long investigation, the ethics committee recommended censure for Edwards because of "persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers." -
The congressman sent the staffers “lavish” gifts, invited them to “intimate dinners and vacations” and sent them notes about his “effusive affection” for them, according to the panel. -
After a silver at the world championships, WNC paddler Evy Leibfarth sets her sights on Olympic goldThe Bryson City native became the first American woman since 2003 to medal in women’s kayak at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. -
Blumenthal Arts President and CEO Tom Gabbard plans to retire at the end of 2027 after more than two decades leading Charlotte’s largest performing arts organization. -
Appalachian State University's solar racing team placed first in the American Solar Challenge multi-passenger vehicle class over the weekend. They're now the first team in American Solar Challenge history to win the multi-passenger class twice. -
Hundreds of people gathered in uptown Charlotte this past weekend to celebrate Latin American culture through music and dance centered around a traditional Peruvian instrument: the cajón. -
Residents in Mount Airy may be spending days or even weeks cleaning up after flash flooding caused significant destruction in the town and across Surry County overnight Saturday into Sunday morning.
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