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The holiday marks the opening of many campgrounds, picnic areas and visitor centers along the Parkway. But there are still a number of maintenance and road projects underway, many related to Hurricane Helene repairs.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Michal Jarmoluk/PixabayWe discuss a precious time capsule we have here in North Carolina — our state archives. We'll discuss with the state archivist what it takes to maintain history and how someone can find pieces of themselves reflected in archives. We also find out what you won’t discover in the state's archives, and why that is. -
Google Street ViewThe Charlotte Regional Transit Planning Organization votes down the I-77 project; overcrowding leads the Mecklenburg County Sheriff to announce the reopening of Jail North; amid controversy, Mooresville's mayor hints at possible resignation and the Carolina Hurricanes are in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The Department of Justice has sworn in nearly 80 new immigration judges nationwide as immigration courts face mounting backlogs, including three assigned to Charlotte’s immigration court. -
Transportation officials are hoping the project — one of the most expensive in state history — will lead the crucial highway to a more resilient future. -
School bus drivers from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Union County and other area districts gathered in Charlotte on Thursday to compete in the annual Transportation Roadeo. -
A judge at Charlotte’s immigration court on Thursday ordered the removal of a Honduran asylum seeker, even though he was killed more than a year ago.
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Rivercane enthusiasts hope this native bamboo can help to heal old harms to land and people – and strengthen the riverbank against the next flood. -
NASCAR said Thursday that two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died at the age of 41. Busch was in his 22nd full-time season in NASCAR and won 63 races in the Cup Series. Busch's family said earlier in the day that he had been hospitalized for an unspecified severe illness.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has died at 41. NCDOT says Charlotte stands to lose $700 million in state funding now that the I-77 project has been scrapped. Area bus drivers compete in the annual School Bus Rodeo.
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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