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What happens when you can’t turn your pet in at your local shelter? Mecklenburg County residents are facing that reality after the county-run animal shelter said that starting this month, it will only accept stray and lost animals — not pets surrendered by their owners.
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Steve Harrison/WFAENorth Carolina’s hemp industry has largely been unregulated, but that may soon change, and this multi-billion-dollar sector of our state’s economy hangs in the balance. A federal law banning intoxicating hemp products is scheduled to go into effect in November and the General Assembly is considering its own prohibitions. A look at what this may mean for the industry and the 16,000 people working in it. -
Clara Ottati/WFAECharlotte City Council is looking for ways to address teen takeovers and may implement a stricter curfew. There's a new wrinkle in the I-77 toll lane saga. South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister has been appointed to fill his seat in Congress, and a parasitic illness has arrived in North Carolina.
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LOCAL NEWS
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One of the policy proposals tucked into the recently enacted 634-page budget bill involves child welfare issues. The “Dominique Moody Safety Act” is the legislature’s response to the death of six-year-old Dominique Moody from neglect and abuse -
The U.S. House on Wednesday took a symbolic vote to end aid to Israel. The measure failed thanks to near-unanimous Republican support, but it marked a tipping point: More House Democrats voted for it than against it. -
Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano returned to victory lane Sunday, dominating at North Wilkesboro Speedway for his first win in more than a year.
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Criminal indigent defense services, which the state has to provide anyway, will get funds that were going to aid civil legal aid programs. -
At watch parties in uptown and South End, family ties, childhood memories and shared identities shaped whom fans backed in the World Cup semifinals. -
Only a small share of North Carolina’s school systems ban cellphones completely, and most still allow students to use phones sometimes during the day. Research suggests school-issued devices are also a major distraction. -
Decisions by state and local election boards in NC over early voting sites and handling of personnel issues face pushback over partisanship. -
Gov. Josh Stein has announced that the Department of Environmental Quality will dedicate more than $244 million to water infrastructure projects across the state. Officials say these projects will increase resilience against future storms, reduce the contamination of forever chemicals, and replace lead pipes.
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