$3.2 billion project aims to reduce congestion, but concerns mount over effect on neighborhoods.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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ScreengrabCharlotte Republicans push Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden to step down after testimony in Raleigh. Early in-person voting in the primary begins. Duke Energy made nearly $5 billion in profit last year. That, as they ask for rate increases. Plus, four players are suspended after a brawl during the Hornets-Pistons game, but Charlotte still enters the All-Star break red hot. -
Jennifer Lang/WFAEWFAE, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, hosted a forum with the Democratic candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission at the WFAE Center for Civic and Community Engagement in uptown Charlotte.
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LOCAL NEWS
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For many in the former papermill town, the moratorium is an opportunity to think through a community-centered vision for the future. -
The town of Lake Lure has begun to fill up the lake again after Hurricane Helene left it damaged. Town officials and local business owners are hoping the May reopening date will bring back tourism. -
A majority of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools staff signed a petition calling for a budget with no further cuts to positions, programs, wages and benefits, as well as additional staffing. -
Cabarrus County Schools is implementing a temporary enrollment cap at W. R. Odell Primary School and W.R. Odell Elementary School. -
ICE has issued an immigration detainer for a Mecklenburg County jail inmate charged with attempted murder, urging local authorities not to release him, even though ICE has not taken him into custody. -
Tracing a family tree can be challenging, especially when birth records are missing or relatives change names through marriage or divorce. Many African Americans face even greater challenges due to a lack of records for enslaved ancestors. As part of Black History Month, a class in Charlotte is helping people find those lost branches of their family tree.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Early voting begins today for the 2026 primaries. A new report finds the American Southeast is more focused on energy generation than energy efficiency. Lake Lure hopes to welcome back tourists this summer. The Charlotte region area added more jobs in 2025 than any other metro area in the country except NYC.
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