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Officially, there is no gas shortage. But a cyberattack on the pipeline that delivers 45% of gasoline to the East Coast caused panic buying of fuel Tuesday, dry gas stations in Charlotte — 71% were out of fuel by Wednesday morning — and now business and government adjustments.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Katy Warner/FlickrAfter more than a year of working from home, employees are starting to be summoned back to the office. Are they happy about that? What are companies doing to make the transition easier? -
WFAE file photo/Mayor Vi Lyles and City Manager Marcus Jones help us explore what’s in the new city budget and what it will mean to you. And we’ll get updates on proposed arts funding, changes to the 2040 plan and raises for council and the mayor.
LATEST NEWS
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South Carolina's public schools chief on Wednesday said that the state's governor had no legal basis for allowing parents to opt their children out of wearing masks in schools, writing that Gov. Henry McMaster is "inciting hysteria and sowing division” as the school year ends. -
The recommendation follows the FDA's extension of its emergency use authorization to children 12 to 15 of age earlier this week. The CDC is expected to quickly approve use.
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The White House is easing restrictions on fuel shipments as private data shows more gas stations running out of gasoline in three states. Meanwhile, national average gas prices topped $3 a gallon.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board Tuesday approved a contract for MetCon construction to build a new elementary school that will pull students from the zones for Bain, Lebanon Road and Piney Grove schools.
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The North Carolina Senate has agreed on a party-line vote to a Republican measure designed to keep the names of donors to nonprofits confidential.
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Tested host Will Michaels looks back at the 25th anniversary of a devastating fire on UNC Chapel Hill's campus and the lasting legacy of fire safety that emerged from the event.
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Mecklenburg County Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell said County Manager Dena Diorio's proposal to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is "punitive" and makes the district a "scapegoat."
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The House has approved a proposal that would add South Carolina to a list of states calling for a convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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The annual farm bill has been approved by the North Carolina Senate. The Republican-written measure passed Tuesday on a party-line vote despite criticism of a provision that likely would make it easier for livestock operations to seek and obtain permits to convert liquid waste into natural gas.
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The U.S. Senate hopeful was accurate when he said he was one of two state senators who voted against the current law in 2016.
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This is the second time the Wyoming Republican faced calls for her removal as the No. 3 Republican in the House. But this time, she did not have support from top Republicans.
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued a coronavirus mandate preventing schools and local governments from creating mask mandates and requiring proof of vaccination.
LATEST PODCAST EPISODES
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GabrielaHasbun/Gabriela Hasbun/Gabriela HasbunSouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Anna Sale, host of the podcast "Death, Sex & Money." Sale has written a new book called "Let's Talk About Hard Things."
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Photo courtesy of the artist./The musical road has been a winding one for Charlotte's Fred Lee IV. From cutting hair in his father's salon and slinging hot dogs to Scott Avett, to now leading the Southern roots rock band Late Night Special and hosting the annual Shakedown Music Festival featuring regional musicians.
CORONAVIRUS
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A coronavirus variant is spreading quickly in India, causing a massive surge in cases. Scientists are rushing to see if vaccines will be effective against this variant. So far, the news is hopeful.
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Pixabay/Children ages 12-15 in North Carolina will be able to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as early as Thursday if the federal emergency vaccine approval process proceeds as expected.
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Google Maps/Charlotte's Johnson & Wales is one of just a handful of North Carolina schools to announce that it will require students returning to campus in the fall to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Livingstone College in Salisbury, Duke University and Wake Forest University also will require the vaccination.
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NC Department of Public Safety/North Carolina House members on Monday approved a plan to curb the governor’s ability to mandate COVID-19 vaccines through executive action. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has shown no desire to exercise that power.
ISRAEL - PALESTINE
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Palestinian health officials say at least 30 people have been killed in Gaza, including 10 children. Three Israelis have been killed by rockets fired by Palestinian militants.
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A new round of Israeli-Palestinian violence continued to escalate Monday as Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza toward Jerusalem, and Israel responded with deadly airstrikes.
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Old factory complexes across North Carolina are finding new lives. But in downtown Davidson, developers for years have tried to redevelop an aging cotton mill without success. That's because cancer-causing asbestos is buried on the site.
Charlotte Journalism Collaborative and BOOM Charlotte formed a partnership of journalists and artists to tell stories of COVID-19's impact on our communities.
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