Competitions will be hosted at 25 venues spanning an area of more than 8,000 square miles. Here's what's happening at each of the four main clusters.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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PexelsFor the first time, North Carolina has more registered Republicans than Democrats. The meat continues to be in the middle with unaffiliated voters — the largest group of voters. We’re also witnessing more candidates change their party affiliation. How will all that, plus gerrymandered maps, impact the midterms in our state? We examine this changing landscape. -
Center for Disease ControlCMPD released crime statistics for last year. A petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden had its first court hearing. Charlotte City Council voted to give the new Metropolitan Transportation Authority $4.3 million in startup funds, as the measles virus was detected in local wastewater.
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LOCAL NEWS
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‘It’s too fast:’ State leaders are worried about how the new federal changes, including work eligibility, will affect North Carolinians. -
Manolo Betancur’s documentary "The ChangeBaker" premieres this Saturday at the Carolina Theatre. Betancur is the owner of Manolo’s Bakery, and he’s become a prominent voice in Charlotte’s immigrant community. -
More than one hundred people gathered in Concord Thursday night for a wreath ceremony and an event titled "Keep on Moving" that honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ahead of the federal holiday on Monday. -
The city of Charlotte has pledged to end all traffic deaths by 2030. It’s an ambitious goal that’s part of the city’s Vision Zero plan, adopted in 2019. But so far, it seems the opposite is actually happening. Shannon Binns is the founder of the group Sustain Charlotte, and he joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry to talk about what his group is calling on the city to do. -
Next month, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts will launch its new Junior Appalachian Music program for students aged 11 to 17. -
All seven of North Carolina’s recent measles cases are in Western North Carolina, including two newly confirmed infections in Buncombe County at a school with low vaccination rate.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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A Superior Court Judge has dismissed a petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden from office. CMPD is investigating a hit-and-run Wednesday that killed a former Queens University athlete. A memorial service is scheduled today for former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and the six other victims of last month's plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport.
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