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Duke Energy
In April, one state regulator hit pause on Duke Energy’s 2026 solar procurement process, halting the bidding for new solar farms. Clean energy groups made their case Monday for why this action was unlawful.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Silfabsolar.comThousands of students returned to school for the first day of classes in South Carolina, including those near the controversial Silfab Solar manufacturing plant. Meanwhile, state officials have confirmed for the first time an invasive bee-killing hornet entering the region. We’ll get an update on both. -
Palmer Magri/WFAEAs e-bikes become more common on Charlotte’s streets, concerns are growing over how some people are riding them and the safety risks they pose. Injury rates involving e-bikes among children and adolescents surged 7.5-fold between January 2023 and May 2026, with nearly 7% of those visits involving traumatic brain injuries. We look at how e-bikes are regulated and what the city of Charlotte may do about them.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Two Watauga high schoolers are building little free libraries to replace those lost after Hurricane Helene. They're inviting local kids to help in hopes of sparking a love of reading. -
The Republican candidate for the 11th district will be chosen by the GOP executive committee and is expected to be named later this month. While Edwards trailed his challenger in fundraising, money from his coffers could go to his successor. -
Gov. Josh Stein says he'll veto a bill that would shorten the early voting period in primaries. The change to early voting is part of a wide-ranging elections bill that passed the House Tuesday night along party lines. -
About two dozen people gathered Tuesday evening in Charlotte's South End for a community conversation ahead of Charlotte Pride, reflecting on the movement's history, current challenges and continued growth. -
ICE agents arrested 13 people in a joint operation with the U.S. Forest Service and the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office, in what may be the first collaboration of its kind in the state. -
Charlotte FC opened its Leagues Cup campaign Tuesday night with a 3-0 victory over Mexico's Pumas at Bank of America Stadium.
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Early voting is underway in South Carolina's Republican special primary for the U.S. Senate, and the Silfab Solar plant in Fort Mill became a point of contention during a debate Tuesday night near Charleston. -
The news comes after the House Ethics Committee recommended Edwards be censured for inappropriate conduct toward two female staffers.
NATION & WORLD
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