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It’s been one month since Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill was placed on paid leave pending an outside investigation, and there haven't been any updates.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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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. -
YouTube/City of Charlotte‘Teen takeovers’: Charlotte leaders move to revise curfew as minors ask where they’re supposed to go‘Teen takeovers’ have become a nuisance in cities like Charlotte and Raleigh, with large groups of teenagers gathering in public spaces, causing disruption and sometimes engaging in destructive behavior. CMPD now recommends a 9 p.m. curfew for all minors. We look at how that curfew would be enforced, what is contributing to the gatherings, and possible solutions for providing safe spaces for minors.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The weeks-long heat wave continues in the Southeast, and humans aren’t the only ones struggling. Here are some tips for taking care of your leafy neighbors. -
North Carolina has seen the most growth in federal student aid application of any state in the country this year. -
Novant Health's new primary care model offers patients in-person, hybrid and virtual-first options. -
Demolition is underway on a historic west Charlotte building that served as a gathering place for African Americans for decades beginning in the 1940s. -
North Carolina’s congressional Democrats were split on the amendment, which would have ended 3.3 billion dollars in aid to Israel. U.S. Reps. Deborah Ross and Valerie Foushee voted in favor of ending the aid, while Alma Adams voted no and Don Davis did not vote. -
More than 80 high school students from across the country spent this week chopping, whipping, stirring and boiling at Johnson & Wales University, getting a crash course in the culinary arts as they consider future careers. -
Charlotte and other local governments have 90 days to reverse course on the controversial project or risk repaying the state $64 million. -
Some North Carolina composting facilities now qualify as farming operations under state law.
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