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Kenneth Lee/WFAEAfter two high-profile stabbings on the Lynx Blue Line train, questions about safety on public transit remain front and center. We sit down with CATS interim CEO Brent Cagle to ask what’s changed, what hasn’t and what riders can expect now. -
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LOCAL NEWS
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Most of South Carolina’s Republican candidates for governor met Wednesday night in Newberry for their first debate of the campaign, focusing heavily on affordability in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states.
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North Carolina is working on a major overhaul of its math standards that state officials hope will better connect what students learn in the classroom to the real world. -
Time Out Youth says it will distribute $200,000 this year to help LGBTQ+ youth in Mecklenburg County pay for housing and other urgent needs. -
Black health care professionals will convene in Charlotte this weekend, with a focus on caring for mothers and babies. Recent data shows a disturbing trend, with Black infants still dying at a higher rate than their counterparts. -
The Charlotte Hornets blew out the Brooklyn Nets 117-86 on the road Tuesday night, reaching 40 wins on the season after finishing with just 19 victories a year ago.Head coach Charles Lee said Charlotte’s defensive focus set the tone.
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It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley is facing questions after a report that he appointed a convicted sex offender to state party leadership positions. The outlet Asheville Watchdog reports that Whatley made the appointments while he was chair of the state GOP between 2019 and 2024. Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for more.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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A revised NCDOT plan for I-77 would save six homes from demolition, though 36 others remain in threatened. Most of S.C.'s Gubernatorial candidates met Wednesday for their first debate. Duke Energy asks permission to raise rates. The City of Charlotte plans to spend $650 million in taxpayer money to renovate Bank of America Stadium.
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