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Latino voters in Mecklenburg County have cast far more early ballots in this year’s midterm election than at the same point in 2022.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Florida-based Paradigm promised jobs from a battery plant in storm-battered Burnsville. With no progress, Yancey Co. wants acreage returned. -
Early voting numbers have already far surpassed numbers from this point in the 2022 midterm election, according to data from the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections. But the numbers don't just reflect voter enthusiasm — compared with data from the last midterm, it also seems to reflect voter anxiety. -
The historic first trial comes as plaintiffs propose a 25-condition framework for broader settlement negotiations -
The show’s reporters travel the state — even rappelling into the depths of Hickory Nut Gorge — to bring us stories about the science happening all around us. -
Elected officials and immigrant advocacy organizations want answers after ICE held at gunpoint and detained a U.S. citizen in east Charlotte on Wednesday, in a targeted operation to arrest the undocumented passenger in the truck. -
Hurricane Helene and the economic troubles it left behind influence what politicians say on the campaign trail. -
At a Greenville rally this week, President Donald Trump said he will order swift settlement of remaining claims only if Republicans hold Congress. -
Democrats hope 2026 is the year they can win seats in formerly deep-red Cabarrus County
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