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A group of Buddhist monks is traveling through the Charlotte region this week as part of a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” from Texas to Washington, D.C.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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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. -
Nick de la Canal/WFAESince the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week, people in the Twin Cities and across the nation have taken to the streets to protest what they view as unnecessarily violent and un-American tactics by federal agents. Shocked by what they’re witnessing, protestors are calling for accountability. We look at who these ICE agents are, how they are recruited and trained, what they can and cannot do, and hear about your rights as well.
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LOCAL NEWS
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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. -
North Carolina needs $5 million for the federal government to provide $125 million for the SUN Bucks program. It helps feed more than a million kids. -
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper campaigned in Charlotte Thursday at a health care roundtable. -
UNC Health says last year, its providers began limiting medical services around gender transition to patients who are at least 19 years of age, in response to pending federal guidelines around this issue. This exceeds state law, which prohibits gender-affirming care for those under 18. -
Gregory Porter is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He's won two Grammy Awards for Best Vocal Album. Porter is bringing his "Love is King" tour to Charlotte in February. Ahead of that tour stop, Eric Teel, WFAE's program director, talked with Porter about the tour, his music and his influences. -
The state reported 63 additional flu deaths this week, bringing the season's total to 134 deaths. That's much higher than last year at this point.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Thousands gather at Marion Diehl Recreation Center to see a group of Buddhist monks on a cross-country walk for peace. The mother of a Renaissance West STEAM Academy student claims her son was assaulted by a school administrator. Former S.C. representative RJ May has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison on charges of distributing child sexual abuse material.
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