Elvis Menayese
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West Charlotte residents are angry and anxious over a plan that could bulldoze their homes and parks for new toll lanes on I-77 south. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has paused the project for three months to get more feedback, at a time when some residents remain skeptical whether their voices will be heard.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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LOCAL NEWS
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The project is already in the federal government’s pipeline. The big question now is how local governments will fund their part of it. -
The state has added a number of retaining walls to mitigate impacts from the project. -
Crews battle active fires in McDowell and counties across the region as drought conditions raise risk statewide. -
Latino leaders and community members gathered in uptown Charlotte on Monday for the 10th annual contemplation breakfast. -
Out-of-state patients got more than one-third of the abortions provided in North Carolina in 2025, as telehealth expands as a pathway to care. -
A staff member of the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office has been fired and charged with a felony following a fatal car crash Saturday, March 28.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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The NCDOT opens its new community engagement center on West Morehead Street. State transportation officials roll out new designs for the I-77 toll lane project. Firefighters battle a growing wildfire near North Wilkesboro. Gaston County residents call for the dismissal of School Board member Tod Kinlaw following a social media post about the Islamic faith.
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