Extremely low temperatures are driving up energy use across the Carolinas, straining the electrical grid. There are currently more than 5,000 outages, with many concentrated in areas previously impacted by Hurricane Helene.
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Nick de la Canal/WFAEIt's been a rough week for parents, teachers and students as school goes virtual again, with another winter event possible this weekend. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis calls for Kristi Noem to be ousted from her job. Another measles case has been reported in Mecklenburg, with dozens more in upstate South Carolina. Those stories and more with our roundtable of reporters. -
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LOCAL NEWS
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After serving more than 11 years behind bars, Kerwin Pittman is transforming a shuttered prison into a campus offering housing, job training and support to people leaving incarceration. -
From the coastal plains to the Outer Banks, officials say the beauty of the frozen landscape masks treacherous conditions that have made travel nearly impossible across the region. -
As snow blanketed the Charlotte region Saturday, many people stepped outside to enjoy the wintry weather. At the same time, officials urged people to stay off the roads. -
Despite controversy and concerns about politicization, NC university system appears unified as it hammers out ‘academic freedom’ definition. -
As health care costs rise, free-market advocates contend that CON laws stifle competition that could lead to lower prices. Hospital organizations disagree. -
Hundreds of people gathered Friday outside the federal courthouse in uptown Charlotte to protest recent actions by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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The region prepares for a second dose of snow and ice. Former Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown pleads guilty to wire fraud. The former owner of the Charlotte Checkers is indicted on tax fraud charges. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster calls on lawmakers to raise the state's base teacher pay.
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