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If you’re selling your home in the Charlotte area this spring, be prepared to wait a little longer before striking a deal. It took an average of 96 days for homes in the 16-county region to go from being listed to closing last year, according to Canopy Realtor Association. That’s a 10% increase from 2024. For more, Ashley Fahey of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Jennifer Lang/WFAEOn this "Charlotte Talks," we listen to the candidate forum WFAE hosted Tuesday evening with two of the men running for sheriff in Mecklenburg County. Both are Democrats — no Republican is running. Incumbent Garry McFadden and challenger Antwain Nance were unavailable, so we hear from retired Chief Deputy Sheriff Rodney Collins and retired CMPD Sgt. Ricky Robbins. -
McQuade INCAs we approach Super Bowl Sunday, we check in with veteran New York Times reporter Ken Belson. His new book, 'Everyday is Sunday,' dives into how the NFL’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, and its two most powerful owners, Jerry Jones and Robert Kraft, turned the league into a cultural phenomenon. We get an inside look at how America’s favorite sport achieved its status — and how these three men let nothing stand in their way.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Cutting back on ready-to-eat meals won't be easy, and whole milk may make a comeback. One thing that's certain: It'll be a while before the new guidelines trickle down to schools. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education voted to turn two pre-planned early release days — Feb. 11 and April 29 — into full instructional days. -
The new Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority will have enough money this summer to build a temporary waiting room and ticketing area for Gateway Station. -
Freezing rain and snow could create slick spots overnight, but forecasters say temperatures are expected to rise above freezing Thursday, limiting lingering problems. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will return to a regular schedule Thursday, ending a nearly two-week period of cancellations, remote learning days and delayed openings prompted by recent winter weather. -
The Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church released a public statement on Wednesday calling for more humane immigration policies.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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NCDOT announces plans to elevate I-77 express lanes through uptown. Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper is mentioned in several emails to and from late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Prisma Health hospitals now requires masks for all visitors and patients to help slow the spread of measles in S.C. The Hornets make a pair of trades before the NBA trade deadline.
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