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CMPD, Mayor Vi Lyles and Sheriff Garry McFadden have all said CBP agents left Charlotte, but DHS insists the “Charlotte’s Web” operation is ongoing.
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Border Patrol in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Robert T. WillettFew people understand the struggles and power of newspapers better than Rob Christensen, who spent decades at North Carolina’s capital newspaper as chief political reporter. In his latest book, he recounts how The News & Observer shaped modern North Carolina in ways both profound and eyebrow-raising. -
Nick de la Canal/WFAEU.S. Customs and Border Protection arrests hundreds of people in Charlotte, pulling them from cars, chasing them down streets. Homeland Security and Republican lawmakers say it’s making us safer by removing criminals from our streets, yet we haven’t been informed of any of the charges against those they’ve detained. These arrests have spread elsewhere in the state. Details on the week of operations.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The 20-mile trail connects Pisgah National Forest with Bracken Preserve and the City of Brevard. -
Three-judge panel hears case from Craven Co. eye doctor, asking them to decide whether NC law limiting health services is constitutional. -
Head of NC's Matthew, Florence rebuilding program says it's 'on target' to finish work within a yearThe N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency's home rebuilding program has been beleaguered with bureaucratic delays. Now, almost a decade after Matthew and Florence, the end is within sight. -
Consumers might not notice higher turkey costs because grocery chains are subsidizing them more than in past years. -
A Greensboro church is now home to a weekday mobile opioid clinic aimed at breaking down barriers to care. -
Last year, the number of jobs in North Carolina’s economy grew by about 1%. But growth in clean energy employment outpaced other sectors, according to a new report.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Concord police arrest three in connection to Friday night's shooting at the city's annual tree lighting ceremony. A three judge panel rules N.C.'s congressional and state senate voting districts don't discriminate against Black voters. NCDOT's renderings of an expanded Interstate 77 from uptown to the S.C. line draw ire from local residents.
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