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As U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents continue an immigration enforcement operation across Charlotte, businesses along South Boulevard are seeing steep drops in customers.
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Daniel Stowe ConservancyThe Catawba Riverkeeper organization is one of the ten largest of its kind in the country but the person responsible for that growth – Executive Director John Searby – is stepping down. As he prepares to leave, we look at his contributions to the organization, their work in keeping the Catawba healthy and future challenges to that health. And as solar tax credits face expiration – what you can do before time runs out? -
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LOCAL NEWS
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Customs and Border Patrol agents arrived in Charlotte over the weekend. Democrats in the N.C. General Assembly blasted their actions during a Monday press conference. -
As reports of U.S. Border Patrol activity continue across Charlotte, there have been anecdotal reports of absences at schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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Immigration attorneys Jamila Espinoza and Andres Lopez explain what rights Charlotte residents have as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents carry out a wave of public arrests across the city. -
Providers warn that allowing Medicaid reimbursement rate cuts to linger will have continued impact on patient care in North Carolina. -
This year, schools have faced canceled grants, delayed funds, and abrupt decisions by the U.S. Dept. of Education. WUNC tracked $320 million in disrupted funds. -
A Charlotte Area Transit light rail train stopped and passengers evacuated at Tom Hunter Station due to a bomb threat Monday. Charlotte Mecklenburg Police swept the train and the threat was deemed not credible. Following the search, the train continued normal operations. According to WSOC-TV one person was taken into custody.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Border Patrol agents arrest more than 130 in Charlotte, but have not released names or announced where they've been taken. Nearly 21,000 CMS students were absent from school Monday, almost double the historical average absence rate. Charlotte City Council approves multiple members of the new Metropolitan Public Transit Authority.
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