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The Charlotte Ledger
The city of Charlotte has pledged to end all traffic deaths by 2030. It’s an ambitious goal that’s part of the city’s Vision Zero plan, adopted in 2019. But so far, it seems the opposite is actually happening. Shannon Binns is the founder of the group Sustain Charlotte, and he joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry to talk about what his group is calling on the city to do.
Julian Berger
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WFAE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Center for Disease ControlCMPD released crime statistics for last year. A petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden had its first court hearing. Charlotte City Council voted to give the new Metropolitan Transportation Authority $4.3 million in startup funds, as the measles virus was detected in local wastewater. -
Nick de la Canal/WFAESince the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week, people in the Twin Cities and across the nation have taken to the streets to protest what they view as unnecessarily violent and un-American tactics by federal agents. Shocked by what they’re witnessing, protestors are calling for accountability. We look at who these ICE agents are, how they are recruited and trained, what they can and cannot do, and hear about your rights as well.
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LOCAL NEWS
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North Carolina needs $5 million for the federal government to provide $125 million for the SUN Bucks program. It helps feed more than a million kids. -
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper campaigned in Charlotte Thursday at a health care roundtable. -
UNC Health says last year, its providers began limiting medical services around gender transition to patients who are at least 19 years of age, in response to pending federal guidelines around this issue. This exceeds state law, which prohibits gender-affirming care for those under 18. -
Gregory Porter is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He's won two Grammy Awards for Best Vocal Album. Porter is bringing his "Love is King" tour to Charlotte in February. Ahead of that tour stop, Eric Teel, WFAE's program director, talked with Porter about the tour, his music and his influences. -
The state reported 63 additional flu deaths this week, bringing the season's total to 134 deaths. That's much higher than last year at this point. -
This week, I wanted to feature a new face on the school board. No, not Charlitta Hatch, Anna London, Cynthia Stone or Shamaiye Haynes, the board’s new members who were elected last November. I’m talking about Inchara Gopinath, a junior at North Mecklenburg High School who’s been elected by her peers to serve a one-year term on the board as its student advisor. Gopinath was one of 11 finalists selected from throughout the district.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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A Superior Court Judge has dismissed a petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden from office. CMPD is investigating a hit-and-run Wednesday that killed a former Queens University athlete. A memorial service is scheduled today for former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and the six other victims of last month's plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport.
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