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Charlotte is ending a six-month pilot program that allowed street vendors to sell in NoDa, citing ongoing complaints and enforcement challenges. Some vendors and neighborhood leaders say the move could undercut the district’s creative character and eliminate an important source of income for local artists and entrepreneurs.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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ScreengrabCharlotte Republicans push Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden to step down after testimony in Raleigh. Early in-person voting in the primary begins. Duke Energy made nearly $5 billion in profit last year. That, as they ask for rate increases. Plus, four players are suspended after a brawl during the Hornets-Pistons game, but Charlotte still enters the All-Star break red hot. -
Jennifer Lang/WFAEWFAE, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, hosted a forum with the Democratic candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission at the WFAE Center for Civic and Community Engagement in uptown Charlotte.
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LOCAL NEWS
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A new report finds the American Southeast is more focused on generating new power than using energy more efficiently. -
Winding Stairs Alpha Fire is 90% contained; the Forest Service is asking for people to send photos from Highway 64 Monday morning. -
The trainings are part of a statewide initiative to address staffing shortages in the child care field. -
Those agencies, as well as the State Bureau of Investigation, told a legislative committee that lagging salaries are making it difficult to recruit and retain employees for key positions. -
As part of the Winter Olympics, Team USA will slide across the ice headfirst on a sled on Friday in the skeleton race. The race will feature a former Queens University of Charlotte student. -
The Reverend Prince Edward Graves Recovery and Treatment Center opens on Thursday, February 12. The center, managed by the nonprofit Daymark Recovery Services, will address the need for long-term residential recovery services in Guilford County.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster endorses Lt. Gov. Pam Evette to succeed him. A school bus crash near Gastonia sends fourteen elementary students to the hospital. Westside residents launch an effort to persuade Charlotte City Council to withhold support for new I-77 express toll lanes.
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