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Thanks to a sufficient number of objections, several proposed NC elections rules need further review and likely won’t affect 2026 voting.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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NCDOT/HandoutIn September 2024, Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina. Landslides tore apart families and killed dozens. What more could have been done to save lives? And what could be done to save them in the future? Those are some of the questions asked in WCNC's new documentary "Lost Ground: America’s Landslide Crisis." -
CourtesyMillions of bison once roamed North America, from Alaska to North Carolina. After being hunted to near extinction, fewer than 1,000 were left by the late 1800s. Today, bison and a handful of other large animals are having a surprising renaissance. We speak with the author of a new book about why many animal populations have plummeted and why some are making an unexpected comeback.
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LOCAL NEWS
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It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. We’re looking at a post on X by Shiloh Marx, president of the Integrity First Alliance. Referring to the 2024 election, Marx wrote, “Governor Josh Stein won North Carolina by 828,187 votes. North Carolina processed 1,031,350 duplicate registrations.” For more, Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry. -
A Boeing 767 cargo plane from the Christian relief group left Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro Monday morning. It's expected to arrive in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu on Wednesday. -
Health officials say people may have been exposed at two locations in Asheville and Hendersonville after an out-of-state resident traveled through the area while infectious. -
The study was published in June by the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership. Seagrass is a critical component of a coastal ecosystem. -
The nearly 50-year-old Salvation Army Center of Hope is pausing residential services for the first time as temporary federal funding expires. -
Several goats at Farm Adventures in Iredell County have tested positive for rabies and may have been in direct contact with people at events while infected. -
The Pentagon received $1.2 billion from Congress last year for repairs to barracks around the world, which have been plagued for years by problems such as mold, insects, and safety hazards. -
Demonstrators held a trio of events to protest what they say is the failure of the Trump administration and Congress to help the region fully rebuild.
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