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Focusing on political victories during his State of the Union address, Trump gave himself and Republicans high marks while scolding Democrats for their stances on the economy and immigration.
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Hornets Sports & EntertainmentThe Charlotte Hornets have been near the bottom of the NBA for years, but things may be changing. Earlier this month, the team went on a nine-game winning streak. That's something that hasn't happened this century. We discuss the team's season, its history, and what a playoff berth would mean. -
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LOCAL NEWS
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It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. A new ad accuses a Republican state senate candidate of criticizing President Trump’s immigration policy. The ad supports Senate leader Phil Berger over his GOP primary challenger, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. The ad includes a clip of Page from 2012 in which he said, “It is unrealistic to assume that 12 to 14 million people will just leave the United States.” Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for more. -
Boliek has tasked the 22-member commission with helping to overhaul North Carolina's campaign finance reporting to make it more accessible to the general public. -
A short documentary will spotlight efforts in Charlotte to tackle food insecurity, including a neighborhood coalition in a mostly minority community in one of the city’s Corridors of Opportunity. -
Nine Charlotte City Council members say they want the N.C. Department of Transportation to pause the Interstate 77 toll lane project. -
With a steep drop in the number of flu patients, Cone Health and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist are lifting visitor restrictions that had been in place since December. -
From disaster cleanup to Congressional hopeful: The veteran vying to unseat NC-11 Rep. Chuck EdwardsAdam Smith’s decision to run for Congress was spurred by his Hurricane Helene experience. Will it be enough for him to unseat the incumbent?
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Nine of the eleven Charlotte City Council members now say they support pausing the I-77 toll lanes project. Three people were injured in a single-engine plane crash at Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport. N.C. Attorney Jeff Jackson says FEMA is ignoring a court order to disburse $200 million in climate resiliency funds.
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