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Mallard Creek High School has filed a formal appeal after one of its winning track and field runners was disqualified for celebrating as he crossed the finish line, a decision that cost the school a chance at a third straight state championship.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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JMTURNER/Wikimedia CommonsA bill is moving through the North Carolina General Assembly named after Dominique Moody. The 6-year-old died last year after being beaten and starved. Investigations found that the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services had received reports of abuse but failed to protect the child. We look at that failure, the role local reporting played in exposing it and what this bill would do to address it. -
Gwendolyn Glenn/WFAEAmericans are more digitally connected than ever, yet more often isolated from the people living closest to them. A national survey last year showed only about a quarter of adults know all or most of their neighbors. What happens when neighborhood bonds disappear? Can rebuilding them improve our health, trust and resilience?
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LOCAL NEWS
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing the federal Department of Education over new restrictions on student loans. Jackson says the changes could make it harder to recruit nurses and other healthcare workers. -
Gov. Josh Stein has signed an executive order outlining priorities for strengthening housing access and affordability. -
The legislation would ensure that surviving spouses of fallen servicemembers keep their survivor benefits if they remarry. -
As political support for the controversial I-77 South toll lane project slips, NCDOT has unveiled a new vision for the corridor featuring parks built over the interstate and new pedestrian and bike connections through west Charlotte. -
The proposed amendments are among five that the General Assembly is considering putting before voters on this November's ballot. -
Operating costs have increased, and revenue from fees has declined following the pandemic, leading to difficulties for the North Carolina state parks.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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NCDOT Secretary Daniel Johnson warns Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles of consequences if local leaders pull support for I-77 toll lanes. New designs for the I-77 project were unveiled Monday. Charlotte City Council is pushing for a 10% raise for firefighters. This year's Blumey Awards have been handed out to the area's top high school musical theatre students.
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