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The Department of Homeland Security says 44 of the more than 130 people detained since Saturday in Charlotte are "criminal illegal aliens." That's only about 32% of those apprehended.
Border Patrol in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Daniel Stowe ConservancyThe Catawba Riverkeeper organization is one of the 10 largest of its kind in the country, but the person responsible for that growth — Executive Director John Searby — is stepping down. As he prepares to leave, we look at his contributions to the organization, its work in keeping the Catawba healthy, and the future challenges to that health. Also, as solar tax credits near expiration, what can you do before time runs out? -
MediaPunch/Shutterstock/Photo courtesy of Harper Collins PublishersA conversation with the man who took Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant’s careers to legendary heights. From the biggest deals in the history of sports marketing to a campaign against the NCAA, we sit down with Sonny Vaccaro and his co-author, Armen Keteyian, to discuss his new book "Legends and Soles."
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SNAP benefits are temporarily suspended. In North Carolina, about 1.4 million residents depend on SNAP assistance.
LOCAL NEWS
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It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. This week, we’re looking at a claim that you've probably heard a lot in the long-running disputes about teacher pay. In a statement issued on Oct. 29, state Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton wrote, “North Carolina teachers are already the lowest paid teachers in the South.” For more, Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry. -
After a difficult year, visitor data shows that tourism has been looking up this fall. -
Las detenciones hasta el momento han sido impactantes por su carácter público, generando temor entre muchas familias inmigrantes y planteando numerosas preguntas sobre qué deben y no deben hacer las personas al encontrarse con agentes federales y qué derechos les amparan ante la ley. -
Global logistics company Maersk is adding 520 Charlotte jobs to its local office. Gov. Stein said Tuesday that Maersk will establish its North American headquarters in Charlotte.
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As part of a sweeping immigration crackdown in Charlotte this week, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Nicaraguan man who had been working as a car mechanic in east Charlotte. Records reviewed by WFAE didn't show any criminal history for the man — consistent with Border Patrol statistics that show a majority of those taken into custody did not. -
Customs and Border Patrol agents arrived in Charlotte over the weekend. Democrats in the N.C. General Assembly blasted their actions during a Monday press conference.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Border Patrol agents arrest more than 130 in Charlotte, but have not released names or announced where they've been taken. Nearly 21,000 CMS students were absent from school Monday, almost double the historical average absence rate. Charlotte City Council approves multiple members of the new Metropolitan Public Transit Authority.
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