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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill will remain in her role atop the district following a two-month investigation into unspecified allegations, Board Chair Stephanie Sneed announced Tuesday night.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Palmer Magri/WFAEFirst, we address breaking news as CMS reinstates Superintendent Crystal Hill. Then, Operation Charlotte’s Web, last fall’s Border Patrol operation, didn’t really end; it just quieted down. ICE officials are still making arrests here and throughout the state. In western North Carolina, there are questions about cooperation with ICE. In eastern North Carolina, a detention center could open. The latest on the impact this is having on immigrant communities and more. -
Pixaby/marionbrunAmerican medicine is changing, transformed by breakthroughs in gene therapies, innovative approaches to behavioral health, the advent of retail medicine and artificial intelligence. Dr. Marschall Runge calls this “the great health care disruption,” but says that understanding what is happening is a way to make these changes work for everyone while lowering costs and barriers to care.
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A newly published study has successfully demonstrated that analyzing residual plant and animal DNA in municipal wastewater can deliver accurate, real-time population nutrition data. Researchers say this breakthrough could fundamentally change how public health officials monitor dietary habits, food insecurity, and economic health. -
After nearly two years of disruptions, the 61-year-old rodeo in Madison County has returned to its regular schedule with a new covered arena. -
The agency wants to eliminate “hazardous fuels.” But environmental groups say dead trees are homes for forest regeneration. -
A Charlotte program designed to help close the digital divide while providing job opportunities for formerly incarcerated people has shut down after one year of operation. -
A dozen Charlotte-area Muslims gathered in uptown Charlotte Tuesday to show support for a planned Islamic center in Mooresville that has drawn opposition. -
This weekend is the third Cohobafest. The nonprofit’s co-founder, Laura Camilo Apgar, said she wants to shift the public perception of psychedelics away from college dorm rooms and music festivals and toward their therapeutic uses. -
A group of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools parents are making a push for six specific policy changes before the new school year begins aimed at limiting technology use in CMS classrooms. -
Ramsey Creek Beach on Lake Norman will remain closed through the end of the summer because of drought conditions and low water levels.
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