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The city of Charlotte may have to repay the DOT more than $60 million in design costs if it rejects the I-77 toll lanes.
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Claire Donnelly/WFAEHeading toward the midterm election, the North Carolina General Assembly moves to make changes affecting voting access. In a Senate vote along party lines, legislation passed to cut early voting, increase post-election audits, and reduce transparency in campaign financing. Plus, we discuss campaign press access and more. -
Elvis Menayese/WFAECharlotte is experiencing a bookstore boom, despite rates of reading for pleasure being down nationally. We explore the impact of AI use, social media and more on traditional literacy.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The congressman sent the staffers “lavish” gifts, invited them to “intimate dinners and vacations” and sent them notes about his “effusive affection” for them, according to the panel. -
After a silver at the world championships, WNC paddler Evy Leibfarth sets her sights on Olympic goldThe Bryson City native became the first American woman since 2003 to medal in women’s kayak at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. -
Blumenthal Arts President and CEO Tom Gabbard plans to retire at the end of 2027 after more than two decades leading Charlotte’s largest performing arts organization. -
Appalachian State University's solar racing team placed first in the American Solar Challenge multi-passenger vehicle class over the weekend. They're now the first team in American Solar Challenge history to win the multi-passenger class twice. -
Average gasoline prices in Charlotte have fallen just over 9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.81 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 665 stations in the city. -
Students in several South Carolina school districts returned to class Monday.Those districts include Clover, Fort Mill, Rock Hill and York District 1.In North Carolina, Cabarrus County students return to class Aug. 12. Union County schools resume Aug. 24, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools return to the classroom Aug. 25. -
Officials say it’s some of the worst flooding to hit the area in decades. -
Thursday evening, state regulators hosted a public hearing for Amazon’s large data center project in Richmond County.
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