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A Superior Court judge on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden from office, but ruled that the effort could move forward later if approved by the district attorney.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Center for Disease ControlCMPD released crime statistics for last year. A petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden had its first court hearing. Charlotte City Council voted to give the new Metropolitan Transportation Authority $4.3 million in startup funds, as the measles virus was detected in local wastewater. -
Nick de la Canal/WFAESince the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week, people in the Twin Cities and across the nation have taken to the streets to protest what they view as unnecessarily violent and un-American tactics by federal agents. Shocked by what they’re witnessing, protestors are calling for accountability. We look at who these ICE agents are, how they are recruited and trained, what they can and cannot do, and hear about your rights as well.
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LOCAL NEWS
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This week, I wanted to feature a new face on the school board. No, not Charlitta Hatch, Anna London, Cynthia Stone or Shamaiye Haynes, the board’s new members who were elected last November. I’m talking about Inchara Gopinath, a junior at North Mecklenburg High School who’s been elected by her peers to serve a one-year term on the board as its student advisor. Gopinath was one of 11 finalists selected from throughout the district. -
Hundreds of people braved the cold temperatures and wind to celebrate the life of Renee Nicole Good and protest the recent violent arrests carried out by federal agents in cities across the country. -
New year, new workforce trends. Let’s take a moment to look at the changes in AI, employer leverage, and more that could force Charlotte-area companies and employees to rethink how they operate in 2026. Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy. -
The mother of a 13-year-old boy is calling on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to release surveillance video that they say shows an administrator at Renaissance West STEAM Academy assaulting her son. -
After months of uncertainty over the fate of hundreds of homes, FEMA greenlit a small batch of properties for acquisition in Buncombe and Henderson County. -
The Trump Administration cut funding for Affordable Care Act navigators this year by 90%. In North Carolina, that meant about 60 fewer people helping people traverse the often-complicated signup process.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Thousands gather at Marion Diehl Recreation Center to see a group of Buddhist monks on a cross-country walk for peace. The mother of a Renaissance West STEAM Academy student claims her son was assaulted by a school administrator. Former S.C. representative RJ May has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison on charges of distributing child sexual abuse material.
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