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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley held a news conference in Harrisburg on Friday, pledging to make public safety his focus if elected in November.
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Steve Harrison/WFAENorth Carolina’s hemp industry has largely been unregulated, but that may soon change, and this multi-billion-dollar sector of our state’s economy hangs in the balance. A federal law banning intoxicating hemp products is scheduled to go into effect in November and the General Assembly is considering its own prohibitions. A look at what this may mean for the industry and the 16,000 people working in it. -
Clara Ottati/WFAECharlotte City Council is looking for ways to address teen takeovers and may implement a stricter curfew. There's a new wrinkle in the I-77 toll lane saga. South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister has been appointed to fill his seat in Congress, and a parasitic illness has arrived in North Carolina.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The U.S. House on Wednesday took a symbolic vote to end aid to Israel. The measure failed thanks to near-unanimous Republican support, but it marked a tipping point: More House Democrats voted for it than against it. -
Criminal indigent defense services, which the state has to provide anyway, will get funds that were going to aid civil legal aid programs. -
At watch parties in uptown and South End, family ties, childhood memories and shared identities shaped whom fans backed in the World Cup semifinals. -
Only a small share of North Carolina’s school systems ban cellphones completely, and most still allow students to use phones sometimes during the day. Research suggests school-issued devices are also a major distraction. -
Decisions by state and local election boards in NC over early voting sites and handling of personnel issues face pushback over partisanship. -
The Canadian wildfires continue burning. Now, the smoke from those blazes has drifted south, bringing down local air quality across North Carolina. -
The weeks-long heat wave continues in the Southeast, and humans aren’t the only ones struggling. Here are some tips for taking care of your leafy neighbors. -
It’s been one month since Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill was placed on paid leave pending an outside investigation, and there haven't been any updates.
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