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We’re less than a month away from the midterm elections. While the most prominent race in North Carolina is for U.S. Senate, there’s also an important race for state Supreme Court. Incumbent Democrat Anita Earls faces a challenge from former Republican state Rep. Sarah Stevens. You’re probably not familiar with her. She hasn’t run any TV ads, has largely avoided social media, and has raised little money. Reporter Bryan Anderson wrote about Stevens’ strategy, or seeming lack of it, for The Assembly. He joins WFAE's Marshall Terry to talk about it.
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Wiki commonsThe FBI launches an investigation into CMS. The county might wait on the outcome of the several probes being conducted before it asks its own questions. But the county is asking questions about why Discovery Place can’t repay a $14 million loan. The General Assembly is set to consider suspending the gasoline tax, and PTL’s Jim Bakker dies. Those stories and more with our roundtable of reporters. -
The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history. Yet more than 160 years later, its legacy is still being written, and one historian argues a key part of that legacy involves free people of color. At the beginning of the war, nearly half a million people of color were free, and he says their stories ultimately helped lay the groundwork for a more expansive vision of American freedom.
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Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper made a stop in Winston-Salem Thursday as part of his “Make Stuff Cost Less” campaign. Throughout the event, he emphasized supporting middle-class Americans struggling with the cost of living. -
Residents fighting a proposed asphalt plant in Clemmons discovered that one of their allies had a hidden agenda. Investigative reporter Lisa Sorg explains how the deception came to light. -
The Mint Museum Uptown is celebrating the legacy of the Lebrón Brothers, a Puerto Rican salsa group whose music helped shape New York’s Latin music scene, on Friday night. -
Health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated as respiratory virus season gets underway. -
Mecklenburg County’s greenway network has grown by more than 20 miles in just a few years. As cooler weather draws more people outside — and darkness arrives earlier — what does safety look like on the trails? -
Amid a tough election landscape for Republicans across the country, GOP candidates for the N.C. House are spending on TV ads in districts that haven’t been very competitive in the past. -
Atrium’s new program aims to lower out-of-pocket health care costs for state employees who use its doctors and hospitals; N.C. Treasurer Brad Briner says the savings will come at a cost to members and taxpayers. -
Discovery Place is nearly $15 million in debt to Mecklenburg County. The long-running museum says it’s not able to pay that amount, and in a few weeks the county could declare it in default. For more, Tony Mecia of The Charlotte Ledger joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.
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