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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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A conversation with Seth Harp, author of "The Fort Bragg Cartel," about his new book and the impact of drug trafficking and murder in and around Fort Bragg, North Carolina. -
Palmer Magri/WFAEFallout continues after the arrest and rape charge of a Sycamore Brewing co-founder, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden warns Border Patrol may return, President Trump is set to speak Friday in Rocky Mount, and the Panthers face their biggest game of the season.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Sheriffs say stricter pretrial release rules could test capacity, staffing and county budgets. -
Party-affiliated candidates are ready to run in the upcoming midterm elections. Find out who is running in western North Carolina. -
Across North Carolina, adolescents experiencing mental health crises wait in emergency rooms for days or even weeks for a psychiatric bed to become available. -
The agency's priorities include expanding online services and cutting wait times for in-person visits. -
According to a 2025 report from the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, 97 of the state’s 100 counties are designated professional mental health shortage areas. -
Faculty at both public and private colleges in NC express concerns about politicized attacks on academic freedom and limits to free speech.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Holiday travel kicks off at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. N.C.'s Christmas tree growing season was a success. The oldest bull elephant in the United States has died at the North Carolina Zoo. Hornets guard Kon Knueppel is fastest-ever to reach 100 three-pointers.
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