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Republican state Sen. Vickie Sawyer has proposed legislation that would require Charlotte and other local governments to repay $60 million to the state if they don’t reverse course and support proposed privately built and managed Interstate 77 toll lanes in south Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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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. -
Josh Lavallee/Carolina HurricanesFor the first time in nearly 20 years, professional women’s basketball has returned to the Queen City. The head coach of the Charlotte Crown joins us to discuss the team’s inaugural season. We also examine the latest on the Hurricanes, Hornets, soccer and other sports when we take a timeout for sports.
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LOCAL NEWS
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At 45 years old, most race car drivers are slowing down. Denny Hamlin is not one of them.The driver for Huntersville-based Joe Gibbs Racing won his third straight NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday, June 14, 2026, taking the checkered flag in Pocono, Pennsylvania.
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The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Sunday, June 14, 2026, to win the NHL’s Stanley Cup for the first time since 2006. -
Under the plan, there would be no new applications for incentives after 2026 and incentives would be fully phased out by 2033. -
Weird Science: Historian uses carbon dating to show N.C.'s most enduring mystery isn't so mysteriousFor nearly a century, American school children have been taught the same haunting mystery. In 1587, a group of English colonists landed on Roanoke Island. Then, they vanished, leaving behind only one cryptic clue carved into a wooden gatepost: the word "Croatoan."In this edition of Weird Science, Public Radio East's Annette Weston spoke with a Buxton native who is using science to dispel what he said is the myth behind the truth. -
Around a dozen residents spoke out against a possible ICE detention center during Thursday’s Concord City Council meeting, urging local leaders to take a public stand against the proposal. -
Custom Flavors, a California flavor science company, just opened its first East Coast facility in Concord, N.C.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Mecklenburg County Commissioner Yvette Townsend-Ingram announces she's in need of a heart transplant. CMS says technical difficulties scuttle some end-of-year exams. A marker is unveiled in Charlotte honoring the first public hospital to treat African Americans during segregation. NewsWorthy takes a summer hiatus.
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