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Union County Public Schools celebrated becoming the highest-performing school district in North Carolina. Two months later, the district is embroiled in a bitter dispute over teacher pay.
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Nick de la Canal/WFAEU.S. Customs and Border Protection made arrests in largely immigrant neighborhoods of Charlotte. Residents protested their presence and tactics — such as throwing suspects to the ground, breaking car windows and pulling people out of vehicles. The Department of Homeland Security claims this is about ridding Charlotte of crime. -
Julian Berger/WFAEU.S. Customs and Border Protection may be turning their attention to Charlotte soon. With the transit sales tax approved, attention turns to appointing members of the new transit authority. And the trial in the 2019 murder of Scott Brooks in NoDa continues.
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The Guilford County Democratic Party has selected former public school teacher Amanda Cook to fill the remainder of Brockman's term. -
Edgecombe County town of Speed faces NC Local Government Commission pressure to dissolve, after failing to comply with LGC mandate for audits. -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were seen making arrests along two of Charlotte's main immigrant corridors on Saturday, prompting businesses to close and restaurants to lock their doors. The arrests preceded a protest in uptown, were tensions ran high over the deployment of federal immigration agents to Charlotte. -
Registered Democrats did well in 2025 NC municipal elections. But whether that constitutes a blue wave or predicts one in 2026 is unclear. -
Immigrant communities in Charlotte are on edge after Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said Border Patrol agents could arrive in the city as early as this weekend. Democratic state Rep. Aisha Dew speaks with WFAE about what worries her most as residents await clarity. -
More than 11,500 runners are racing through Charlotte Saturday morning in the 21st running of the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon. Organizers says it's the largest turnout in the event's history, and the second year in a row the event has sold out.
NATION & WORLD
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Border Patrol agents arrest 81 people across Charlotte over Saturday; Sunday's total still unknown. CMS to hold a normal in-person school day today. Growth in clean energy employment outpaced N.C.'s other sectors last year. S.C. Congressman Ralph Norman slams state leaders for losing out on the Scout Motors headquarters to Charlotte.
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