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A 6-year-old Charlotte first grader and her mother were deported to Venezuela after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained them at a routine check-in.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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CMS/YouTubeThe back-and-forth between CMS leaders continues. President Donald Trump stumps in Gastonia for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley. Charlotte City Council may reverse its vote opposing the I-77 toll lanes, and the Women’s Tennis Association is moving its headquarters to Charlotte. Those stories and more with our roundtable of reporters. -
TravelersBeach/FlickrTestosterone is getting a lot of attention these days. The defense secretary pushed for new guidelines on testosterone screening for troops, while young men and boys are increasingly exposed to social media influencers promoting ways to boost the hormone. We discuss the rise of testosterone culture and its health implications.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The president made the remarks at a campaign event for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley in Gastonia Wednesday night. -
A new poll from Elon University shows North Carolinians support three constitutional amendments up for a vote in November, with approval for each above 60%. -
After weeks of slow improvement, recent heat caused drought conditions to worsen in some North Carolina counties. -
CaroMont Health plans to build a hospital near Lake Wylie after purchasing land along Highway 557 in York County for the future facility.
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ground-level ozone in Mecklenburg and Gaston counties from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Wells Fargo and Bank of America announced Wednesday that they are raising their prime lending rates to 7%, effective Thursday. -
President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Gastonia on Wednesday evening in support of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley, using the event to criticize Democratic candidate Roy Cooper and promote key Republican campaign themes. -
Now for an update to a story we brought you this summer that’s causing a stir in Ballantyne. Moments of Hope Church, led by longtime Charlotte pastor David Chadwick, plans to buy the popular Morrison YMCA for almost $43 million and move in next year. Residents and Y members are livid over the behind-closed-doors deal and loss of a community space. For the latest on the planned sale, Ashley Fahey of The Charlotte Ledger joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.
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