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Much of the Piedmont and High Country has shifted from extreme to moderate drought conditions. A few sustained periods of rain in July helped.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Tony Webster/flickrAutomatic License Plate Readers, ALPRs, have recently come under scrutiny. Police have considered them a force multiplier capable of solving serious crimes faster. Communities across the country, though, have raised privacy concerns regarding the technology. We'll look at how they're used here in the region. -
Looking Glass Productions/CourtesyFor more than a century, the Outer Banks has been acclaimed as the birthplace of flight — but what if it was also the birthplace of the wireless world we live in today? Monday, we revisit the origins of American radio with author and historian Kevin Duffus and explore how a stretch of the North Carolina coast helped give voice to the world.
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LOCAL NEWS
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As high school and college programs are launching across the state, the YMCA of WNC is adding a new recreation league for high school girls into the mix. -
The Stokes County planning board is again recommending against Project Delta, a proposed hyperscale data center near Walnut Cove. County commissioners will make the final decision next month. -
The three municipalities are each holding public hearings on the matter on Aug. 17. Several other Piedmont counties have recently enacted data center development moratoriums. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education approved a series of changes this week aimed at overhauling the district's magnet programs, with most of the changes set to take effect in the 2027-28 school year. -
The war in the Middle East is playing a role in Davie County’s decision to stop fluoridating its water. Officials say they’re concerned in part about the availability of water-treatment chemicals from an Israeli manufacturer. -
Deborah Ross and Valerie Foushee are among the sponsors of federal legislation to boost funding for foreign language programs nationally. -
Officials are predicting it will be the most historic series in the track’s 80-year history. -
As higher gas prices are pushing riders elsewhere onto buses and trains, Charlotte's ridership continues to stagnate.
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