Early voting ends Saturday before the March 3rd primary.
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The makeup of voters who cast ballots early looks more like the 2018 midterm election than the 2022 midterm.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Nick de la Canal/WFAEPresident Trump invokes the stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska during his State of the Union, incorrectly saying the man accused of killing her is an undocumented immigrant. Four people are taken into ICE custody outside the Mecklenburg County Courthouse, self-driving Waymo taxis may soon be on Charlotte streets, and the impact of the recent winter storm continues as power bills come due. -
Elvis Menayese/WFAEOn the next Charlotte Talks, we take a close look at the findings just released in Mecklenburg County’s 2025 State of Housing Instability and Homelessness Report, plus a deep dive into the data the Charlotte Urban Institute and Mecklenburg County have collected over the past 10 years.
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LOCAL NEWS
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As areas beyond Mecklenburg County boom, local government leaders are devising new strategies to manage growth — and fierce opposition from constituents. -
When Asheville City Council voted unanimously in 2020 to establish reparations for Black citizens, the city made national headlines. -
We’ve got an update on job growth in Charlotte. The city ranked second only to New York City in job growth last year, according to the Labor Department. While most sectors added jobs, two saw declines. For more, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined our Marshall Terry for BizWorthy. -
Food pantry workers in the High Country are seeing a spike in the number of clients they serve following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. -
The Department of Homeland Security is facing a new class action lawsuit in North Carolina, accusing officers of making illegal, warrantless arrests, including of U.S. citizens. -
NATION & WORLD
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Waymo confirms their driverless ride-hailing service will be launching soon in Charlotte. CMS is weighing a major overhaul of its magnet programs. Kings Mountain enacts a six-month moratorium on new data centers.
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