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Juvenile crime spiked last year in Charlotte with more than 3,000 arrests, and it has continued to rise this year. Most kids who are arrested don’t go to a detention center. Many are assigned to programs that aim to stop them from getting in trouble with the law. One program is focused on building relationships and exposing kids to new experiences.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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LOCAL NEWS
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A lucky turn in weather, effective firefighting and previous controlled burns helped limit a huge blaze in North Carolina’s Croatan National Forest — this time. -
The North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association surveys its members each fall about vacant positions at their districts. This year, vacancies for classroom teachers decreased, but vacancies for bus drivers and special education teachers have not improved. -
The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey recently released data for 2023 about health insurance for every state including North Carolina. -
It’s been over three and a half years since former U.S. President Donald Trump’s supporters assaulted the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and the U.S. Department of Justice is still making arrests. One Wilmington resident, Justina Guardino — until very recently the Vice Chair of the New Hanover County chapter of Moms for Liberty — was taken into custody on Thursday, September 12. -
Another week and another loss for the Carolina Panthers, who haven’t won a game since last December. Quarterback Bryce Young passed for a career-low 84 yards, threw another interception and was sacked twice in a 26-3 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. After the game, head coach Dave Canales said he’s sticking with Young.
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Immigrant advocates say community health workers will be instrumental in disseminating accurate information about North Carolina House Bill 10, NC Health News reports.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Alice Driver. She spent years talking to injured and debilitated workers at Tyson chicken plants in Arkansas, and wrote a book about it called “Life and Death of the American Worker.” -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Valerie Bauerlein, who has written the definitive account of the Alex Murdaugh murder case in South Carolina. Her book is called “The Devil at His Elbow,” and she traces the Murdaugh family’s saga of crime and power back for more than 100 years.
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