Primary election night last week in Mecklenburg County mostly focused on two storylines. The first was embattled Sheriff Garry McFadden winning a third term, despite getting less than 34% of the vote. The second was the crushing losses suffered by two Democratic state House members who had voted with Republicans to override Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes.
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Several incumbents went down and turnout was high in the NC primary. But a deeper dive shows more than one factor underlying those trends -
Small-town accountant and minister Patricia Smith pulled off an upset in this month's primary over a six-term incumbent Rep. Shelly Willingham, known for crossing party lines. -
A study reveals several parks and greenways would be impacted by the proposed I-77 toll lanes, the former EpiCentre uptown is set to go up for sale, Sam Page widens his lead over North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, and Queens University Men’s basketball is going to the Big Dance. -
The leaders of both HUD-funded housing repair programs in western North Carolina told BPR there is not enough money to serve all applicants. -
For the past four months, toll lanes have pushed new trains out of the headlines. The biggest transportation story in Charlotte has been the growing controversy over the planned Interstate 77 toll lanes from uptown to the South Carolina line. -
North Carolina's Forest Service is having a hard time retaining firefighters, even as incidents of wildfires climb across the state. Helene damaged more than 800,000 acres of forest. -
As a recount (and possible election legal challenges) loom in the close primary between Senate leader Phil Berger and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, Page is raising concerns over whether the process can be handled fairly. -
Travelers around the country have faced long security lines at airports because of the partial federal government shutdown and lower staffing levels at the Transportation Security Administration. -
Assistant US attorney Rudy Renfer worked at the office of the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina; the thirty-year legal professional, told a a judge on Tuesday that using AI was the worst decision of his career. -
Mecklenburg Commissioners are upset about the impacts of proposed I-77 express lanes on greenways, parks and streams.
