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Brown and her two adult daughters were indicted in May for allegedly fraudulently receiving $124,000 in COVID-19 relief loans in 2021.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined nearly 20 other states in filing a lawsuit against FEMA on Wednesday. The federal agency terminated hundreds of flood mitigation grants in April. But last week, Tropical Storm Chantal may have foreshadowed the future costs communities will pay if they can’t complete these projects.

Charlotte's West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition’s effort to bring a grocery co-op to a community that’s been without a full-service grocery store for more than 30 years has yet to materialize, with the project short on funds.

Charlotte will host its first Major League Soccer All-Star Game next summer at Bank of America Stadium.

Town commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday night to disband the Wingate Police Department.

Summertime is peak tick season, and it hits harder in some North Carolina communities than others. Public health agency AppHealthCare says people in Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga are at higher risk for tick-borne diseases than those in other North Carolina counties.

N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a new statewide initiative this week to combat a cryptocurrency scam around ATM machines.

You may be vacationing, but the folks at CMS are hard at work getting ready for the next school year. It’s just around the corner and before the bell rings, we spend an hour with CMS Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill to discuss the many concerns the district will face, including the presence of ICE agents, absenteeism, and the issue of frozen federal funds.

Wingate town commissioners vote to disband the Wingate Police Department. Kings Mountain residents say their tap water has become undrinkable. Tick season is in full swing in N.C. MLS plans an announcement today that insiders say is a MLS All-Star game in Charlotte next year.

Low-income and marginalized communities often stand to benefit the most from climate solutions because these communities bear the most direct costs of fossil fuel pollution.

This week, WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht are fact-checking two claims. The first is related to an expansion of internet access in the state under a Biden-era law. In a recent post on his Truth Social site, President Trump called the Digital Equity Act racist and illegal and said he will end it.

Residents in Kings Mountain are voicing frustration over what they say is undrinkable, foul-smelling tap water, and demanding more transparency from city officials.