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A new educational campaign by TreesCharlotte aims to raise awareness about the services the city’s many trees provide and why protecting them matters.
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Charlotte’s city manager proposes a property tax increase in his latest budget. Protests over the war in Gaza continue at UNC Charlotte. And the fate of North Carolina’s voter ID law is in the hands of a judge. Mike Collins and local journalists detail those stories and more.
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National Weather Service confirms EF1 tornado in Cleveland County on Wednesday. Charlotte Hornets hire a new head coach. The plight of Charlotte's declining tree canopy is the focus of a new educational campaign. Charlotte FC re-signs one forward, but may lose another.
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Nationwide colleges and universities are grappling with glitches in the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, which determines students' federal financial aid. Officials at Johnson C. Smith University say they have been able to process less than 10% of their student financial aid packages.
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The city of Charlotte’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year includes a sizable increase in funding for the Charlotte Area Transit System, reflecting continuous investment even as ridership remains significantly lower than peak levels a decade ago.
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The Charlotte Hornets announced Thursday the team has hired Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee as their new head coach. This comes after the team announced former coach Steve Clifford would step down to move into a front-office role with the team.
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Severe storms wreak havoc across the region. 13 of N.C.'s members of Congress vote to kill a move to oust U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. An appellate court finds Charlotte Catholic High School within its rights to fire a teacher after learning he was planning to marry same-sex partner.
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Severe storms that swept across the area Wednesday and overnight are blamed for one death in Gaston County and tens of thousands remain without power Thursday morning. Officials in Gaston County have declared a state of emergency.
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An assisted-living facility in Steele Creek is prohibited from accepting new residents and could lose its license. That comes amid allegations of neglect and exploitation at the facility. We discuss this story, and others, on this week's BizWorthy.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools celebrated 18 finalists for teacher and assistant of the year at this week's Gem Awards.
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A federal appellate court has found Charlotte Catholic High School was within its rights to fire a teacher after school leaders learned he was planning to marry his same-sex partner. That overturns the lower court’s ruling.
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The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning effective from May 8 at 3:48 p.m. until May 8 at 4:45 p.m. for the Charlotte region. The warning comes as a severe thunderstorm is moving eastward.