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Following an increase in early voting and total ballots cast, Board of Elections officials say Tuesday's primary election went well.
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Elvis Menayese/WFAEVolunteers donate their time in communities across our region, whether at a homeless shelter, a food bank, or an after-school program. Charlotte resident Connie Oliphant, 86, was one of those people. According to an American Red Cross Survey, just over half of Americans lack basic swimming skills, and over the past four years, the retired teacher worked to help change that. A few weeks before she unexpectedly died last weekend, Oliphant shared insight about her coaching methods that gives adults life-saving skills and confidence in the water. -
David Grier “D.G.” Martin Jr., a former University of North Carolina system vice president, attorney, congressional candidate and longtime host of UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, has died. The Charlotte Observer reports Martin passed away Tuesday after a battle with melanoma, with his wife by his side.
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Cabarrus County Commissioner Lynn Shue has died after lengthy health challenges. The former Cabarrus School Board chairman has served as a county commissioner since 2014. He had received two life-saving organ transplants and was undergoing treatment when some county commissioners tried to appoint Lamarie Austin-Stripling to a vacant seat on the board in April, but a court blocked the move. -
Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. -
LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda died Sunday in an ATV accident. The Charlotte-based company announced his death Monday morning. Lebda founded LendingTree in 1996, and it has since grown into one of Charlotte’s most prominent homegrown financial companies. Scott Peyree, who has been LendingTree’s president and chief operating officer, was appointed CEO effective immediately. -
Richardson, a former president at Baltimore's Morgan State University, led a lawsuit that ended in a historic settlement for four historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland. He was 81. -
A memorial service was held at NC A&T's Harrison Auditorium on Thursday for alumnus and civil rights leader Major General Joseph McNeil. He died on September 4, 2025, at the age of 83. -
The British musician co-founded the rock band Supertramp, which spurred hits like "Give A Little Bit" and "The Logical Song" in the 1970s. -
Dryden backstopped the NHL's most successful franchise to championships in six of his eight seasons in the league from 1970-71 to '78-79. He died after a fight with cancer. -
Armani's clothes highlight the body as an object of art. Celebrities have flaunted his fashion on red carpets for decades. He revolutionized the suit jacket, with casual silhouettes and softer colors. -
Howard Augustine "Humpy" Wheeler Jr., who ran Charlotte Motor Speedway for 35 years, has died at the age of 86. -
The English actor was best known for starring as the arch-villain in the original Superman films and for depicting the title character in Billy Budd.
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We take a moment to remember former NPR audio engineer Brian Jarboe, who died on Monday. As a colleague, he was kind, agile and skilled in the studio — and he always had a guitar pick on him.
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The Bollywood legend was one of the world's most recorded artists — who, by her own reckoning, made more than 12,000 songs. -
Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneer in hip-hop and electronic music in the 1970s and '80s, has died. Later in life, he was accused by several men of sexually abusing them when they were children.
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The celebrated mountaineer, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor retailer REI and later as its president and CEO, died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Washington, his family said. -
The drummer James Gadson has died. His funky, laid-back style appears on hit records from the 1970s onward.
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Albert Mazibuko, longtime voice of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, dies at 77, leaving a legacy of harmony, unity, and global influence.
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Meyers, who died March 7, helped shape Tex-Mex music with the '60s band Sir Douglas Quintet and then with the Texas Tornados. His signature sound was on the vox organ. Originally broadcast in 1990.
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In addition to his kung fu and action films, Norris, who died March 19, starred in the TV show Walker, Texas Ranger. He spoke with Terry Gross in 1988 about learning karate while stationed in Korea.
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Writer Tracy Kidder won the Pulitzer Prize for his 1981 book The Soul of a New Machine, which chronicled the race to develop a new computer. Kidder died this week at 80.
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Robert Mueller, the former FBI director and special counsel who led the high-profile investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, has died. NPR looks back at his legacy.
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Norris karate chopped and kickboxed his way through more than a dozen action films, before leaping to TV in Walker, Texas Ranger. -
KiKi Shepard, the longtime co-host of Showtime at the Apollo, died this week at 74.
