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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WUSF listener Wendy Belkin of Clearwater, Fla.

The incident has led to calls for an investigation from a state legislator and the school's local NAACP chapter.

NPR's Daniel Estrin plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's puzzle winner, Philip Spiro of Durham, N.C.

Forsyth County Health and Human Services and local providers are working to find ways to sustain SNAP should the government shutdown drag on past November.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Ellen Triebwasser of Red Hook, N.Y., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Following a two-week investigation by four different county sheriff's departments across the Piedmont and other agencies, 23 individuals were arrested for allegedly attempting to engage in sexual abuse of a child.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating a hit-and-run Wednesday evening that left one person dead at The Plaza and 36th Street.

Police in North Carolina say an 8-year-old boy took off in his mother’s SUV and drove for miles with an infant sibling in the back seat.

That’s $10 million dollars more than what the county manager had recommended and $10 million less than what the CMS board requested.

A Wake County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday morning that Austin Thompson, the suspect in the Oct. 2022 mass shooting in northeast Raleigh, should be tried as an adult.

Disagreements over organizational structure led ALS United North Carolina to join ALS nonprofits in 14 other states to form fully independent organizations.

The Huntersville town board voted unanimously Monday night in favor of a resolution opposing a proposed 1-cent county sales tax increase for transit.

The Union County school board voted unanimously Tuesday to make face coverings optional for students and employees as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes.

A group of South Carolina senators will travel around the state this week holding public hearings on how to draw new districts for South Carolina House and Senate seats as well as the U.S. House.

The city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County on Tuesday announced the leader of a new program that aims to mediate and reduce crime before violence occurs.

A western North Carolina sheriff says a caretaker for a woman who was found dead last week in her home — buried in concrete in the basement — has been arrested and charged with murder.

Jeanne Robertson, who parlayed her appearance in the Miss America pageant into a career as a speaker and humorist, has died at the age of 77. Her death was announced by Elon University, where she served as a trustee.

Duke Energy has officially put two of its buildings in uptown Charlotte on the market as part of a plan to cut its Charlotte office space by 60%.

The Charlotte City Council held a public hearing on Thursday for people who want to finish the last six months of Tariq Bokhari’s term on council. Bokhari resigned from council last month to take a high-ranking transit job in the Trump administration.

Lawmakers in the North Carolina House voted Tuesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that would require sheriffs to cooperate more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.