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A wide-ranging criminal justice measure focused on weeding out problem law enforcement officers in North Carolina and giving mental health aid to others has cleared a House committee.

Some of the week's top stories: The Charlotte area looks back on the year since George Floyd was killed by police, North Carolina marks 1 million COVID-19 cases as residents mark the first holiday weekend with no major restrictions, and a three-part special examines the impact of the pandemic on a local elementary school.

Video documented the death of George Floyd a year ago this week, but it wasn’t from policy body cameras. It was video from a citizen that sparked protests across the country. Police video in the case wasn’t released until the recent trial of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder in Floyd's death. In North Carolina, police body camera footage is often released before a decision is reached on whether to file charges. And sometimes it’s not.

The U.S. Senate hopeful was accurate when he said he was one of two state senators who voted against the current law in 2016.

North Carolina senators are interested in altering parts of the state's 2016 police body camera law in light of what's happened recently following the fatal police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City.

North Carolina Judge Jeffrey Foster said he believed the release of body cam video showing Andrew Brown Jr. fatally shot by police could hamper an ongoing investigation or threaten the safety of those on the tape. Charlotte media law attorney Jonathan Buchan breaks down the ruling.

CMPD chief Kerr Putney says police body camera video eventually will be released from Monday's shooting of a black man by a white police officer at a…

It's been almost two years since the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department began equipping officers with body-worn cameras. Monday night, Charlotte City…

Two CMPD officers who shot and killed an 18-year-old man in June will not face criminal prosecution. The Mecklenburg County District Attorney says…

The Keith Scott shooting has put new emphasis on police body and dash cams. CMPD has been criticized for being slow to release footage of this latest…