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Many people on food stamps in North Carolina could see their monthly allotments decrease if the federal emergency declaration is allowed to expire on April 15.
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Police are investigating after a Charlotte Area Transit System bus driver was shot and killed in uptown on Friday night. The driver was one of three people to die by homicide in Charlotte this weekend, police said.
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North Carolina’s gerrymandering trial in Raleigh continued for its second day on Tuesday, with plaintiffs calling witnesses who said the Republican-drawn congressional maps diminish the power of Black voters.
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Wells Fargo announced a $20 million donation to the Foundation For The Carolinas. The money will go out as grants to small and minority-owned businesses across Charlotte.
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South Carolina is preparing to resume executions after a decade, now that death row inmates have the option to be executed by firing squad. But The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, reports the Department of Corrections won't release critical information about its plans and is requiring those helping to carry out executions to sign confidentiality agreements.
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Eight artists are creating new murals around Charlotte this weekend as part of the annual "Talking Walls" festival. Their mission is to get Charlotte's public art on par with other major cities like New York, Atlanta and Miami.
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Police say overall crime is down 4% in Charlotte compared to the first nine months of 2020. Violent crime decreased 3%.
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North Carolina lawmakers began drawing legislative maps based on new population data from the 2020 census. One proposed map would boost Republicans by putting Mecklenburg County into three congressional districts.
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Charlotte's Mint Museum will be one of three U.S. museums to host a traveling exhibit of paintings by Picasso in two years. Museum officials plan to seek $500,000 from the Charlotte and Mecklenburg County governments to help pay for it.
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The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office says a Huntersville man accompanying his wife to a courthouse for a traffic ticket Tuesday in Charlotte tried to enter the building with a gun and ammunition. He was arrested.