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As Charlotte grows and the city mulls revitalization plans, the Central Avenue corridor could change in unexpected ways — and it has before.
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Charlotte police confirmed three Latino men, ages 26, 43 and 54, were killed Monday in a construction accident at an apartment tower on East Morehead Street.
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After more than nine months without a permanent home, the Central Flea Market reopened Saturday in a new spot near Matthews.
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The Camino Health Center has served Charlotte, specifically the Latino community, for 18 years, providing myriad services in both English and Spanish. Now, the center is expanding its wellness branch to include one-on-one physical training and nutrition services.
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The number of vaccinated Latinos in Mecklenburg County has doubled in the past three months. Still, two-thirds of Latino residents in the county are not yet vaccinated. The county and other organizations are joining efforts to close this gap.
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Earlier this year, thousands of unaccompanied minors arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, sparking debate once again about the immigration system. Children have been arriving alone for years. WFAE caught up with a father in North Carolina who nearly seven years ago had to wait for months as his four children traveled from Guatemala to Charlotte.
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Recent data out of Syracuse University show that very few deportation cases in Charlotte this year were due to criminal charges.
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A Trump administration policy required asylum seekers who traveled through Mexico on their journey to the U.S. to remain in Mexico while their claims were being processed. A small fraction of those cases were transferred to courts across the U.S. More than 100 of them are moving through Charlotte Immigration Court.
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The second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans rolled out in January. In late February, the Biden administration announced changes in eligibility to the program in an attempt to make the loans more accessible to small and minority-owned businesses. Now, there's less than a month left for business owners to apply.
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There are 24,000 DACA recipients in North Carolina, and their immigration status blocks them from receiving a professional license in some professions. That includes teaching licenses. This hurdle forced one Charlotte-area woman in 2018 to make a difficult choice: Be with her family or have a career.