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With back-to-school season looming on the horizon, here's what parents and caretakers need to know.

Parents advocating for more playtime in kindergarten classrooms may soon see progress in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Controversy over raccoon “T-shirt incident” raises employee concerns, community commentary.

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced and approved a substitute bill that would create a statewide homeless camping ban. Some committee members asked questions about logistics and how local governments would afford the additional requirements.

The legislation impacts nine North Carolina counties. It is part of the Republican Party's effort to curb the impact of property taxes.

A one-year ban on data center construction would allow for research and information gathering, council members say

Supporters of the bills say they are a necessary update to long-standing coastal policy. Skeptics say adding more hardened structures to the coast will simply push erosion elsewhere.

The council will be made up of around 16 to 24 members from all regions of the state. Applications are open through September 15.

Greensboro's annual drinking water quality report is out, and city officials say the water continues to meet or exceed state and federal standards.

Bingham Park, which sits on a former toxic landfill in East Greensboro, is set for a major cleanup over the next two years. Community members learned more about how the city will go about it and shared their concerns during a public hearing on Tuesday, June 9.