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1. Nine years later: How Mecklenburg’s partnership with Peebles has produced nothing
Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Mecklenburg County’s nine-year partnership with The Peebles Corporation could be nearing its end. The county hired the...
2. NAACP won’t invite Trump to its Charlotte convention
Amanda Harry/QCity Metro The NAACP won’t invite President Donald Trump to its national convention, scheduled for July 12 – 16...
3. North Carolina redistricting trial begins, with racial gerrymandering allegations the focus
Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans that helped them retain majorities in...
4. NC lawmakers could take back $500 million from research grant organization
Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio Two years ago, state lawmakers allocated $500 million to a group that helps academic researchers turn their...
5. Few Helene victims in NC had flood insurance. Future of federal program unclear.
Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Less than 1% of people affected by Tropical Storm Helene in Western North Carolina had...
6. Nearly 20 years after purchasing the land, Wake County approves design for Lake Myra County Park
WRAL News It’s a project that was first identified in 2003 – the lack of a Wake County park facility...
7. Durham, Raleigh among best-run cities in America, study shows
Keaton Eberly/CBS 17 News As local governments face ongoing challenges such as high inflation and rising crime rates, a pair...
8. Alamance Commission approves budget after debate over increased taxes
April Laissle/WFDD Radio Alamance County Commissioners have approved next year’s budget, which includes a property tax increase aimed in part...
9. Cumberland County, Fayetteville could receive millions from Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
Morgan Casey/CityView Cumberland County and the City of Fayetteville are expected to receive millions of dollars from the national opioid...
10. Western Carolina University closes intercultural office after viral video, amid federal review
Lilly Knoepp/Blue Ridge Public Radio Western Carolina University announced Friday that its Office of Intercultural Affairs (ICA) is closed “effective...
1. UNC Researcher: Overhaul of CDC vaccine advisory group adds to ‘incredible stressful’ health environment
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced one week ago he would shake up...
2. Ambulance companies collect millions by seizing wages, state tax refunds
Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger When Christy Owca’s 17-year-old son flipped his Jeep in a crash in 2019,...
3. Failure to report child abuse led to shakeup at McDowell DSS
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press More than three months after McDowell County placed its Department of Social Services director on leave,...