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N.C. House Republicans and a few Democrats advanced a bill Wednesday that would set some guardrails on data center development, while putting restrictions on Duke Energy’s coal- and gas-fired power plant retirements.
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Dozens of people gathered outside the federal courthouse in uptown Charlotte on Friday to protest the potential opening of three U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in North Carolina.
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U.S. employers added jobs for the third month in a row in May, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department. Job gains for March and April were also revised significantly higher.
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Recent rain has helped drought conditions in the Charlotte area, but the state overall is far from recovered. All 100 North Carolina counties are still in a drought, although conditions in the hardest-hit counties have improved.
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A new project in Charlotte is underway with the goal of bridging the gap to health care for people living outdoors.
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A major gun control group is suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Justice Department over the federal agencies'
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President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C. has reduced petty property crimes, but has had little to no effect on violent crime, despite the high cost to taxpayers.
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At least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola have now been reported in Congo's ongoing outbreak, the central African nation said late Sunday, as patients who recovered from the disease spoke of their indescribable joy in interviews with The Associated Press.
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Connie Franciosi, 80, noticed a suspicious spot on her skin and was diagnosed with melanoma in 2020. "It was considered a late diagnosis," she says.
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Last year, the International Military Sports Council — which is based in Belgium — announced that the eighth Military World Games would be held in Charlotte in the summer of 2027.
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In a statement to NPR, the State Department said recent federal funding changes did not have any significant effect on U.S. funding levels for global health programs or health security programs in the eastern Congo. https://t.co/9i2vpExEv5

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The results of the study are being presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference today and are published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. https://t.co/xSTWHPb0lZ

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Newly released tax data from Mecklenburg County suggests areas of Charlotte heavily impacted by last November’s Border Patrol surge saw a sharp decline in business activity.
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Rising gasoline prices have some Americans thinking about buying an electric vehicle. It's a big financial decision, especially since Republicans ended federal subsidies last year worth up to $7,500.
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The Charlotte Fire Department reopened a historic firehouse on West 28th Street on Wednesday, June 3, as part of its Fire Facilities Plan.
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Charlotte Water declared mandatory restrictions on May 15 to reduce overall water use by 5% to 10%. As of last week, it had surpassed its target by more than 5%.
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Charlotte City Council has approved a 10% pay raise for firefighters, bringing their wages in line with police officers. The raise will add more than $4.4 million to the original budget.
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The State Board of Education met in Raleigh on Wednesday for the first time since lawmakers announced plans for an average 8% raise in teacher pay.
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A new report from the Brookings Institution estimates that increased immigration enforcement in the Charlotte area cost the region nearly 10,000 jobs during the first half of 2025.
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Officials say it would take a nine-cent tax increase to meet every department’s request. https://t.co/BClVxae7D2