Last month’s winter storm pushed North Carolina’s energy grid to its limit. Now, the resulting power bills are turning heads.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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NASA/Joel KowskyMore than 50 years since the end of NASA’s Apollo program, moon missions are about to start up again. As early as March, Artemis II is expected to take four astronauts to orbit the moon in preparation for a moon landing to come. In advance of next month’s launch, we spend an hour with former shuttle astronaut Winston Scott exploring spaceflight, moon missions and more. -
PixabayWith early voting underway and turnout reportedly higher than normal, we look at the role North Carolina is likely to play nationally. And we examine some of the twists and turns already injected into this year’s elections, such as the 240,000 voters who received a letter stating their registration lacked certain required information.
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LOCAL NEWS
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In fall 2024, the Charlotte City Council debated whether to back the N.C. Department of Transportation’s controversial plan to partner with a private developer to build new express toll lanes on Interstate 77 from uptown to South Carolina. -
Fewer than 20,000 voters participate in a typical state Senate primary, but GOP primary voters in two counties will have a major impact on the power dynamics in the state legislature. -
Nearly every North Carolina county is now in moderate to severe drought as the spring wildfire season ramps up. -
The N.C. Department of Transportation on Friday released a shortlist of four contractors who could build the I-77 toll lane project. -
Following a turbulent year that led to the Eastern Music Festival's dissolution, the five-week summer music program is back under a new name: Eastern Festival of Music. -
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is buying warehouses across the U.S. to turn them into detention centers, and is reportedly looking at a warehouse in Concord.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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CMS partners with Ascension Community Development Corporation to set aside two dozens homes for CMS educators. S.C. lawmakers consider a bill to put guardrails on data center growth. UNC Charlotte names Kevin White as Athletic Director. The Leandro school funding case continues to be in statis, two years since it was last heard in court.
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