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Commissioners hire a new Mecklenburg County manager. Rain helps firefighters battling mountain wildfires. A wrinkle in the race for state supreme court. And South Carolina women's basketball team and Duke men's basketball team each head to the Final Four. -
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As his first 100 days in office come to a close, Stein talks about rebuilding, federal aid, and the long road ahead after Helene. -
The state's Republican auditor Dave Boliek will be empowered to use AI to recommend cuts for government efficiency. -
The Charlotte Symphony and another local group are bringing music to people who typically don’t get the opportunity to see live performances in a concert hall. Their goal: to use the art form as a way to help people navigate hardships. -
A new federal designation could save Charlotte residents money on flood insurance premiums. The federal government is giving homeowners a reduced rate after local stormwater services created programs that made the county more flood-resilient. -
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is teaming up with federal wildlife officials to curb the spread of rabies.
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Barber-Scotia College and the City of Concord have reached a resolution to a longstanding debt dispute stemming from the demolition of residence halls in 2014, according to a statement from the college.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Annelise Mennicke, a UNC Charlotte professor whose federal grant was canceled as part of the Trump administration’s cost-cutting program. And also because her research involved trans people. -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Jim Barger Jr., author of a new book called “Rivers and Dreams,” on former President Jimmy Carter’s life as a fisherman — and how he often used fishing to cast the lines of diplomacy.
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