Feature Stories
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More People Made Eligible for Vaccinations Across State and County
Gov. Roy Cooper announced at a press conference this afternoon that all people who fall under Group 3 in the…
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Home Again Foundation Is Putting Its Affordable Housing Plan Into Action
On Cochrane Drive in the Nevin area of north Charlotte, a small plot of previously unused land serves as the…
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As Move to Hotel Shelter Begins, County and City Clash Over Transport Claims
On Thursday morning, county officials made themselves available to the media for the first time since issuing an imminent hazard…
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Questions Remain Over Enforcement of Tent City Evictions
More information is known now a day after Mecklenburg County Public Health issued an order stating that everyone living at…
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County Issues Imminent Hazard Eviction Order for Tent City Residents
At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the Mecklenburg County Public Health (MCPH) department issued an Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard…
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COVID-19 Outbreak in Shelter Puts Quarantine Motel at Capacity
At first glance, the motel looks abandoned. The sign out front is empty. Cones block much of the entrance. Just…
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Charlotte City Council Elections May Be Delayed Due to Census Setbacks
Questions arose during a Charlotte City Council meeting on Monday night about whether the council election and other municipal elections…
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Patrick Williams Talks Homecoming Upon First Return to Charlotte
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The headline should have read, “Local Hero Comes Home to a Sell-Out Crowd”…
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Report Highlights Disproportional Impact of COVID-19 on Minorities
“He’s never coming back,” Irlanda Ruiz of Charlotte remembers telling her 8-year-old niece. The girl’s father, Ruiz’s brother-in-law from Puerto…
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Mayor Casts Tiebreaking Vote to Appoint Greg Phipps to Charlotte City Council
With Mayor Vi Lyles acting as a tiebreaker, Charlotte City Council voted Monday night to appoint former council member Greg…
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North Carolina Protection Alliance Disbands, Accounts To Cease Across State
The North Carolina Protection Alliance, a statewide network of Instagram accounts that posted allegations of abuse sent in by followers…
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Mecklenburg County Point-in-Time Count Will Adapt in Pandemic
In a usual year, about 100 county staff members and volunteers would spend today preparing to hit the streets of…
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Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Can Be Hard to Find in NC
After a sexual assault, survivors have choices to make. Do they seek help at a hospital? If they do, they…
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Boris & Natasha Set to Relocate After 22 Years in Plaza Midwood
As Hope Nicholls lounged on a couch in her Plaza Midwood clothing boutique Boris & Natasha on a recent Wednesday…
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Loopholes Lead to Confusion Over Mecklenburg County Vaccinations
As Mecklenburg County Public Health officials work to distribute doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, following a changing set of guidelines…
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Charlotte Man in Deportation Limbo Due to Obsolete Immigration Law
When 44-year-old Kelvin Silva, a detainee at Stewart Detention Center since summer 2020, saw that all the money had been…
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