Weekly News Roundup
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As Uncertainty Persists, Gov. Stein Demands Answers from Kristi Noem
As Uncertainty Persists, Gov. Stein Demands Answers from Kristi Noem Saturday marks a week since the arrival of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Charlotte for the beginning of an immigration crackdown dubbed “Charlotte’s Web,” and an air of uncertainty looms over portions of the city as local and federal…
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Man Who Died in Uptown Jail Was Fed Wrong Meds, Autopsy Shows
Our Weekly News Roundup provides a quick glance at five stories that occurred throughout the week that we didn’t have a chance to cover more deeply, aggregated from outside reporting, press releases and social media. Man Who Died in Uptown Jail Was Fed Wrong Meds, Autopsy Shows Reporting from WSOC…
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5 Things to Know: CMPD Officer Who Body Slammed West Charlotte Student Under Investigation
CMPD Officer Who Body Slammed West Charlotte High School Student Under Investigation CMPD is conducting a criminal investigation into how one of its own officers responded to a fight between students at West Charlotte High School this week. Video of the incident, filmed in a parking lot at the school…
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5 Things to Know: Feds Raid Cedric Dean Homes, Allege Medicaid Fraud
Feds Raid Cedric Dean Homes, Allege Medicaid Fraud Federal law enforcement officials have raided three Charlotte properties connected with local transitional housing advocate Cedric Dean, as was first reported by WSOC’s Joe Bruno shortly after noon on Thursday. Federal records filed that day show that agents are investigating Dean and…
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5 Things to Know: Plans for The Excelsior Club Moving Forward
Plans for The Excelsior Club Moving Forward Charlotte City Council’s Jobs and Economic Development Committee (JEDC) on Monday moved forward with a plan that could bring new life to a site that bears great historic significance in Charlotte’s Black community. Located at the corner of Beatties Ford Road and Sanders…
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5 Things to Know: Local Leaders Respond to FOP’s National Guard Request
Local Leaders Respond to FOP’s National Guard Request The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #9, a union representing local police officers that does not speak for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department itself, released a formal notice on Thursday calling for Mayor Vi Lyles and Gov. Josh Stein to request federal…
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5 Things to Know: White Supremacists March on Charlotte
White Supremacists March on Charlotte The white supremacist organization Patriot Front released a propaganda video this week showing dozens of its members marching through the streets of Charlotte with a banner that read “American Spirit, European Blood” on Saturday, Sept. 13, in response to the August killing of Iryna Zarutska…
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5 Things to Know: First Presbyterian Church Pastor Ousted for Inappropriate Behavior
First Presbyterian Pastor Ousted for Inappropriate Behavior The senior pastor at one of Charlotte’s best-known historic churches has been ousted from his post following an investigation by church officials into allegations of “inappropriate online behavior and extramarital affairs,” as reported by The Charlotte Ledger. Pastor Pen Peery of First Presbyterian…
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5 Things to Know: Local Orgs Denounce Atrium’s Discontinuation of Care for Trans Youth
Local Orgs Denounce Atrium’s Discontinuation of Care for Trans Youth Charlotte Trans Health, Gender Education Network, PFLAG Charlotte and Time Out Youth released a joint statement Thursday denouncing this week’s discontinuation of gender-affirming care for patients under 19 years old by Atrium Health. Parents of trans and gender-diverse youth began…
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5 Things to Know: Colleagues Respond to Cunningham’s Anti-Immigrant Comments
Colleagues Respond to Cunningham’s Anti-Immigrant Comments Fellow lawmakers and party reps are speaking out against comments made by Democratic NC Rep. Carla Cunningham on the chamber floor on Tuesday before she voted to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of House Bill 318, known as The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act.…
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5 Things to Know: CMS Principals Receive Instructional for Dealing with ICE in Schools
CMS Principals Receive ICE Instructional Principals of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are being offered an instructional webinar on how to respond if agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempt to enter their school in the coming year, an issue that’s become a concern among increasingly aggressive raids under the second Trump…
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5 Things to Know: Election Filing Begins, Lyles to Run Again
Election Filing Begins, Lyles to Run Again Filing for municipal elections in Mecklenburg County began on Monday and a few days later Mayor Vi Lyles answered a question many have been wondering about when she announced she plans to run for reelection this year in pursuit of a fifth term.…
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5 Things to Know: Settlement Reached in ‘Cop City’ Lawsuit
Settlement Reached in ‘Cop City’ Lawsuit The two parties involved in a lawsuit related to the development of a public safety training facility on Central Piedmont Community College’s (CPCC) Levine campus in Matthews, dubbed “Cop City” by opposition, have come to an agreement, quashing the suit. Plaintiffs filed the lawsuit…
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5 Things to Know: PAVE Act Passes NC House, Advancing Charlotte’s Transit Hopes
PAVE Act Passes NC House, Advancing Charlotte’s Transit Hopes House Bill 948, known as the PAVE Act, successfully passed through the NC House on Wednesday. The bill, introduced by NC Rep. Tricia Cotham (R-Mecklenburg), would allow Mecklenburg County voters to decide whether to raise the sales tax by one cent…
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5 Things to Know: Middle Schooler Killed in Dirt Bike Wreck
Middle Schooler Killed in Dirt Bike Wreck A 12-year-old boy was killed after the dirt bike he was operating in northwest Charlotte was struck by the driver of a pickup truck on Sunday. At around 1:06 p.m. that afternoon, first responders were called to a vehicle collision with injuries at…
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5 Things to Know: MCSO Opens Recording Studio in Jail, Immediately Apologizes to Victim’s Family
MCSO Takes Flak for Recording Studio, Rehabilitation Program The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on Tuesday celebrated the opening of Studio W5HY?, a state-of-the-art soundproof music recording studio in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center in Uptown, part of a new MCSO program titled Rhythm & Reflection: A Journey to Reformation. …
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