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The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to expand I-77 from uptown to the South Carolina line with four new express toll lanes.
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According to the latest report on system enrollment, there were about 10% more full-time equivalent students last fall compared to the fall of 2019. -
Limited data makes wandering officers hard to count in NC, but CPP identified nearly 700 current cops whose previous agencies fired them. -
Tyler Reddick and Huntersville-based 23XI Racing are dominating the early part of the NASCAR Cup Series season. On Sunday, Reddick won for the fourth time in six races as he took the checkered flag in Darlington, South Carolina.
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The aging hydroelectric Craggy Dam on the French Broad River is one of several Western NC structures targeted for possible removal. -
Sports betting marketers are wooing females, pitching their gambling as inclusive, empowering and a way to connect with friends. -
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Charlotte Douglas airport officials say they have not been notified of any plans for ICE agents to operate at the airport. Gov. Josh Stein says he supports a pause on plans to build new I-77 toll lanes. Phil Berger requests a second recount in his primary race against Sam Page. Etihad Airways begins service from CLT to Abu Dhabi.
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