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We’re getting another update on a story we’ve been following for a few months. The YMCA of Greater Charlotte announced over the summer that it plans to sell the Morrison Y in Ballantyne to a church for $42.5 million. Residents and Y members say they’re upset because the deal was handled behind closed doors and would mean losing a community space. For the latest, Tony Mecia of The Charlotte Ledger joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our BizWorthy segment.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Atrium HealthNorth Carolina’s healthcare system faces mounting questions about access to affordable care, hospital consolidation and rising costs. The State Health Plan moved the largest hospital system out of network; Duke Health is expanding into the region and Medicaid changes have prompted concerns from state officials. -
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LOCAL NEWS
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Some high school students at UNC School of the Arts will now have guaranteed admission to UNC-Chapel Hill. While the partnership is still in the early stages of development, officials are also exploring a possible student-exchange program between the universities and international study-abroad opportunities. -
While Jennifer Balkcom and Jamie Ager both come from Western NC farming families, the issues on which they are running are quite different. -
Gov. Josh Stein is criticizing what he says is an unusually high number of mail-in ballot rejections, urging voters to instead cast their votes in person "if possible." He blamed the State Board of Elections' recent changes to absentee ballot processing guidelines that require officials to reject ballots in some cases, rather than offer voters an easier process to "cure" mistakes. -
The first full week of early voting is underway in North Carolina, and so far, data show that Democrats and unaffiliated voters are turning out in much higher numbers than Republicans. -
Mecklenburg County commissioners discussed a new proposal Tuesday to redevelop Brooklyn Village in uptown Charlotte, a project where the county has struggled to get construction underway since selecting its first developer in 2016. -
"If we don't win, there's no money," President Donald Trump said. "If we do win, you're getting it. It's gonna be finally over with that nightmare that's been going on for so many years. We will never abandon the heroes who served America." -
Experts say the cool, crisp weather this week could help the leaf colors pop soon -
Attorney General Jeff Jackson is raising concerns about what could happen to users' private information as the parent company of Character.AI seeks bankruptcy protection.
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