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Classes are out at CMS for the summer, but tensions over education policy and administration linger. Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill was put on paid leave while the board investigates administrative oversight matters. We’ll discuss the latest from CMS, look back at some of the significant events of the last school year, and examine the growing pushback against classroom technology.

Damaged wetlands and streams, spills of drilling mud and a federal stop-work order have plagued the Ridgeline Expansion Project in Tennessee.

A trailblazing N.C. tax credit has been extended to support farmers, environmentalists and land conservation efforts for another five years. Supporters hope the credit will encourage conservation.

Classes are out at CMS for the summer, but tensions over education policy and administration linger. Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill was put on paid leave while the board investigates administrative oversight matters. We’ll discuss the latest from CMS, look back at some of the significant events of the last school year, and examine the growing pushback against classroom technology.

Lumbee tribal members overwhelmingly voted down a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have given tribal leaders more power over casino gaming development.

East WT Harris Boulevard has reopened after an early morning Thursday fire at the Delta Crossing Apartments.

Budget carrier Avelo Airlines is adding a trio of flights to Florida from Concord-Padgett Regional Airport. Starting in November, the airline will offer flights to Fort Meyers, Orlando and Tampa Florida.

A long-unfinished high-rise in Fort Mill might soon be coming down. The 21-story Heritage Tower was built four decades ago as part of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Christian-themed amusement park, Heritage USA. The park closed in the late 1980s following bankruptcy and a sex scandal involving Jim Bakker. For more, WFAE's Marshall Terry is joined by the Charlotte Ledger’s Ashley Fahey for our segment BizWorthy.

It’s National Pollinator Week, and one Mecklenburg County event is shifting attention from butterflies and bees to their nocturnal counterparts: moths.

The North Carolina House voted Wednesday to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a controversial immigration bill, allowing it to become law.

A film festival this week in Charlotte aims to provide opportunities for high school girls to display their creative side. The Black Girls Film Camp festival spotlights films that focus on mental health and body ownership.

CLT airport officials said Wednesday that they are preparing for a busy Fourth of July weekend but expect fewer passengers than last year.