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(4/26/06) New legislation being considered by North Carolina's Senate Finance Committee would change the way cable access is provided. Supporters say it would lower prices by increasing competition. Opponents fear it would threaten public access stations all across the state. WFAE's Scott Graf spoke with John Rocco, who oversees Charlotte's Cable Access Channel 21, about the bill.

(4/24/06) The Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board has picked Tustin, California Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman to lead CMS. During negotiations between both parties, WFAE's Simone Orendain spoke with Gorman about his vision for CMS.

(4/24/06) This week, the first-ever bald eagles born at Carolina Raptor Center were moved off-site. It's the first step towards their introduction into the wild. For an update on the two eaglets, and to find out what's next for them, WFAE's Scott Graf spoke with Mathias Engleman, the Raptor Center's director of rehabilitation.

(4/24/06) The Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board has picked Tustin, California Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman to lead CMS. During negotiations between both parties, WFAE's Simone Orendain spoke with Gorman about his vision for CMS.

(4/24/06) This week, the first-ever bald eagles born at Carolina Raptor Center were moved off-site. It's the first step towards their introduction into the wild. For an update on the two eaglets, and to find out what's next for them, WFAE's Scott Graf spoke with Mathias Engleman, the Raptor Center's director of rehabilitation.

(4/21/06) Gas prices soared in the days following Hurricane Katrina. But it's been almost nine months since the storm ravaged the Gulf Coast. So, what's contributing to the latest upward push in gas prices and how is it affecting Carolinians? From the Carolinas Business Bureau WFAE's Jaime Bedrin brings us this report.

(4/21/06) Gas prices soared in the days following Hurricane Katrina. But it's been almost nine months since the storm ravaged the Gulf Coast. So, what's contributing to the latest upward push in gas prices and how is it affecting Carolinians? From the Carolinas Business Bureau WFAE's Jaime Bedrin brings us this report.

(04/19/06) Searchers Wednesday found the body of a Lincolnton man who drowned in Lake Norman. The sheriff's office says 71-year-old James Huffman apparently fell into the water from a boat about a half-mile from shore yesterday. Huffman and his wife had been fishing on Lake Norman Tuesday morning. The sheriff's office says the couple had returned to the Little Creek access but Huffman went back out on the lake alone to check on some equipment on the boat.

(4/18/06) For the first time since the days following Hurricane Katrina, oil futures topped $70 a barrel in overnight trading. Analysts say the summer driving season could be the most expensive on record. To get some perspective on the situation, WFAE's Scott Graf spoke with Michael Fields, the executive director of the South Carolina Petroleum Marketers Association.

(4/17/06) A new UNC-Chapel Hill study suggests that some overweight adults are unaware that they are in fact clinically obese. WFAE's Jaime Bedrin spoke with Dr. Kimberly Truesdale, an obesity research associate at the school, to find out more.