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The Charlotte Hornets announced Thursday the team has hired Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee as their new head coach. This comes after the team announced former coach Steve Clifford would step down to move into a front-office role with the team.
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Severe storms wreak havoc across the region. 13 of N.C.'s members of Congress vote to kill a move to oust U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. An appellate court finds Charlotte Catholic High School within its rights to fire a teacher after learning he was planning to marry same-sex partner.
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Severe storms that swept across the area Wednesday and overnight are blamed for one death in Gaston County and tens of thousands remain without power Thursday morning. Officials in Gaston County have declared a state of emergency.
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An assisted-living facility in Steele Creek is prohibited from accepting new residents and could lose its license. That comes amid allegations of neglect and exploitation at the facility. We discuss this story, and others, on this week's BizWorthy.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools celebrated 18 finalists for teacher and assistant of the year at this week's Gem Awards.
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A federal appellate court has found Charlotte Catholic High School was within its rights to fire a teacher after school leaders learned he was planning to marry his same-sex partner. That overturns the lower court’s ruling.
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The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning effective from May 8 at 3:48 p.m. until May 8 at 4:45 p.m. for the Charlotte region. The warning comes as a severe thunderstorm is moving eastward.
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Playwright Keenan Scott II shares his motivation behind writing "Thoughts of a Colored Man," and why he used a style he calls "slam narrative." The play, which made its Charlotte debut this month, runs through May 19 at Three Bone Theatre.
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The story of Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, as told in the manuscript she left behind — which became the book, “By The Time You Read This." Her mother, April Simpkins, joins us to share her late daughter's story and her own.
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UNCC students protest in support of Palestinians. State officials examine a new pollutant in NC drinking water. Piedmont Lithium Carolinas gets mining permit for a Gaston County facility. Two charter schools get approval for dramatic expansion.
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A few dozen protesters marched on UNC Charlotte’s campus Tuesday night in support of Palestinians in Gaza. That’s after university officials removed several tents on campus earlier in the day and warned protesters against marching.
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It’s time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. We are looking at three separate claims related to school safety that Michele Morrow made during a recent event in Cary.