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The Charlotte region is used to seeing high rates of population growth. But in a twist, the number of people moving to region daily has decreased — by about 14%. About 135 people moved to the region every day between July 1, 2024, and July 1,...
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools investigation into Superintendent Crystal Hill is ongoing, but the school board will give an update before the start of school Aug. 25, board Chair Stephanie Sneed told The Charlotte Observer. The board held...
President Donald Trump promised on Thursday “major military punishment” for Iran and its Houthi allies, after the Yemeni fighters struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, extending the Middle East war to a second major shipping chokepoint.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is refusing to join Duke Energy Carolinas’ proposed rate settlement, arguing the utility should further reduce a residential increase that has already been cut nearly in half from its...
For thousands of years humans lived with minimal exposure to manmade chemicals. Today, though, we are surrounded by tens of thousands of such compounds in products we use every day. For decades, many people assumed that the pesticides put...
